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RSN: FOCUS: Amy Davidson-Sorkin | The Supreme Court’s Big New Term

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    02 October 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News   John Roberts. (photo: Leah Millis/Getty Images) FOCUS: Amy Davidson-Sorkin | The Supreme Court’s Big New Term Amy Davidson-Sorkin, The New Yorker Davidson-Sorkin writes: "At a conference in Colorado Springs last month, John Roberts, the Chief Justice of the United States, reflected on what he said had been an 'unfortunate' year for the Supreme Court." There is a feeling with this Court that the conservative Justices could make a landmark ruling out of almost any case. A t a conference in Colorado Springs last month, John Roberts, the Chief Justice of the United States, reflected on what he said had been an “unfortunate” year for the Supreme Court. He hadn’t liked driving to work past “barricades,” he said, an allusion to the angry marches and rallies that accompanied a number of the Court’s cases last term. Many of the protests were directed at Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the decisio...

RSN: FOCUS: Dahlia Lithwick | John Roberts Can't Admit What's Happened to the Supreme Court

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      15 September 22 Panic Mode Over Minimal Funding What is now a serious shortfall in funding for September can be erased quite easily with a few decent days of fundraising. Easily. Completely ignoring fundraising got us here, reasonable donations will absolutely get us out. With urgency … right now! Marc Ash Founder,  Reader Supported News Sure, I'll make a donation!   If you would prefer to send a check: Reader Supported News PO Box 2043 / Citrus Heights, CA 95611 Follow us on  facebook  and  twitter ! Update My Monthly Donation 15 September 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News FAIR WARNING TO EVERYONE ON DONATIONS: The amount of money we need to raise may not be much, but we have to raise it. There is no alternative. We hate fundraising, you hate fundraising but this has to happen. At this point we can raise everything we need in one day. That is not an exaggeration … it’s a real opportunity. We’re going to start to push hard n...