Friday, June 27, 2025

Justice spat reveals deep divide in role of SCOTUS. That's a problem.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Justice Neil Gorsuch took fierce swings at each other in Stanley v. City of Sanford. And revealed a deep divide. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Fri Jun 27 2025

 
The Supreme Court from left, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Amy Coney Barrett, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Samuel Alito, Ketanji Brown Jackson and Elena Kagan.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Justice Neil Gorsuch took fierce swings at each other in Stanley v. City of Sanford. And revealed a deep divide.

In 2005, then-Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott celebrates the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing a Ten Commandments monument to stand outside the state Capitol in Austin. In June 2025, now-Gov. Abbott signed a law requiring copies of the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom. Dallas-area families and faith leaders have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the law.
 

Why Christian nationalists want SCOTUS to rule against First Amendment

Leaders like Texas Gov. Greg Abbott prefer forcing religion down the throats of children to actually feeding them.

People rally outside the Supreme Court for birthright citizenship on May 15, 2025.
 

I'm an immigrant, not a US citizen. But I belong here, too.

Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship is the latest attempt to alienate immigrants and erase the immigrant history that built this nation.

Supporters of LGBTQ+ rights demonstrate outside the Supreme Court as the justices hear oral arguments in the Mahmoud v. Taylor case on April 22, 2025.
 

Why Supreme Court siding with parents worries me as a teacher

If narrowing a child's education is a pillar of religious freedom, does that prevent teachers from telling LGBTQ+ students they need not be ashamed?

A demonstrator holding an Israeli flag and an Iranian flag from the reign of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi takes part in a protest against the Islamic Republic of Iran in Los Angeles on June 23, 2025.
 

Crown prince of Iran: It's time to return our country to its people

Exiled crown prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi: The Iranian people have repeatedly shown they possess the courage to confront tyranny. The moment is here.

Activists place a large banner against Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in Venice, Italy, on June 23, 2025, ahead of the expected wedding of Bezos and Lauren Sánchez. Reuters and The New York Times report the three-day wedding will likely occur between June 26 and 28.
 

I'm sick of poor people criticizing Jeff Bezos' Venetian wedding

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez deserve their luxury wedding in Venice, and I'm not just saying that because the Amazon founder paid me $1 million.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscars party in Beverly Hills, California, on March 2, 2025.
 

Bezos wedding isn't about being a 'gold digger.' It's what women want.

As Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez celebrate their wedding, I'm reminded of the old debate about marrying for love or money.

Plaintiff Jim Obergefell holds a photo of his late husband, John Arthur, on June 26, 2015, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Obergefell v. Hodges to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
 

We were opponents in same-sex marriage case. Today, we're real friends.

I never set out to be part of a civil rights case on marriage equality. I'm proud of how I handled the responsibility and the friendship that emerged.

A protest against human trafficking in 2021 in New York City.
 

California shouldn't protect men who exploit sex trafficking victims

Proposed legislation would shield sex buyers and deprive California of an important tool for getting a handle on the sex trafficking industry.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez in Venice, Italy, on June 25, 2025.
 

Is it good the government has the most billionaires ever? Tell us.

Our federal government, including President Trump, is full of billionaires – the most ever. There are also a lot more in the US. Is that a good thing?

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