The Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade has resulted in the steepest drop in respect for the U.S. Supreme Court in almost a century – the steepest since the Roosevelt court packing crisis of 1937. James L. Gibson, a political science professor at Washington University and national expert on the subject, wrote in September that the Dobbs v. Jackson decision … [Read more...] about The Supreme Court is losing legitimacy
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Media outlets need to talk about abortion as self-defense
We need to talk about abortion as self-defense. Terminating a pregnancy as an act of self-defense has been missing from the public conversation, despite media saturation with all manner of news and viewpoints about abortion—from the unprecedented leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion to the striking defeat of an anti-abortion ballot initiative in Kansas and the complications in … [Read more...] about Media outlets need to talk about abortion as self-defense
Brilliant lawyers invented false claims supporting Trump’s election lie
Young lawyers chosen to clerk for U.S. Supreme Court justices are the most brilliant law school graduates of their generation. Some go on to serve as justices themselves - Roberts, Rehnquist, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett, Kagan, White, Breyer, Stevens. One remarkable fact about President Trump’s attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power for the first time … [Read more...] about Brilliant lawyers invented false claims supporting Trump’s election lie
Missouri governor attempts to limit access to government through changes to state’s Sunshine Law
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is trying again to restrict access to public information, making it harder and more costly for people to hold the government accountable through open records laws. Parson wants government agencies to have the authority to charge fees for the time their attorneys spend reviewing and responding to records requested by the public. That would be a … [Read more...] about Missouri governor attempts to limit access to government through changes to state’s Sunshine Law
Former CIA agent Sterling ‘an afterthought’ as Supreme Court ponders Risen case
Editor's note: Scott Lambert's weblog can be found at http://slambert22.wordpress.com/ Jeffrey Sterling is the afterthought. The 1989 Millikin University graduate with a law degree from Washington University is now little more than a footnote as media rush to defend Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James Risen in his battle against the U.S. government. As a New York … [Read more...] about Former CIA agent Sterling ‘an afterthought’ as Supreme Court ponders Risen case