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Chief Justice John Roberts is seen before the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 7, 2024.
The Supreme Court Has Murdered the Constitution: After this Supreme Court session, Ryan Cooper writes, the Court's right-wing majority has turned the Constitution into an utterly meaningless piece of paper. Campaign Finance Laws Give Harris Big Boost in Biden Dropout Scenario: If President
Biden were to drop out, the only potential candidate eligible to use the hundreds of millions of dollars the Biden campaign has already raised without massive legal complications is Kamala Harris. David Dayen has the story.
Highway Robbery: How Junk Fees Hit Truckers: The FTC has recently moved to crack down on junk fees in various sectors. Increased regulation, Emma Janssen reports, could help protect truckers from exploitative towing fees.
The Supreme Court is Begging to Be Reined In: When a six-member majority is literally declaring a former president who appointed three of them to be functionally above the law, Hassan Kanu writes, the case for court reform couldn’t be clearer. Say It Ain't So, Joe: Joe Biden's refusal to step down and let someone else take the reins, when the stakes are as high as democracy itself, is an indictment of his character in a career full of selfish and narcissistic decisions.
Read the latest installment of Rick Perlstein's column The Infernal Triangle.
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