Harry Litman The Supreme Court ended a tumultuous term with one final sledgehammer blow on Monday. Its decision on Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from criminal charges forecloses any possibility that he will be tried for Jan. 6 before the election, substantially guts the prosecution and reshapes the Constitution to place the president singularly beyond the reach of … [Read more...] about After the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling, can Donald Trump still be tried for Jan. 6?
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The Supreme Court just gave itself a lot more power
Noah Feldman The U.S. Supreme Court has overruled the Chevron decision, a basic building block of administrative law, thereby striking a blow against the power and authority of all federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency. The ruling, in the cases of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce, marks the culmination of … [Read more...] about The Supreme Court just gave itself a lot more power
Only Clarence Thomas is willing to give a gun to a domestic abuser
Noah Feldman Gun rights are not unlimited according to an 8-1 Supreme Court decision that draws back from the extreme Second Amendment decision the court made two years ago in the notorious Bruen case. The holding in the new case, United States v. Rahimi, is that the government may bar people subject to domestic-violence restraining orders from owning guns. But the real … [Read more...] about Only Clarence Thomas is willing to give a gun to a domestic abuser