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The Latest Breaking News from John Roberts

29 SCOTUS decisions down, 35 to go

Welcome to the Friday, May 20, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Isaac Chotiner Interviews Professor Laurence Tribe

A revealing interview on the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Roberts, climate change, and Tribe's tweeting habits.

Reason

Leaking a Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion or other hot topics is unprecedented – 4 things to know about how the high court works

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to announce a decision that could possibly overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion.

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Win for Ted Cruz as supreme court strikes campaign contribution limit

Conservative majority rules in favor of rightwing Texas senator but Elena Kagan warns ‘quid pro quo corruption’ the likely result

The Guardian - US

Commentary: Caught in a draft

Many Americans, most notably Chief Justice John Roberts, were aghast at the leak of Samuel Alito’s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court sides with Sen. Ted Cruz in campaign finance case

At issue was a federal law that has been on the books for 20 years that barred federal candidates from raising more than $250,000 to repay loans made to their campaigns.

WEKU

SCOTUS backs Cruz to gut campaign law

Supreme Court lets Cruz use over $500K in donor money to repay himself

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Supreme Court lets Ted Cruz pay himself back money he lent to his campaign – and kick John McCain’s ghost

The court’s ruling will allow candidates to reimburse themselves more money they lent their campaigns than the law previously allowed.

The Independent UK

Supreme Court sides with Ted Cruz in campaign finance case

"We also conclude that this provision burdens core political speech without proper justification."

Axios

Supreme Court: "Political" since forever

Politics is nothing new in the supposedly august Supreme Court — and it's often been the worst possible kind

Salon

Privacy, secrecy and the Supreme Court

For a cabal that's about to kill off the constitutional right to privacy, SCOTUS sure keeps itself buttoned up

Salon

GOP's SCOTUS protest crackdown: legal?

The Justice Department has not yet signaled that it will be pursuing legal action against any of the protesters

Salon

Roe draft is a reminder that religion's role in politics is older than the republic

The question arises: Since when did so much of our politics have to do with religion? And the answer is, since the beginning — and even before.

WEKU

The draft Roe ruling is a reminder that religion's role is older than the Republic

The question arises: Since when did so much of our politics have to do with religion? And the answer is, since the beginning — and even before.

WEKU

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The Guardian - US

Prepare for McCarthy-era crackdowns on pro-choice protesters

Conservatives and corporate media pundits want to use a Red Scare statute to arrest people demonstrating against the looming anti-abortion victory

The Independent UK

Justices to meet for 1st time since leak of draft Roe ruling

The Supreme Court’s nine justices will gather in private Thursday for their first scheduled meeting since the leak of a draft opinion that would overrule Roe v

The Independent UK

For Supreme Court justices, secrecy is part of the job

Supreme Court justices have long prized confidentiality

WEKU

Daniel Ellsberg on why the Supreme Court's leaked draft opinion is a good thing

The man who leaked the Pentagon Papers told NPR it's obvious why the Supreme Court wants to keep their process secret: "No organization really wants to show how the sausage is made."

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Tribune News Service

Justice Alito’s home targeted by abortion rights protesters

WASHINGTON — About 100 demonstrators protested outside the home of conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, one week after his leaked draft opinion indicated the court is prepared to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion ruling.

WEKU

White House responds to protests over leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe

Protestors gathered outside Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house and Chief Justice John Roberts house over the weekend.

Salon

GOP melts down over SCOTUS protests

Conservatives having a meltdown over SCOTUS protests, claim demonstrations are illegal

Salon

Supreme Court leak came from the right

Jonathan Chait theorizes that someone who wants the decision banning abortion to stand is responsible for the leak

Reason

Pro-Choice Activists Protest Outside Homes of John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh

Plus: Elon Musk's plans for Twitter, officials want to tax NFTs, and more...

Reason

Washington Post Reports On More SCOTUS Leaks

I have ten general observations.

WEKU

After the leaked Roe opinion, Justice Thomas says the Supreme Court can't be bullied

Chief Justice John Roberts, speaking at the same judicial conference as Thomas, called the leak of a draft opinion striking down Roe v. Wade earlier this week "absolutely appalling."

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