The Court’s own precedents show that its corruption scandals are exactly why Congress has subpoena power.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
Judges Who Were Consumer or Worker Advocates? Not Many.
Biden has diversified the bench by many metrics, but corporate-side attorneys still fill most federal judgeships.
Posted inPolitics
Can Progressive New York Revive?
That depends on whether organizing and unity are a match for two incumbents in the pocket of business and one embittered ex-governor.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Moral Bankruptcy
The constitutional grant of a second chance for the destitute has become an enabler of reverse wealth redistribution. One wild case in Houston tells the story.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The American Judiciary Is Failing Its Trump Test
A would-be dictator does not deserve anxious consideration of his rights.
Posted inTAP
Midweek Medley
Today on TAP: Harvard keeps President Claudine Gay; New York redistricting could flip the House; Biden finally gets publicly tougher with Bibi.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s Objectivity Theater
The Court wrote a new ethics code for itself. It’s all but meaningless.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Diversity of Experience on the Federal Bench
The White House nominates SEIU’s longtime general counsel to a seat on the Fourth Circuit.
Posted inPolitics
Democracy and Reproductive Rights Are on the Ballot in Pennsylvania
When the GOP takes control of state supreme courts, they tend to end democracy and ban abortion.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Who’s Running Big Pharma’s Last Stand Against Slightly Fairer Drug Pricing
One year after IRA passage, bad actors try to thwart drug price negotiation, and Biden’s efforts to defend it fall short.
