A new Pew survey shows the public thinks the Supreme Court is the single most partisan overseer and adjudicator of elections.
Clarence Thomas
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SCOTUS’s History and Tradition of Error Correction
Today on TAP: The Supreme Court takes a step back from its partisan ‘history and tradition’ test.
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The CFPB Ruling Strikes a Blow for Governing
Instead of giving in to cynicism, Congress created an agency to protect consumers. The Supreme Court declined to overrule it.
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The Truth About the Comstock Act
The anti-obscenity law is unenforceable and probably unconstitutional. Conservatives still want to use it to ban medication abortions.
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Durbin Must Enforce His SCOTUS Investigation Subpoenas
The Court’s own precedents show that its corruption scandals are exactly why Congress has subpoena power.
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This Modern World
Tom Tomorrow returns! His cartoon appears on TAP every Tuesday.
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The Supreme Court’s Objectivity Theater
The Court wrote a new ethics code for itself. It’s all but meaningless.
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Clarence Thomas Has Yet Another Huge Conflict of Interest
Revolving Door Project research reveals that right-wing elites in the Horatio Alger Association stand to benefit from a lawsuit attempting to destroy the CFPB. The group has close ties to Clarence Thomas.