NBC News reports, Chief Justice Roberts temporarily blocks release of Trump’s tax records to House Democrats: Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily blocked a congressional committee from accessing former President Donald Trump’s tax records. Trump, unlike other recent presidents, has refused to make his tax returns public amid scrutiny of his business affairs, and … Read more
Update to Justice Clarence Thomas Grants An Administrative Stay In Lindsey Graham’s Appeal Of Georgia Grand Jury Subpoena. Just as I predicted, “The Court should summarIly reject the appeal in one line in its orders next Monday: ‘The petItion for cert. is DENIED.’” Well, it was more than one one line, but same result. Amy … Read more
Supreme Court reporter Ian Millhiser reports, The Supreme Court is likely to weaken, but not destroy, the ban on racial gerrymandering: Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour came to the Supreme Court on Tuesday with a raft of ambitious arguments — many of which would dismantle one of the key remaining prongs of the Voting Rights … Read more
Rolling Stone reports, Trump Tries to Get Supreme Court to Bail Him Out of Mar-a-Lago Docs Mess: FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD Trump is petitioning the Supreme Court to overturn a court ruling granting the Department of Justice access to classified documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago residence. Trump filed an emergency request with the court on Tuesday, … Read more
It’s the first Monday in October, and you know what that means: SCOTUS is back in session. The Supreme Court announced last Wednesday that the public will be allowed back into the courtroom when the new term begins on Monday, for the first time since it imposed pandemic-related restrictions in March 2020. Supreme Court will … Read more