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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

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’CHAOS WILL FOLLOW’

Liberal Justice Makes Dire Prediction about Trump Ruling

Justice Sonia Sotomayor said her colleagues left the president “with far greater power than ever before.”

Annabella Rosciglione

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts, along with Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh stand in the House of Representatives ahead of US President Joe Biden's third State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 07 March 2024.     SHAWN THEW/Pool via REUTERS
RARE REBUKE

Trump Justice Tries Lame Excuse for Attack on Female Dissent

A rare bench dissent from Justice Sonia Sotomayor triggered an even rarer public explanation from the Supreme Court.

Mary Papenfuss

Justice Samuel Alito will not retire from the supreme court.
DROPPING THE MASK

Trumpy Justice, 76, Publicly Sneers at Liberal for Dissent

The ultraconservative justice drew gasps from Supreme Court regulars for his “bitter” snipe.

Erkki Forster

A photo illo illustration of liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices.
ULTIMATE DISS

Justice Gives Blistering Dissent to Trumpy Colleagues’ Faces

She hit back as the Supreme Court handed Trump a pair of major 6-3 victories.

Farrah Tomazin

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.
LAW AND DISORDER

SCOTUS Justice Blasts Colleagues in Scathing Dissent

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority voted to greenlight Republicans’ power grab in a new state.

Janna Brancolini

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BLACK AND WHITE

SCOTUS Justice Slams Ruling in Scathing Dissent

Critics say the latest Supreme Court ruling will silence millions of voters.

Cameron Adams

Ketanji Brown Jackson
ROBE REBELLION

SCOTUS Justice Breaks From Colleagues and Slams Trump Cases

Ketanji Brown Jackson has ramped up her criticism of Trump and her colleagues, saying, “The court has left confusion in its wake.”

Erkki Forster

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. Seated (L-R): Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Elena Kagan. Standing (L-R): Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein      TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/File Photo
‘HURTFUL’ AND ‘INAPPROPRIATE’

SCOTUS Feud Blows Up as Justice Issues Rare Apology

The rare public apology from one justice to another comes amid escalating tensions within the Supreme Court.

Erkki Forster

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SELF-INFLICTED

Supreme Court Justice Blasts Colleagues Over Trump Cases

Justice Sonia Sotomayor shaded the conservative justices just days after accusing one of them of being out of touch.

Janna Brancolini

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 07: United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building on October 7, 2022 in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court has begun a new term after Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was officially added to the bench in September.
SILVER SPOON

SCOTUS Justice Rebukes Out-of-Touch Trump Appointee

Sonia Sotomayor roasted her Supreme Court colleague Brett Kavanaugh for failing to grasp the impact Trump’s policies have on vulnerable communities.

Will Neal

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