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Ketanji Brown Jackson, Matt Damon Were Once Paired

As partners in drama class at Harvard, where they acted out a scene together from Waiting for Godot

(Newser) - Matt Damon has co-starred with the likes of Robin Williams, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and, of course, longtime pal Ben Affleck. Now, a new name has emerged who's shared the spotlight with the 53-year-old actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter, per People : Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, though...

Americans 'Getting Whacked' by Too Many Laws: Gorsuch

SCOTUS justice has a new book out on Tuesday

(Newser) - Ordinary Americans are "getting whacked" by too many laws and regulations, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch says in a new book that underscores his skepticism of federal agencies and the power they wield. "Too little law and we're not safe, and our liberties aren't protected,"...

John Roberts Doesn't Look Like a Centrist After All

Joan Biskupic writes for CNN that SCOTUS chief justice's vision has 'become more aggressive' of late

(Newser) - Think Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is a centrist? Think again, per Joan Biskupic, who pens an exclusive piece for CNN on the behind-the-scenes machinations regarding the high court's recent ruling in favor of presidential immunity. Biskupic notes that Roberts has often been viewed as the voice of...

Dem Senators Want Special Counsel for Clarence Thomas

Whitehouse, Wyden ask AG Garland to investigate Thomas' 'suspicious silence' over gifts

(Newser) - After a slew of jarring stories tying Clarence Thomas to multiple undisclosed gifts, loans, and other perks from ultra-wealthy friends, two Democratic senators are now trying to get to the bottom of it. The Hill reports that Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Ron Wyden of Oregon have requested...

Carjacker Shot Near Sotomayor's Home by Her Security

Suspect does not appear to have any connection to the Supreme Court justice

(Newser) - A member of the security detail for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shot an armed man amid an attempted carjacking last week, according to sources and a recently unsealed charging document. US marshals, wearing shirts that identified them as such, were sitting in an unmarked car outside the justice's...

Jackson Reads Forceful Dissent From Bench, Rips Idaho Ruling

Justice slams colleagues for 'punting' on abortion case

(Newser) - The Supreme Court's newest member made her colleagues sit and listen to her dissent Thursday to their ruling that did not decide an Idaho abortion case . Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said that although doctors in the state will be allowed to provide emergency abortions while the case is considered...

Clarence Thomas Estranged From Jailed Grandnephew

Business Insider speaks with Mark Martin from a South Carolina prison

(Newser) - The great-nephew Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas raised "as a son" isn't feeling much like a member of the family these days. Mark Martin, who's facing decades in prison on weapons and drug charges in South Carolina, tells Business Insider that he hasn't heard from Thomas...

Sonia Sotomayor: I've Wept Over SCOTUS Rulings

Liberal member of high court says she's cried after certain cases, likely will again

(Newser) - Even cowgirls and Supreme Court justices get the blues. Justice Sonia Sotomayor confirmed the latter on Friday, revealing that she's wept after certain rulings that she and her colleagues on the high court's bench have handed down, reports CNN . "There are days that I've come to...

Another Rioters' Flag Flew at Another Alito House

House Democrat introduces a censure resolution over 'Stop the Steal' symbol

(Newser) - The fallout continues for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito over the flying of a symbolic upside-down flag outside his house, a debate possibly complicated by a report of another flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters having been displayed at Alito's beach house. More:
  • Censure: House Democrat Steve Cohen of
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Stephen Breyer: Supreme Court Is Headed Down Wrong Path

Retired justice offers his take on Dobbs decision, originalism, and the court's current makeup

(Newser) - Stephen Breyer has a book coming out Tuesday, and between that and a new interview with the New York Times , the retired Supreme Court justice has a lot to say, about everything from abortion and the concept of originalism to the high court bench's current makeup.
  • Abortion: In his
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John Oliver Offers to Pay Clarence Thomas $1M a Year

But only if the Supreme Court justice steps down; Oliver swears he has a legal contract

(Newser) - John Oliver's HBO show returned for a new season on Sunday, and the host closed with a doozy of an offer for Clarence Thomas: Oliver promised to pay him $1 million a year to resign from the Supreme Court, reports Deadline . Oliver pulled out a contract and promised the...

SCOTUS Readies 'Mortal Blow to the Administrative State'

Justices seem poised to overturn 1984 Chevron doctrine, which empowers federal agencies

(Newser) - The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a seemingly mundane dispute in the fishing industry. The implications of the case, however, are enormous, and based on Wednesday's questions, the court's conservative majority appears poised to overturn or at least limit what's become known as the Chevron doctrine,...

ProPublica: Clarence Thomas Had Issue With Salary in 2000

He allegedly complained about pay to a congressman in 2000

(Newser) - ProPublica's deep dive into Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' financial dealings continued on Monday with a new report that describes Thomas as under financial strain in early 2000 "just as he was developing his relationships with a set of wealthy benefactors." It cites interviews and documents...

O'Connor Often Decided Cases, but Don't Call Her a Swing Vote

Supreme Court justice developed her political skills in Arizona

(Newser) - Justice Sandra Day O'Connor often occupied the middle on the Supreme Court, which frequently made hers the decisive vote. Others called her the court's swing vote, but she didn't. "I don't like that term," O'Connor, who died Friday , told NPR in 2013, saying...

Supreme Court's First Female Justice Dead at 93

The groundbreaking Sandra Day O'Connor died of complications from dementia, per the high court

(Newser) - Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the nation's highest bench, died Friday at the age of 93, reports the AP . O'Connor passed away due to "complications related to advanced dementia" and a respiratory illness, the court said Friday, per CNN and...

SCOTUS Unveils Code of Conduct
SCOTUS Unveils
Code of Conduct
Nov 13, 2023 3:54 PM CST

SCOTUS Unveils Code of Conduct

But it doesn't include any means of enforcement

(Newser) - The Supreme Court released a code of conduct for justices Monday to address what it described as a "misunderstanding" about ethics. A statement signed by all nine justices said that the rules and principle are not new, "for the most part," because the court "has long...

Barrett: My Time on the Bench Has Had 'Its Ups and Downs'

Supreme Court justice says it would be a 'good idea' for ethics code to be put in place for high court

(Newser) - As headlines continue to emerge about various Supreme Court justices , talk of implementing an ethics code for the nation's highest court has emerged, including from some of the justices themselves. Now, Justice Amy Coney Barrett is weighing in, and she appears to be a proponent of such oversight. "...

Kavanaugh: SCOTUS Ethics Changes Are on the Way

He predicts 'concrete steps' in the near future

(Newser) - Public confidence in the Supreme Court is at a 50-year-low, but Justice Brett Kavanaugh says change is on the way. When asked about "perceived ethical issues" at a judicial conference Thursday, Kavanaugh said the court is "continuing to work on those issues," as Chief Justice John Robert...

Barrett Says She's 'Acquired a Thick Skin' on SCOTUS

'Public criticism kind of comes with the job'

(Newser) - It's been almost three years since Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the third of Donald Trump's three nominees, joined the Supreme Court and she says she's developed a "thick skin" in that time amid increasing criticism of the court. "I think that justices and all judges...

Justices Should Know 'People Are Selling Access to Them'
SCOTUS Justices' College
Visits Get Ethically Murky
investigation
Jul 11, 2023 1:45 PM CDT

SCOTUS Justices' College Visits Get Ethically Murky

Schools often have them hobnob with donors and raise mega-bucks

(Newser) - The AP is out with a massive report on the extracurricular activities of the Supreme Court justices—specifically their seemingly innocuous visits to college campuses. But, as the agency reports, it uncovered "tens of thousands of pages of emails and other documents that reveal the extent to which public...

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