Formal group photograph of the Supreme Court as it was been comprised on June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Court. The Justices are posed in front of red velvet drapes and arranged by seniority, with five seated and four standing. Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Formal group photograph of the Supreme Court as it was been comprised on June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Court. The Justices are posed in front of red velvet drapes and arranged by seniority, with five seated and four standing. Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Thomas and Alito Not Expected to Retire

The two oldest members of the Supreme Court are taking a big gamble.

The Biden “Legacy” Conversation

An observation or two.

Trump Wants Smith Report Quashed

The public has a right to know what its prosecutor has found.

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A Lame-Duck Session SCOTUS Nominee?

Could Democrats replace their oldest Justice before it’s too late?

Smith’s Newest Filing

More on Trump’s attempt to subvert the 2020 election.

Being A Useful Idiot Pays Well (Allegedly)

Where’s my $400,000 a month contract?

Trump Campaign’s Alleged Role In The Whisper Campaign Against Shapiro

Stoking anti-Semitism for political gain

SCOTUS Not as Radical as You Think!

Who are you going to believe, the WSJ or your lying eyes?

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House Republicans Hold AG Garland in Contempt

Political grandstanding over dubious claims of privilege.

Formal group photograph of the Supreme Court as it was been comprised on June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Court. The Justices are posed in front of red velvet drapes and arranged by seniority, with five seated and four standing. Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Formal group photograph of the Supreme Court as it was been comprised on June 30, 2022 after Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the Court. The Justices are posed in front of red velvet drapes and arranged by seniority, with five seated and four standing. Seated from left are Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., and Justices Samuel A. Alito and Elena Kagan. Standing from left are Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Age and the Supreme Court

Gaming the appointment process.

DOJ Suing Apple for Monopolistic Practices

Anticompetitive practices in one of the most competitive of markets.

Should Sonia Sotomayor Retire?

Of party, duty, age, and political roulette.

Protecting Privacy in a World Without Privacy

A well-intentioned but likely doomed effort.

FBI Informant Charged with Lying about Bidens

An unsurprising twist.

The Hur Report and Beau Biden

A new report puts the conversation in a different light.

Biden ‘An Elderly Man with a Poor Memory’

A special counsel has declined to prosecute the President but his rationale was painful.

Two GOPs

A policy-leaning wing and a political-leaning wing make for an unworkable coalition.

Trump Vows to ‘Come After’ Foes

If you thought the first term was bad, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

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Is This Time Different?

America survived a civil war and the turmoil of the 1960s. Can we rebound again?

The Never-Ending Hunter Biden Saga

Yet more allegations.

FAIR Act Progress

Asset forfeiture may finally get reined in.

Violent Rhetoric: Legal But Dangerous

Politicians and other thought leaders are playing with fire.

The Threat of Political Violence

Separating rhetoric from action.

Dark Web Dragnet

International law enforcement agencies have made hundreds of arrests.