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DISSENTERS

MAGA Justices Rage at Court for Stopping Trump’s Plot

Two justices came out on the losing end of the court’s deliberations.

William Vaillancourt

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas looks on, on the day of swearing ceremony of Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
WOE IS ME

Top College Calls BS on Trumpy Justice’s Self-Pitying Smear

A Supreme Court justice’s claims were swiftly shut down by an elite university.

Julia Ornedo

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from the media after signing an executive order establishing the President's Military Spouse Commission to be chaired by Jennifer Rauchet, wife of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 3, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
JUDGEMENT ISSUED

SCOTUS Deals Trump Final Humiliation After Missed Deadline

The Supreme Court has officially closed the door on a cause that Donald Trump made one of his biggest second-term priorities.

Erkki Forster

In a 6-3 vote, the court shut down the Trump administration's executive order skirting the 14th Amendment.
ORDER IN THE COURT

Supreme Court Justices’ Rift Spills Into Public

The most recent term was marked by surprisingly personal disputes between the justices.

Janna Brancolini

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MELTDOWN INCOMING

Trump’s Own Justices Humiliate Him in Citizenship Ruling

Trump had even gone to the court hearing to try to strongarm his move through.

Farrah Tomazin

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas looks on inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.     Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS
DOUBTING THOMAS

Clarence Thomas, 78, Busted on Mystery Medical Visit

“Oh, nobody,” the oldest sitting Supreme Court justice said after being asked who he was meeting at the Capitol.

Erkki Forster

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U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas looks on, on the day of swearing ceremony of Pam Bondi as U.S. Attorney General at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
LOOK AGAIN

Supreme Court Justice Targets Rule Older Than Civil War

The conservative justice wants the Supreme Court to reexamine a 169-year-old doctrine.

Julia Ornedo

Bottom row, from left, Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito. Top row, from left, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
DEAD WRONG

MAGA-Loving Justice Throws Epic SCOTUS Tantrum

Clarence Thomas doesn’t believe the Supreme Court should be wasting its time on appeals from death row inmates.

Sarah-Jane Collins

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LAW OF THE LAND?

James Carville Rages Against ‘Bulls**t’ SCOTUS

The left-wing strategist lost it at the Supreme Court.

Laura Esposito

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WAR OF WORDS

SCOTUS Justice Melts Down at Colleague’s ‘Insulting’ Dissent

The exchange comes as disagreements between the court’s liberal and conservative blocs have become more public—and more personal.

Janna Brancolini

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh ahead of a state dinner held by U.S. President Donald Trump in honor of Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
HIGH COURT NIGHT OUT

Trumpy Justices Turn Up to Thirst Over Real Life King

Every conservative Supreme Court justice attended Tuesday’s dinner with the king.

Erkki Forster

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