U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a characteristically strident dissent in the first of two cases concerning President Donald Trump’s tax returns and other financial records on Thursday. Some of the arguments gathered in service of his outrage, however, may have unintended consequences that don’t appear to augur well for executive power. “[A] State’s […]
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attends the lunch session of The Women’s Conference in Long Beach, California October 26, 2010. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is being treated for liver cancer but remains able to work “full steam.” The 87-year-old justice said she began a course of chemotherapy […]
Portland protests continue for 50th straight night Portland demonstrators reacted Thursday to a wave of national attention from President Donald Trump and his administration by once again amassing throughout the city to decry police violence against Black Americans. Federal officers responded to one late-night demonstrations downtown by using gas, smoke and impact munitions to press […]
