NewsNewsSupreme Court Ruling Makes It Harder For Prisoners To Argue They Had Ineffective CounselIn a 6-3 decision, it will be harder for state prisoners to issue new evidence that their counsel was ineffective in…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 23, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsGinni Thomas Pressured Arizona Republicans To Overturn 2020 Presidential ResultsThe wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas worked to reverse Joe Biden's victory, emails reveal.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMay 20, 2022
NewsNewsU.S. House Committee Advances Supreme Court 'Code of Ethics' BillThe bill which passed among party lines would “create a code of conduct that would apply to both the justices and…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMay 12, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalSupreme Court Ready To Overturn Roe v. Wade, according to Leaked Draft Opinion [UPDATE]Apparent landmark ruling would spell the end of abortion rightsByKeith ReedPublishedMay 2, 2022
PoliticsPoliticsFormer NAACP-LDF President Calls Out Republican Louie Gohmert's 'Anti-Lynching' CommentsSherrilyn Ifill--the former leader of the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund--took to Twitter to blast Gohmert's ignorant…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedApril 28, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeGinni Thomas Texts Spur House Panel Investigation Into Judicial EthicsHouse Democrats intend to look at exploring codes of conduct for federal judges outside the Supreme Court.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedApril 27, 2022
NewsNewsSupreme Court Allows Virginia Public School Admissions Policy To ContinueThe Supreme Court declined to overrule Virginia's U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stay on the policy until the appeals…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedApril 26, 2022
PoliticsThe National InterestPoliticsThe National InterestKetanji Brown Jackson Invokes History, Family in Emotional SpeechNewly-confirmed first Black woman SCOTUS justice spoke publicly at White House todayByKeith ReedPublishedApril 8, 2022
CultureBlack ExcellenceCultureBlack Excellence8 Black Women Who Have Shattered The Political Glass CeilingAs we celebrate the confirmation of the first Black woman to the Supreme Court, here are 9 other women who have done…ByAngela JohnsonPublishedApril 7, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalSCOTUS Ruling Makes It (Slightly) Easier to Sue Bad CopsBut the ruling doesn't impact qualified immunity at all.ByKeith ReedPublishedApril 4, 2022
OpinionSome ThoughtsOpinionSome ThoughtsForget the Oscar Slap, There's News in DC That needs Your AttentionTexts calling to overturn the presidential election, lack of call logs, and calls for recusal are all things that…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedApril 1, 2022
NewsNewsLeader of the Women’s March Calls for Impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Clarence ThomasThis comes after text messages from his wife, Ginni Thomas, show her pressing the then-White House chief of staff to…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMarch 28, 2022
NewsNewsSen. Cory Booker Calls For A Change In Ethics Rules Concerning the Supreme CourtOn NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, the New Jersey Senator also stated Justice Clarence Thomas should recuse himself…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 28, 2022
NewsNewsClarence Thomas Released From Hospital StayAfter treatment for flu-like symptoms, controversy awaits him.ByKeith ReedPublishedMarch 25, 2022
NewsNewsGinni Thomas, Justice Clarence Thomas's Wife, Pressed Trump's White House To Overturn 2020 Presidential ElectionTwenty-nine total text messages obtained by CBS and the Washington Post showed Thomas repeatedly trying to advise…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 25, 2022
NewsNewsSen. McConnell Hasn't Decided How He'll Vote On Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation“I’m going to listen to the evidence,” the Kentucky senator said on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 21, 2022
NewsNewsSupreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Hospitalized With Infection“His symptoms are abating, he is resting comfortably, and he expects to be released from the hospital in a day or…ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 21, 2022
NewsNewsClarence Thomas' wife Ginni Thomas Attended Jan. 6th Rally, But Said She Left Before The Capital Attack HappenedThe wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas also claims she had no role in planning the rally either.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 14, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeNewsCriminal JusticeAssociate Justice Clarence Thomas Wants the Supreme Court To Look At Facebook's "Broad Immunity"The associate justice wants to specifically look at Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.ByMurjani RawlsPublishedMarch 7, 2022
NewsLegalNewsLegalKetanji Brown Jackson Nominated as First Black Woman to SCOTUSThe confirmation process could put Vice President Kamala Harris in position to cast a historic vote in the SenateByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 25, 2022