🏛️ Supreme Court Accountability
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Supreme Court News Briefs
Exclusive | Justice Sonia Sotomayor Is Expected to Remain on Supreme Court
Wall Street Journal By Jess Bravin
Sotomayor, appointed in 2009 by then President Barack Obama, is the senior member of the court’s liberal minority, which by custom makes her its leader. Outnumbered by six conservatives, including three appointed by Trump during his first term, the liberals have increasingly been reduced to dissenting opinions that argue the majority has made grave errors on matters from abortion rights to presidential power.
Opinion | How the Supreme Court Helped Democrats
Wall Street Journal
Democrats took a pounding last week, but it could have been worse. The party was spared from an even bigger rout by their huge advantage in campaign spending, and for that they can thank their billionaire donors—and the Supreme Court they love to hate. Your browser does not support the audio tag.
Trump’s tariffs could tank the economy. Will the Supreme Court stop them?
Vox By Ian Millhiser
After winning the 2024 election in part due to high inflation early in President Joe Biden’s term, President-elect Donald Trump wants to enact policies that would lead to the very same kind of inflation that doomed Democrats. Though Trump inherits a strong economy and low inflation, he’s proposed a 10 to 20 percent tariff on all imports, and a 60 percent tariff on all imports from China.
Immigration lawyers prepare to battle Trump in court again
Seattle Times By Miriam Jordan, Jazmine Ulloa
And he will enter office with a Supreme Court that counts three of his first-term nominees among the nine justices.
Trump declares that Senate majority candidates should allow him to make recess appointments
NBC News By Julie Tsirkin, Alexandra Marquez
The Supreme Court rebuked former President Barack Obama when he made recess appointments, ruling 9-0 that they were made during a three-day break and recesses are technically longer than that. That ruling gave the Senate more power to thwart these kinds of appointments in the future.
Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away
Seattle Times By Mary Clare Jalonick, Adriana Gomez Licon
The Senate has not allowed presidents to make so-called recess appointments since a 2014 Supreme Court ruling limited the president’s power to do so.
If Trump Tries to Fire Powell, Fed Chair Is Ready for a Legal Fight
Wall Street Journal By Nick Timiraos
Moreover, Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Samuel Alito have, in separate opinions over the past decade, indicated they regard the central bank as unique among federal regulatory agencies.
People Power United’s Statement on Supreme Court Accountability
People Power United declares the Supreme Court has become unhinged.
In response to recent Supreme Court shenanigans, People Power United - a progressive grassroots group - issued the following statement:
“The Supreme Court has become unhinged. There is no power like that of the people, and People Power United stands ready to protect our communities against any and all injustices,” said Laurie Woodward García of People Power United.
People Power United will continue to oppose such harm to our community and champion civil rights for all.
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