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Samuel Alito Isn’t Fooling Anyone Anymore

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 28, 2024 Throwing his wife under the bus for flying the American flag upside down is only the latest outrage in a career marked by lies and evasions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The International Criminal Court Wants to Charge Israel and Hamas for War Crimes

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 9, 2024 Warrants may be issued for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas head Yahya Sinwar among others. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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The Supreme Court Is Poised to Rescue Donald Trump

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 29, 2024 If Trump is granted presidential immunity in Jack Smith’s election subversion case, say goodbye to the rule of law. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Trump on Trial: Will the Former President Go Down in New York?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 15, 2024 Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg have a date with history. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Is the Texas Deportation Law Constitutional?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Apr 10, 2024 Gov. Greg Abbott looks to the ghost of Antonin Scalia to validate his war on the undocumented. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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The Supreme Court Is Validating Trump’s Strategy of Delay

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 4, 2024 The decision to hear the former president’s immunity claim makes a mockery of the rule of law. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Samuel Alito Relaunches His War on Gay Marriage

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 26, 2024 After the Dobbs decision overturning Roe, no Supreme Court precedent is safe. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Insurrection and the Hypocrisy of Originalism

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 12, 2024 The Supreme Court is about to green light Donald Trump’s run for a second term. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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How South Africa Lost Its Genocide Case Against Israel

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 29, 2024 The International Court of Justice has declined to order a ceasefire in Gaza. South Africa’s legal team is partly to blame. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Who Has Jurisdiction Over Morality?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jan 16, 2024 South Africa’s genocide suit against Israel brought high drama — but not Hamas — to The Hague. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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This Supreme Court’s Bush v. Gore Moment Has Arrived

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 21, 2023 Just as it rescued George W. Bush in 2000, today’s Republican-dominated court will find a way to save Donald Trump from the insurrectionist label. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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The Mirror-Image Propagandist

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 11, 2023 Trump and the dark arts of dehumanization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Recent Rulings Expose Supreme Court’s Anti-Worker Bias

Bill Blum / The Progressive Aug 8, 2018 There is no question that the Roberts court has made the task of union organizing more difficult. And if Brett Kavanaugh's nomination is confirmed, there is little doubt that difficulties will intensify. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Supreme Court Wraps Term With Anthony Kennedy’s Retirement and a Rash of Right-Wing Rulings

Bill Blum / The Progressive Jun 27, 2018 Here’s your recap of the jurisprudential carnage. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Ruling on Nonvoters in Ohio May Embolden Other States

Bill Blum / The Progressive Jun 17, 2018 The Supreme Court's recent decision on the state's so-called “Supplemental Process” law could lead others to take steps to disenfranchise minorities, the poor and people with disabilities, who tend to vote Democratic. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )