Biden picks Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court
President Joe Biden has made his Supreme Court pick – U.S. Appeals Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. While Jackson’s appointment, if successful, will not change the court’s ideological balance, and…
Supreme Court to decide whether government agents can avoid accountability
There is a long and ugly history of government officials – especially those carrying badges – abusing their authority and the rights of citizens for the flimsiest of reasons. Take…
Using legal theatrics to cover for fiscal recklessness
It’s common for elected state attorneys general to file lawsuits they know are weak on substance, but look good in a press release (so they hope). This kind of stunt…
Breyer set to retire from Supreme Court
According to reports, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, a Bill Clinton appointee, is set to retire at the end of the court’s current term, which runs until the end of…
Supreme Court blocks business vaccine mandate, upholds requirement for health care workers
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling blocking the Biden administration from mandating businesses with more than 100 employees to require workers to get COVID shots or submit to weekly…
Elizabeth Warren embraces court packing
While the president’s commission on Supreme Court reform warned that there were strong disagreements over so-called “court packing” – under which Congress would expand the number of justices from its…
The Supreme Court’s supreme dodge
The Supreme Court has refused to revisit its doctrine of qualified immunity, under which government officials, including law enforcement, are protected from lawsuits for violating individual’s constitutional rights. As Radley…
Kavanaugh raises tough questions about Texas abortion law
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the Texas abortion bill that essentially farms out enforcement to private citizens wherever they may reside. While abortion foes and opponents will each…
Supreme Court ducks qualified immunity cases
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt criminal justices reform a serious blow recently when it decided not to hear appeals of two cases involving qualified immunity. As Reason’s Billy Binion writes:…
Trying to bring an end to the ‘Constitution-free zone’
The Supreme Court may be given another opportunity to fix the immunity problem it created – and allowed to spin out of control. According to the Institute for Justice, the…
