In a devastating 6-3 ruling in Trump v. United States that is equal parts politically short-sighted, self-servingly partisan, and utterly devoid of any pretense that the president is anything other than a dictator, the Supreme Court has validated what Richard Nixon once claimed: “When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.”
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SUPREME COURT FAILS TO PROTECT CRUCIAL FREE SPEECH RIGHTS OF AMERICANS AS ELECTION 2024 LOOMS
Many First Amendment supporters are calling it a devastating loss. They’re right.
U.S. SUPREME COURT ALLOWS CASE TO MOVE FORWARD THAT COULD DISSUADE AND CHILL THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE PEACEFUL POLITICAL MASS PROTESTS
In a case with far-reaching implications across the political spectrum for free speech and the right to protest, the U.S. Supreme Court is allowing a case to move forward that could hold a protest organizer liable for the independent actions of another protester, ultimately undermining the right to organize non-violent protests.
SUPREME COURT PROTECTS ANTI-GOVERNMENT SPEECH, NARROWS SCOPE OF IMMIGRATION LAW TO NOT CRIMINALIZE ENCOURAGEMENT OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
In a 7-2 ruling that protects anti-government speech, the U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed the scope of a federal law that makes it a crime to “encourage” illegal aliens to remain in the country.
U.S. SUPREME COURT ALLOWS IRS TO CARRY OUT SECRET, WARRANTLESS SEARCHES OF INNOCENT TAXPAYERS’ BANK ACCOUNTS
WASHINGTON, DC — In a unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the IRS to go on secret, warrantless fishing expeditions through innocent taxpayers’ bank records in order to identify and collect unpaid taxes from family members and associates who have no legal interest in those bank accounts.