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Supreme Court Rules 'No' On GOP, Trump-Backed Gerrymandering Theory With 6-3 Vote
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 - 12:45pm | 489State courts "do not have free rein." That's according to Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. who struck down a Conservative-backed legal theory that would have transformed how federal elections are conducted. The theory would have allowed state legislatures unchecked...
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Wealthy GOP Donor Reportedly Paid Tuition For Supreme Court Jurist Clarence Thomas' Grandnephew
Friday, May 5, 2023 - 5:17am | 404A wealthy Republican donor reportedly paid the tuition fees for Justice Clarence Thomas‘ grandnephew at two private schools. What Happened: Texas real estate developer and Republican donor Harlan Crow wired $6,200 in 2009 for one month of tuition for Thomas’ grandnephew Mark Martin at...
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Calls Federal Marijuana Prohibition 'A Contradictory And Unstable State Of Affairs'
Monday, June 28, 2021 - 2:35pm | 533Justice Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court’s longest-serving member, issued a crude statement on federal cannabis prohibition, highlighting irregularities in the federal government’s approach to marijuana policy. Thomas, who has served in the Supreme Court for almost 30 years and is...
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Ron Paul, Clarence Thomas, Martha Stewart and Anthony Weiner Walk Into a Bar...
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 10:36am | 479Just when I thought we were done with Weiner's scandalous weiner, it pokes its head back up for another round of discussion. This time, however, the target is not the embattled former-congressman, who resigned from the House Thursday after an absurd “scandal” involving Weiner tweeting pictures of...
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Weiner Will Rise Again
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 - 1:39pm | 451With apologies to my colleague, who made the case for Weiner's resignation here, New York Representative Anthony Weiner should not resign from office. Not now, not later, not ever. He will, without a doubt, come out ahead after everything blows over — and will likely rise again in liberal circles...