- Opinion | The justices’ ethics are to blame for the court’s legitimacy problems https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/02/supreme-court-ethics-clarence-thomas/ 250 comments politics
- Alito’s Plan to Repeal the 20th Century | If the conservative justice’s draft opinion is adopted by the Court, key advances of the past hundred years could be rolled back. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/alito-leaked-roe-opinion-abortion-supreme-court-civil-rights/629748/ 38 comments politics
- Read Justice Alito's initial draft abortion opinion which would overturn Roe v. Wade https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/read-justice-alito-initial-abortion-opinion-overturn-roe-v-wade-pdf-00029504 26 comments politics
- Justice Breyer on calls for his retirement: ‘They are entitled to their opinion’| “I didn’t retire because I had decided on balance I wouldn’t retire,” he said. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/12/justice-stephen-breyer-retirement-opinion-511494 59 comments politics
- REPUBLICAN PARTY OF PENNSYLVANIA v. KATHY BOOCKVAR, SECRETARY OF PENNSYLVANIA, ET AL. Dissent Opinion by Justice Alito https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/20-542_i3dj.pdf 13 comments politics
- Opinion | How to Impeach Trump, Do Justice and Win an Election https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/01/opinion/trump-impeachment-election.html?action=click&module=opinion&pgtype=homepage 5 comments politics
- Justice Clarence Thomas Compared Abortion To Eugenics In A New Opinion https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/zoetillman/clarence-thomas-abortion-eugenics-indiana-law?__twitter_impression=true 18 comments politics
- Justice Department expected to issue legal opinion defending Whitaker appointment https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/11/13/politics/justice-department-matthew-whitaker/index.html 9 comments politics
- Justice Department Poised to Issue Legal Opinion Supporting Whitaker Appointment https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-seek-ethics-advice-sought-or-received-by-acting-attorney-general-matthew-whitaker-1542048901 33 comments politics
- Opinion analysis: Justices strike down federal sports gambling law http://www.scotusblog.com/2018/05/opinion-analysis-justices-strike-down-federal-sports-gambling-law/ 4 comments politics
- The best thing Chief Justice Roberts wrote this term wasn’t a Supreme Court opinion https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/the-best-thing-chief-justice-roberts-wrote-this-term-wasnt-a-supreme-court-opinion/2017/07/02/b80a5afa-5e6e-11e7-9fc6-c7ef4bc58d13_story.html?utm_term=.e77f49871e21 8 comments politics
- Justice Ginsburg Deals a Blow to Partisan Gerrymandering: Supreme Court conservatives attack RBG's opinion as "outrageously wrong." http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/06/supreme-court-redistricting-case-arizona 8 comments politics
- Today's opinion in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. [Justice Kennedy, 5-4] The decision of the Fifth Circuit is affirmed. Disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act. xpost- r/scotus http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/13-1371_m64o.pdf 16 comments law
- Protests break out in Supreme Court | "As court opened, Chief Justice John Roberts was preparing to announce the day's opinions when he was cut off by the first protestor who shouted "we are the 99 percent."" http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/21/politics/supreme-court-protests-citizens-united/index.html 15 comments politics
- Justice Scalia's ahistorical legal view informs his recess appointment opinion http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/26/justice-scalias-ahistorical-legal-view-informs-his-recess-appointment-opinion 3 comments politics
- Justice Scalia Makes Epic Blunder In Supreme Court Opinion http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/antonin-scalia-error-supreme-court-dissent-epa 965 comments politics
- Opinion | The First Name of a Supreme Court Justice Is Not Justice (Gift Article) https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/opinion/supreme-court-john-roberts-contempt.html?smid=url-share&unlocked_article_code=Aw0wTVmiXf5a71e8xC4c83wJWEMji6F9Q8JGk9aiVnGDm4MbudlUohYZcoc_tJudGdkIo9mhwKlmDPWBLX0rTuoKg1UWXqk_5KsOxcDCcAdGexuJyCT-lpc_Y7AoJhRMHR4_S9KJPt299yilDSZZinsAj_U50Flk44hm4WFfsT8aL8NlY1JlA6Aawu8x0ATbVvTKep9AWEzHx0HFTzI430vMReiLu9VsAT9ZqRsXdObGZIDpVglUEHs0e8Rv2kvklGTPYz6ypJF9oVQmqezmjzeqetdeTIOK0dnZ9gAnnp9bVxhz-QawKIIlgPvcFddaKTP7Xb41_AjGxzYErHEyOBOEqqO334BHYflX5hQ 10 comments law
- Sen. Susan Collins said that if a draft majority opinion overturning Roe v. Wade is authentic, then she was misled by two Supreme Court justices whom she supported. https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/05-3-2022/collins-speaks-on-roe/ 475 comments politics
- Don’t be fooled: The Supreme Court’s Texas abortion decision is a big defeat for Roe v. Wade. Justice Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion is sneaky, underhanded, and a big blow to abortion rights. https://www.vox.com/2021/12/10/22827899/supreme-court-texas-abortion-law-sb8-decision-whole-womens-health 308 comments politics
- Justice Barrett's first majority written opinion limits reach of FOIA http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/zpj_v138bw4/index.html 3 comments politics
- Opinion: We will never be satisfied until Justice rolls down like water https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2021/01/17/opinion-we-never-satisfied-until-justice-rolls-down-like-water/6621573002/ 13 comments politics
- Opinion: Tamil Brahmin emigration was driven by opportunity, not socialism or identity politics - Tamil Nadu’s social justice movement has yielded unparalleled and inclusive dividends, and this is not just backed by experiences, but also hard data https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/opinion-tamil-brahmin-emigration-was-driven-opportunity-not-socialism-or-identity-politics 21 comments india
- Chief Justice Roberts Repeatedly Schooled Kavanaugh on Administrative Law in DACA Opinion https://lawandcrime.com/supreme-court/chief-justice-roberts-repeatedly-schooled-kavanaugh-on-administrative-law-in-daca-opinion/ 724 comments politics
- Justice Dept. issues legal opinion backing Mnuchin’s refusal to turn over Trump’s tax returns to Congress https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2019/06/14/justice-dept-issues-legal-opinion-backing-mnuchins-refusal-to-turn-over-trumps-tax-returns-to-congress/ 46 comments politics
- READ: Justice explains to Congress why Matt Whitaker is rejecting ethics official's opinion to recuse https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/20/politics/read-justice-whitaker-ethics-official/index.html 6 comments politics
- Justice Gorsuch writing separately: Page length more than opinion numbers (so far) http://www.scotusblog.com/2018/06/justice-gorsuch-writing-separately-page-length-more-than-opinion-numbers-so-far/ 11 comments politics
- Opinion: Gorsuch May Be Supreme Court’s Most Religiously Motivated Justice http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/opinion-gorsuch-may-be-supreme-court-s-most-religiously-motivated-n732726 10 comments politics
- Roberts wrote both opinions -- A Court source tells Salon the chief justice wrote the majority opinion and much of the dissent in the ACA case. http://www.salon.com/2012/07/03/roberts_wrote_both_obamacare_opinions/ 10 comments politics
- Appeals court judges and the justices at the Supreme Court could find themselves "boxed in" by the careful logic and structure of Judge Vaughn R. Walker’s opinion, legal experts said. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/06/us/06assess.html?_r=1&hp 3 comments reddit.com
- Justice Ginsburg Revises Texas Voter ID Dissent, Then Announces It - "the state does in fact accept the Veterans Affairs IDs. Upon confirmation of that fact by the Texas secretary of state's office, Ginsburg amended her opinion." "the first justice to call the public's attention to her own mistake." http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2014/10/22/358150014/justice-ginsburg-revises-texas-voter-id-dissent-then-announces-it 4 comments politics
- UK Court Rejects Justice Katju's Opinion Against Indian Judiciary In Nirav Modi Extradition Case https://www.livelaw.in/top-stories/uk-court-rejects-justice-katjus-opinion-indian-judiciary-nirav-modi-extradition-170418 4 comments india
- Opinion: With Justice Ginsburg’s death, Mitch McConnell’s nauseating hypocrisy comes into full focus https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-09-18/ginsburg-death-mcconnell-nominee-confirmation 5356 comments politics
- The Supreme Court Said Federal Courts Can’t Decide Partisan Gerrymandering Cases—Chief Justice Roberts wrote the opinion for the 5–4 majority, and argued that while “excessive partisanship” in drawing voter maps can lead “to results that reasonably seem unjust,” it’s not up to the courts to fix it. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/supreme-court-partisan-gerrymandering-decision 17 comments politics
- By Protecting the Presidency, Mueller Has Hurt the Country -- The special counsel should have offered an opinion on whether Trump criminally obstructed justice. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/mueller-has-protected-trump-and-hurt-country/587494/ 12 comments politics
- W.Va. Supreme Court: Withhold exculpatory evidence, lose your plea - "fundamental principles [of justice] compel the conclusion that a defendant’s constitutional due process rights, as enumerated in Brady v. Maryland...extend to the plea negotiation stage of the criminal proceedings" (pdf opinion) http://www.courtswv.gov/supreme-court/docs/fall2015/14-0642.pdf 14 comments law
- Truth, Justice, and Public Good: Simone Weil on Political Manipulation, the Dangers of “For” and “Against,” and How to Save Thinking from Opinion: "One must always endeavour strenuously to protect one’s inner faculty of judgment against the turmoil of personal hopes and fears." https://www.brainpickings.org/2018/10/31/simone-weil-abolition-of-all-political-parties/ 87 comments philosophy
- Writing for the minority, Scalia was joined by three liberal justices. But his 11-minute oral statement - a departure from the usual practice in which only the majority opinion is read aloud - was classic Scalia. It relied on his "originalist" interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/03/us-usa-court-scalia-analysis-idusbre95211y20130603?feedtype=rss&feedname=topnews&utm_source=feedly 4 comments politics
- If anyone cares, Cheney's Justice Department just issued a legal opinion that the Office of the Vice President is still a magical fourth branch of government where laws don't apply. http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2007/12/vice_presidents_office_is_not.html 32 comments politics
- [Sabathia & Ruocco] Everyone is being careful when talking about the Kyrie's situation. Much sensitivity when having discourse because people are afraid of questioning: mental health, social justice, etc. It makes it hard to have a strong opinion on this, other than saying "I hope he is okay" https://www.theringer.com/2021/1/14/22230649/blake-snell-world-series-rays-yankees-pitching 9 comments nba
- A majority of Americans believe it should be up to President Barack Obama to nominate the next U.S. Supreme Court justice, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Thursday, with opinion divided along ideological party lines. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-obama-poll-iduskcn0vs170 12 comments politics