Tag: SCOTUS

SCOTUS Aiding and Abetting Corruption at Every Turn

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WASHINGTON – In response to the end of the Supreme Court’s term, MoveOn Political Action spokesperson Joel Payne released the following statement:  “It’s bad enough that the American people are saddled with a President and Republicans in Congress who are more focused on dropping billions on bombs and ballrooms than making groceries or gas cheaper. On top of that, we have a Supreme Court stacked with MAGA loyalists that continues to give Trump free rein to make our lives harder.” “After issuing recent decisions that aid and abet Trump and…

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MoveOn on SCOTUS Ruling on Birthright Citizenship

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WASHINGTON – In response to the Supreme Court ruling issued today on whether President Trump’s executive order to revise the 14th Amendment can move forward, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “The Supreme Court has just made it easier for Trump to take away your rights. The court has a responsibility to serve as a check against any president attempting to abuse their power, and instead they’re bending the knee to Trump.  Trump is seeking outsized power to tell us who gets to be an American.…

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How Corrupt Is SCOTUS? The History of SCOTUS Corruption and What We Can Do About It

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Seven out of 10 Americans think the Supreme Court operates based on ideology, rather than being fair and impartial. We’ve seen reports of justices accepting luxury gifts and vacations worth millions of dollars. Supreme Court justices are not above the law, and we can help hold the Supreme Court accountable.  We spoke with Alex Aronson, founder of Court Accountability, who researches corruption within the Supreme Court.  Once again, it’s an unprecedented time in the U.S., and SCOTUS is playing a major role in what we’re seeing.    How did the…

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MoveOn: Unenforceable SCOTUS “Code of Ethics” Isn’t Enough

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Washington, D.C. – Following the Supreme Court releasing updated ethics guidelines without a word on enforceability measures, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement:  “A code of conduct without any clear enforcement mechanisms might as well be a list of suggestions. We applaud the incredible work from advocates, congressional allies, and activists in pressuring the Court into finally adopting some semblance of an ethics code. But, they are a long ways away to fully addressing the abuse of power that has been uncovered. This long-overdue and too-weak ethics policy…

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Where Things Stand: Biden Deploys The Military To Fight COVID As SCOTUS Helps Pandemic Linger

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<p>The White House&#8217;s latest COVID-19 mitigation efforts are a contrast to the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling today.</p> <p>President Biden <a href=”https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/01/13/remarks-by-president-biden-at-virtual-meeting-on-military-deployments-supporting-hospitals-for-the-covid-19-response/”>announced Thursday</a> that his administration would double its previous promise to hand out free at-home COVID-19 tests, with plans to send out one billion to Americans&#8217; homes. Along with that, the Biden administration will distribute N95 masks to the public as the country faces an unprecedented spike in COVID infections.</p> <p>Biden is also deploying more military personnel to hospitals. Speaking from the White House the President said that next week he…

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Trump Pleads For SCOTUS To Halt The Jan. 6 Committee’s ‘Criminal’ Investigation

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<p>The Jan. 6 Committee cautioned the Supreme Court in a Thursday <a href=”https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21-932/206949/20211230141540590_Trump%20v.%20Thompson%20brief%20in%20opposition%20FINAL%20PDFA.pdf”>filing</a> that allowing former President Trump to block access to White House records would amount to the court extending monarchical power to a former executive. </p> Talking Points Memo

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