Ruth Bader Ginsburg Issues Non-Apology to Donald Trump

In a statement on Thursday, Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg apologized (sort of?) for being mean to Donald Trump. “On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I regret making them,” she said. “Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office. In the…
Donald Trump Doesn't Actually Want Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead
Donald Trump has clarified on Twitter that when he told the New York Times he hoped Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would “get off the court as soon as possible,” he did not mean that he hoped she died, but simply that she would resign.
After a 4-4 ruling following the death of Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court says it will not reopen the Friedrichs case about public union dues, which means that public unions are safe, for now. Please laugh in Chris Christie’s stupid face today, if you see him.
Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Guns for Domestic Abusers
The Supreme Court has voted to uphold a federal law banning people convicted of domestic violence from owning guns.
Obama Immigration Reform Blocked After Supreme Court Splits 4-4
A vote in the Supreme Court on President Barack Obama’s immigration reform plan, which would have protected millions of people from deportation, has ended in a tie. The 4-4 vote leaves the lower court’s ruling in place, effectively blocking Obama’s plan until the end of his administration.
The Only People Who Care About Donald Trump's List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees Don't Matter
This afternoon, Donald Trump released a list of 11 potential Supreme Court justices. Unless you play Fantasy Federal Judge there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of any of these people, which is good, because Trump has already shown that the sort of people who have heard of these potential justices are completely…
Supreme Court Unanimously Upholds the 'One Person, One Vote' Status Quo
On Monday, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the “one person, one vote” rule that requires states to count all residents, regardless of their eligibility to vote, when determining election districts.
Poll: Americans Want Obama to Nominate New Supreme Court Justice
According to a new poll conducted by CNN and the “opinion research” firm ORC International, a majority of Americans believe Barack Obama should nominate a judge to replace the recently deceased Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia.
Black Former Law Students of Antonin Scalia Recall Unfair Treatment at the University of Chicago
While on the Supreme Court, Justice Antonin Scalia, who died this month at 79, worked to make society less just for black Americans, railing against affirmative action and seeking to undermine the Voting Rights Act. His admirers would attribute this not to rank bigotry, but to his textualist legal philosophy.…
No One Wants to Sit Next to Ted Cruz
Bane of his family’s existence Ted Cruz isn’t very popular among his colleagues, either—this much we knew. Ted, however, still seems to be struggling with the concept. Because while attending Antonin Scalia’s funeral this past weekend, he kept insisting on sitting next to other humans. And absolutely no one wanted to…
The Only Way Republicans Win This Supreme Court Fight Is by Confirming Barack Obama's Nominee
With headlines dominated by accounts of primaries and caucuses and badly subtitled shouting matches on national television, it is easy to forget that one Barack H. Obama (remember him?) is still President of the United States, and he has a full 330 days remaining in his term.
Senate Republican Leaders Confirm That They Will Not Confirm Any Obama Supreme Court Nominee
Senate Republicans have declared, in no uncertain terms, that not only will they refuse to confirm any nominee of President Obama’s choosing to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, they will refuse to meet with an Obama nominee at all.
Doctor Suggests Scalia Was Killed by Incredibly Unhealthy Lifestyle, Not Suspicious Pillow
Antonin Scalia—who may or may not have been murdered by any combination of Barack Obama, pillows, Dick Cheney, and a chupacabra—was actually just murdered by his own obesity and the accompanying complications, according to an incredibly rude doctor’s note acquired by the Associated Press.
Did Obama Murder Antonin Scalia? The Conspiracy Theories, Explained
A dead Supreme Court Justice, a mysterious pillow, missing autopsies, the 10-year anniversary of Dick Cheney shooting a guy in the face, and he was a mere 79 years young. Whether or not these factors have any bearing on what happened to Antonin Scalia is irrelevant, because put together, it’s a conspiracy theorist’s…
