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Feb 2021

Wipeout: SCOTUS rejects election challenges in several states

Ed Morrissey Feb 22, 2021 11:25 AM

“The refusal to do so is inexplicable.”

Mystery ended: SCOTUS refuses to block Vance subpoena for Trump tax records

Ed Morrissey Feb 22, 2021 10:06 AM

“Massive blow”?

Today’s SCOTUS mystery: The case of the missing Trump tax-returns decision

Ed Morrissey Feb 18, 2021 10:01 AM

Moot boot?

Jan 2021

Court packing, here we come: Biden launches commission on “Supreme Court reform”

Ed Morrissey Jan 27, 2021 1:15 PM

Unity and healing!

Roberts bails out of impeachment trial, leaving Dem Sen. Pat Leahy to preside instead; Update: Unprecedented, says Cornyn

Allahpundit Jan 25, 2021 2:38 PM

Recusal.

BREAKING: SCOTUS tosses Emoluments Clause lawsuits against Trump

Ed Morrissey Jan 25, 2021 10:28 AM

Dogs.

It begins: Progressives launch campaign to force Breyer to retire

Ed Morrissey Jan 06, 2021 9:01 PM

Premature.

Dec 2020

Lin Wood: We can prove Trump was cheated — if Republicans boycott the Georgia Senate runoffs

Allahpundit Dec 27, 2020 2:01 PM

“Real conservative senators can then be appointed after Kemp, Perdue, and Loeffler’s arrest.”

Trump files last-gasp appeal to SCOTUS over Pennsylvania mail-in ballot deadline

Ed Morrissey Dec 21, 2020 8:19 AM

Fantasy.

Breaking: SCOTUS punts 6-3 on Trump effort to exclude illegals from apportionment

Ed Morrissey Dec 18, 2020 10:45 AM

Academic.

No, John Roberts didn’t demand that Texas’s lawsuit be dismissed for fear of “riots”

Allahpundit Dec 17, 2020 8:01 PM

Sigh.

Cops bar pro-Trump Michigan electors from entering state house as electoral college meets

Allahpundit Dec 14, 2020 3:59 PM

Usurpers.

Sunday morning talking heads

Allahpundit Dec 13, 2020 8:01 AM

Showtime.

Giuliani: We’ll continue the fight in state courts

Ed Morrissey Dec 12, 2020 11:31 AM

It’s over.

Breaking: SCOTUS tosses Texas suit

Allahpundit Dec 11, 2020 6:57 PM

Endgame.

Dem rep to Pelosi: The House should refuse to seat any Republican who signed onto Texas’s lawsuit

Allahpundit Dec 11, 2020 5:08 PM

Nuclear.

Hmmm: White House memo tells staff to “prioritize preparations for a smooth transition”

Ed Morrissey Dec 11, 2020 10:19 AM

And to “…help facilitate a potential transition to a new administration.”

106 House Republicans sign onto Texas’s disgraceful election lawsuit because that’s what being a good Republican means now

Allahpundit Dec 10, 2020 6:23 PM

Frauds.

Today’s hot topics on #TEMS: SCOTUS dice, Hunter’s vice, Congress’ price, FDA device, and more!

Ed Morrissey Dec 10, 2020 3:24 PM

Duane Patterson, Andrew Malcolm at 4 pm ET!

SCOTUS showdown: Ohio opposes Texas — on remedies; six states move to join lawsuit; Update: PA says suit “seditious abuse of the judicial process”

Ed Morrissey Dec 10, 2020 2:13 PM

“Although Ohio does not endorse Texas’s proposed relief, it does endorse its call for a ruling on the meaning of the Electors Clause.”

Trump joins doomed Texas election lawsuit, eyeing SCOTUS ruling

Allahpundit Dec 09, 2020 8:01 PM

Soon.

So SCOTUS is going to be the scapegoat, huh? Update: 17 states join Texas suit

Allahpundit Dec 09, 2020 2:47 PM

Traitor.

Endgame: SCOTUS denies Pennsylvania Republicans’ request to block certification of election

Allahpundit Dec 08, 2020 5:47 PM

9-0.

Safe Harbor Hail Mary: Texas sues MI, PA, GA, WI in Supreme Court over election-rules changes

Ed Morrissey Dec 08, 2020 10:27 AM

Where’s the Solicitor General?

Ted Cruz: I’ll represent the pro-Trump side in that PA election lawsuit if SCOTUS agrees to hear it

Allahpundit Dec 07, 2020 8:01 PM

Populism.

Alito responds to PA appeal — but there’s just one catch

Ed Morrissey Dec 04, 2020 8:19 AM

Moot? Depends on what plaintiffs really want.

SCOTUS to 9th Circuit: Rethink your approach on worship restrictions pronto

Ed Morrissey Dec 03, 2020 7:01 PM

Line … drawn.

Today’s hot topics on #TEMS: Election beat, SCOTUS entreat, Minneapolis retreat, Georgia heat, and more!

Ed Morrissey Dec 03, 2020 3:39 PM

Duane Patterson at 4 pm ET!

Cruz to Alito: Maybe you should consider this injunction request in PA

Ed Morrissey Dec 02, 2020 9:49 AM

Catch-22s.

Nov 2020

Hannity: Trump should pardon his whole family — and himself

Allahpundit Nov 30, 2020 6:12 PM

Immunity.

3-0: All-Republican panel of Third Circuit savages Trump appeal in Pennsylvania election case

Allahpundit Nov 27, 2020 2:31 PM

“[C]alling an election unfair does not make it so. Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here.”

SCOTUS swats Cuomo: You can’t shut down churches while keeping businesses open

Ed Morrissey Nov 27, 2020 11:31 AM

“But even in a pandemic, the Constitution cannot be put away and forgotten.”

Turley: Third Circuit decision on 2nd Amendment “perfectly tailored” for Supreme Court after Barrett confirmation

Ed Morrissey Nov 25, 2020 11:23 AM

Maybe “a decision that approaches Heller itself in constitutional importance”?

What’s Team Trump’s real strategy in court?

Allahpundit Nov 24, 2020 12:40 PM

Endgames.

At last: Giuliani “enters the ring” in Team Trump’s Pennsylvania case

Ed Morrissey Nov 17, 2020 11:08 AM

“The most important thing is this will be our first established vehicle on the way to the Supreme Court.”

Alito: Religious liberty “fast becoming a disfavored right”

Ed Morrissey Nov 13, 2020 1:23 PM

“For many today, religious liberty is not a cherished freedom; it’s often just an excuse for bigotry…”

Appeals Court rules Harvard does not discriminate in admissions, Supreme Court could be next

John Sexton Nov 12, 2020 3:00 PM

“The case is among several attacking affirmative action that are expected to go forward in the courts…”

Clarence Thomas questions mask mandates

Jazz Shaw Nov 11, 2020 2:14 PM

Indirectly, at least

Today’s hot topics on #TEMS: Election news, SCOTUS’ Obamacare views, transition clues, #FoxExit blues, and more!

Ed Morrissey Nov 10, 2020 3:41 PM

Andrew Malcolm and Jeff Dunetz at 4 pm ET!

Hard to argue that Congress didn’t intend to keep ObamaCare in 2017, say … Roberts and Kavanaugh

Ed Morrissey Nov 10, 2020 12:03 PM

“That’s not our job.”

Here’s the thing of the day: The obligatory “Tapper and every other sentient being school Joy Reid on meaning of 538” post

Ed Morrissey Nov 10, 2020 11:15 AM

“How is it that MSNBC has someone so stupid on their payroll?”

SCOTUS to Pennsylvania: Segregate post-Election Day ballots … for now

Ed Morrissey Nov 07, 2020 10:56 AM

Long shots.

Let’s face it: Mail-in balloting was a disaster

Ed Morrissey Nov 06, 2020 9:46 AM

Smoke and mirrors.

Trump lawyer: We’re expecting his three SCOTUS appointees, including Amy Coney Barrett, to “come through” here

Allahpundit Nov 05, 2020 6:59 PM

Hacks.