John Roberts and his Republican colleagues have granted a kid with ties to criminal hackers, Ed "Big Balls" Coristine, live access to every American's Social Security data. The post Amid Hunt for Crime in DC, Whistleblower Implicates Ed “Big Balls” Coristine and John Roberts appeared first on emptywheel.| emptywheel
The reductions in force sought by the Trump administration, which involve many federal agencies, are being opposed by unions representing federal workers.| CNBC
The decision hides behind its interpretation that a federal court does not have the authority to issue a nationwide injunction for arguably unconstitutional actions of the Trump administration.| NewsOne
In many ways, the decision leaves Medicaid recipients without recourse in states with leadership fixated on defunding Planned Parenthood or otherwise instituting political litmus tests for healthcare.| NewsOne
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson pointedly condemned Trump and Republican allies for their incessant attacks on federal judges.| TheGrio
Erika Harold attended “A Conversation with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson,” a discussion on her recently released memoir “Lovely One.”| 2Civility
Black women’s work to encourage turnout and register voters was credited with turning Georgia blue for Biden in 2020.| Alabama Reflector
Jack Smith probably asked for a delay of the status report on Trump's January 6 case to figure out how to approach the two obstruction charges against him in light of SCOTUS' ruling on Fischer. But a delay until August 30 allows for the possibility Jack Smith might supersede Trump's indictment.| emptywheel
In an opinion that tries to cloak his power grab with an appeal to President Washington, John Roberts has suffocated the greatest thing Washington gave the United States, the presumption that Presidents would cede to the power of elections.| emptywheel