CORRECTION:
After yesterday's rulings, it's now "legalized *SCOTUS-sponsored* bribery."
After yesterday's rulings, it's now "legalized *SCOTUS-sponsored* bribery."
July 1, 2026 at 4:48 PM
CORRECTION:
After yesterday's rulings, it's now "legalized *SCOTUS-sponsored* bribery."
After yesterday's rulings, it's now "legalized *SCOTUS-sponsored* bribery."
Apparently Supreme Court rulings are optional now.
April 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Apparently Supreme Court rulings are optional now.
NEW: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
A Troubling Milestone: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
www.propublica.org
July 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
This SCOTUS is illegitimate and all of their rulings should be revisited
August 31, 2026 at 8:34 PM
This SCOTUS is illegitimate and all of their rulings should be revisited
top ten worst rulings in scotus history
January 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
top ten worst rulings in scotus history
Make Supreme Court rulings optional?
August 11, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Make Supreme Court rulings optional?
The Supreme Court's "shadow docket" allows justices to effectively make rulings in secret without explaining their decisions.
Is it any wonder why so many do not trust the Roberts court?
https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-shadow-docket-rulings-milestone
Is it any wonder why so many do not trust the Roberts court?
https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-shadow-docket-rulings-milestone
September 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM
The Supreme Court's "shadow docket" allows justices to effectively make rulings in secret without explaining their decisions.
Is it any wonder why so many do not trust the Roberts court?
https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-shadow-docket-rulings-milestone
Is it any wonder why so many do not trust the Roberts court?
https://www.propublica.org/article/supreme-court-shadow-docket-rulings-milestone
90% of ICE detentions have been illegal, according to 10,000 judges’ rulings
www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
May 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
90% of ICE detentions have been illegal, according to 10,000 judges’ rulings
www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
www.politico.com/news/2026/05...
Clarence Thomas likens old rulings that protect our rights to trains driven by monkeys.
You are a blight on the legal profession, Clarence. Precedents obviously can be overturned, or Plessy v Ferguson would still be followed. But you know, or should know, that stare decisis enables a degree of stability in the law, vs changes w/ each administration.
www.rawstory.com/clarence-tho...
www.rawstory.com/clarence-tho...
Justice Thomas signals during speech the court is open to tossing aside prior rulings
In a rare public appearance, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas hinted that the nation’s highest court may very well be considering tearing up legal precedents that have been in effect fo...
www.rawstory.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Clarence Thomas likens old rulings that protect our rights to trains driven by monkeys.
Since April 4, #SCOTUS has issued 15 rulings on 17 emergency applications filed by Trump (three birthright citizenship apps were consolidated).
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
Here we go again: Over an acerbic dissenting opinion by Justice Sotomayor (joined in full by Justices Kagan and Jackson), #SCOTUS, with no explanation, grants a stay in the Department of Education RIFs case—effectively clearing the way for the Trump administration to dismantle much of the agency:
www.supremecourt.gov
July 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Since April 4, #SCOTUS has issued 15 rulings on 17 emergency applications filed by Trump (three birthright citizenship apps were consolidated).
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
So he's saying people should ignore his rulings?
JUST IN: Senate Republicans have confirmed Emil Bove to a lifetime federal judgeship, choosing to ignore credible allegations that Bove had told Justice Department attorneys to defy court orders and say “fuck you” to judges who ruled against them. www.huffpost.com/entry/senate...
Senate Confirms Trump's Most Alarming Nominee To A Lifetime Federal Judgeship
Bove faced credible allegations of telling DOJ attorneys to defy court orders. Republicans confirmed him to a seat on a U.S. appeals court anyway.
www.huffpost.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
So he's saying people should ignore his rulings?
Wow! Trump just threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to block court rulings against him.
October 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Wow! Trump just threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to block court rulings against him.
Chief Justice Roberts has the nerve to whine about detractors suggesting “political bias in the judge’s adverse rulings without a credible basis for such allegations.”
The gaslighting is real.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/u...
The gaslighting is real.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/u...
Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Supreme Court and Judiciary
In his year-end report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice decried violence, intimidation and disinformation and warned against defiance of court rulings.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Chief Justice Roberts has the nerve to whine about detractors suggesting “political bias in the judge’s adverse rulings without a credible basis for such allegations.”
The gaslighting is real.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/u...
The gaslighting is real.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/31/u...
MacFarlane: There’s a sense that these court rulings—which have tried to disenfranchise or dilute the power of Black voters—will backfire.
That a wave already forming on behalf of Democrats is going to grow stronger and fiercer because of the court rulings.
That a wave already forming on behalf of Democrats is going to grow stronger and fiercer because of the court rulings.
May 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
MacFarlane: There’s a sense that these court rulings—which have tried to disenfranchise or dilute the power of Black voters—will backfire.
That a wave already forming on behalf of Democrats is going to grow stronger and fiercer because of the court rulings.
That a wave already forming on behalf of Democrats is going to grow stronger and fiercer because of the court rulings.
- Religious exception rulings apply only to the plaintiffs.
- Environmental regulations continue to be enforced despite rulings against them (just not against plaintiffs).
- and on and on.
The left has to use this decision, not just criticize it.
It'll be chaos, but that's what the Justices get.
- Environmental regulations continue to be enforced despite rulings against them (just not against plaintiffs).
- and on and on.
The left has to use this decision, not just criticize it.
It'll be chaos, but that's what the Justices get.
June 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
- Religious exception rulings apply only to the plaintiffs.
- Environmental regulations continue to be enforced despite rulings against them (just not against plaintiffs).
- and on and on.
The left has to use this decision, not just criticize it.
It'll be chaos, but that's what the Justices get.
- Environmental regulations continue to be enforced despite rulings against them (just not against plaintiffs).
- and on and on.
The left has to use this decision, not just criticize it.
It'll be chaos, but that's what the Justices get.
Comparing Supreme Court rulings that deal with people with rulings that deal with capitalism is very revealing. It’s money that matters.
February 20, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Comparing Supreme Court rulings that deal with people with rulings that deal with capitalism is very revealing. It’s money that matters.
Look if we’re ignoring Supreme Court rulings then every American woman has a right to an abortion again
April 15, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Look if we’re ignoring Supreme Court rulings then every American woman has a right to an abortion again
Umm… no.
We expect more rulings on emergency applications as soon as Monday.
We expect more rulings on emergency applications as soon as Monday.
Donald Trump's string of Supreme Court wins has hit a wall, in no small part because the court is in session and the so-called "shadow docket" has been shelved until the court recesses again for the summer.
More Trump losses expected now that the Supreme Court can't hide behind the shadow docket
Donald Trump’s string of Supreme Court wins has hit a wall, in no small part because the court is in session and the so-called “shadow docket” has been shelved until the court recesses again for the summer.According to a report from the Washington Post, the president’s massive loss on tariffs that c...
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February 22, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Umm… no.
We expect more rulings on emergency applications as soon as Monday.
We expect more rulings on emergency applications as soon as Monday.
Total number of substantive #SCOTUS rulings on Trump emergency applications since 1/20/25: 32
Rulings with dissents from 2+ Democratic appointees: 22
Rulings with dissents from 2+ Republican appointees: 5
The mail-in ballots ruling is a big one, but let's not lose sight of the denominator here.
Rulings with dissents from 2+ Democratic appointees: 22
Rulings with dissents from 2+ Republican appointees: 5
The mail-in ballots ruling is a big one, but let's not lose sight of the denominator here.
September 16, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Total number of substantive #SCOTUS rulings on Trump emergency applications since 1/20/25: 32
Rulings with dissents from 2+ Democratic appointees: 22
Rulings with dissents from 2+ Republican appointees: 5
The mail-in ballots ruling is a big one, but let's not lose sight of the denominator here.
Rulings with dissents from 2+ Democratic appointees: 22
Rulings with dissents from 2+ Republican appointees: 5
The mail-in ballots ruling is a big one, but let's not lose sight of the denominator here.
So are Supreme Court rulings irrelevant now?
(Asking for Roe v. Wade.)
(Asking for Roe v. Wade.)
April 16, 2025 at 5:35 AM
So are Supreme Court rulings irrelevant now?
(Asking for Roe v. Wade.)
(Asking for Roe v. Wade.)
Again, this president & his officials do not follow laws or court rulings, & the solution to that is not more laws or court rulings.
And to be clear, everyone was very aware that this was illegal, but Trump officials and DOGE didi it anyway. Multiple IRS acting commissioners were removed when they raised concerns. Pretty much the entire C-suite resigned. From last year: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/this-tax-d...
February 27, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Again, this president & his officials do not follow laws or court rulings, & the solution to that is not more laws or court rulings.
Ignore judges. Tell the DOJ not to enforce rulings.
The coup is underway.
The coup is underway.
February 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Ignore judges. Tell the DOJ not to enforce rulings.
The coup is underway.
The coup is underway.
NEW: Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas.
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
www.lawdork.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
NEW: Multiple judges call out DOJ's methods of defending its invasive trans care subpoenas.
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
A trio of public rulings, including one on Friday, all side with providers. Two rulings also raised sharp questions about DOJ's moves in recent months.
Tonight, at Law Dork:
All of today's rulings are bad.
June 30, 2026 at 3:14 PM
All of today's rulings are bad.
It really feels like we’re exiting the previous era of plausible deniability and entering a new era of corrupt rulings begetting more corrupt rulings.
July 15, 2024 at 2:16 PM
It really feels like we’re exiting the previous era of plausible deniability and entering a new era of corrupt rulings begetting more corrupt rulings.