Tag Archive for: Supreme Court

SCOTUS Immunity Decision Is Shameful And Destructive Of The Rule Of Law

Statement of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer “Our democracy has been dangerously harmed by its misguided decision.” When the Supreme Court, last December, following a […]

Slow Walking For Trump

For six months now, the Supreme Court, led by six Republican-appointed Justices, has been slow walking a decision on former President Donald Trump’s frivolous claim […]

Trump, A Jury Of His Peers, And The Roberts Court

In an op-ed published Monday on Medium, Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer discusses last week’s conviction in New York of former President Donald Trump on all […]

The Roberts Court And The Systematic Dismantling Of Our Political System

The Supreme Court, controlled by a Republican-appointed majority, has played a seminal role in gravely damaging our political system and our democracy. The Court majority […]

SCOTUS’s Grave Disservice To The American People & Rule Of Law

For five months, the Supreme Court has been thwarting the trial in United States v. Trump, likely the most important criminal trial in American history and […]

The Supreme Court Fails Country In Its Inexplicable Failure To Issue Timely Opinion On Trump Immunity

 Statement Of Democracy 21 President Fred Wertheimer “There is no excuse for taking so long on a case that has such importance to the country.” […]

Delay Is Working For Trump In 3 Of His 4 Criminal Cases

It’s been 14 days since the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. United States, the criminal case brought against former President Donald Trump who […]

E.J. Dionne Jr. In The Washington Post: “A Crisis Moment” – SCOTUS’s Republican Bias Hangs Over Trump Immunity Case

As members of the Supreme Court’s “6-3 conservative majority ponder how and when they will rule on Donald Trump’s absolute immunity claim, they should understand […]

“The Supreme Court Four”

A clear-eyed look at the performance of four conservative Justices during the Supreme Court’s oral argument in Trump v. United States last week shows a remarkable lack […]

SCOTUS Hears The Trump Immunity Case

Whether there is timely accountability for the only attempted presidential coup in American history now rests in the hands of nine Supreme Court Justices. The […]