Adding more justices to the Supreme Court, as progressives want, isn’t the solution. Term limits represent the best hope.
Author: Richard Wolf, USA TODAY
Supreme Court opinion drafts do not leak. Abortion may be at risk but so is court’s sanctity.
The leak itself could prompt hesitant justices to reconsider such a history-altering decision. After all, that was the point of the leak, wasn’t it?
Justice Breyer’s retirement sets Supreme Court up for even more political theater
The coming months will be focused on replacing him, replete with all the hypocrisy we have come to expect and further sullying the court’s reputation.
Amid election turmoil caused by Trump, Chief Justice Roberts lauds judiciary for pandemic response
Roberts notably avoided any mention of the judiciary’s other historic challenges caused in large part by President Donald Trump, his frequent nemesis.
Amy Coney Barrett steers the Supreme Court to the right, but not toward President Trump
The former federal judge and law school professor joined the court amid a pandemic, a hotly contested election and an avalanche of high-profile cases.
Supreme Court denies effort to block election results in 4 key states that sealed Trump’s fate
The justices’ action clears the way for electors to convene Monday and confirm that President-elect Joe Biden will be nation’s 46th president.
Supreme Court refuses to hear Trump allies’ challenge to Pennsylvania election
The court’s action represented the latest in a string of stinging judicial opinions that have left the president defeated politically and legally.
Supreme Court blocks strict COVID-19 restrictions on New York houses of worship
It was a reversal from earlier actions taken by the high court in response to state restrictions on organized religion during the pandemic.
Federal appeals court upholds Harvard University’s use of affirmative action policies
The lawsuit charged that Harvard discriminated against Asian American students in order to boost African American and Hispanic enrollment.
Supreme Court will decide future of President Trump’s border wall with Mexico
The case is unlikely to be heard before Jan. 20, and if Trump loses re-election next month, a Democratic administration could stop construction.