This hearing just wrapped. My read is that it went worse for Vance/GOP challengers than expected. Roberts asked an early question revealing skepticism with their campaign finance challenge. And other than Kavanaugh and Alito, the conservative majority was mostly mum. We'll see...

Interesting: Justice Brett Kavanaugh takes what appears to be a shot at Citizens United, says the Supreme Court's campaign finance law decisions have reduced the power of political parties compared to outside groups with "negative effects on our constitutional democracy."

Justice Samuel Alito defends what he calls the "unfairly maligned decision in Citizens United" which he said levelled the playing field for all corporations with those that "control all of the national media."

The Supreme Court is hearing whether VP Vance can challenge a campaign finance law, but it's unclear that he can do so having so far disclaimed any 2028 run. Vance's lawyer says the court shouldn't "blind itself" to what is "obvious." #SCOTUS

No surprises in today’s #SCOTUS hearing on independent agencies. The conservatives seem poised to overturn 1935 precedent upholding their constitutionality. Trump‘s SG called the decision a “decaying husk.” Sotomayor said that would “destroy the structure of government.”

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Big day for the federal bureaucracy at #SCOTUS today, where the justices will consider overturning 90 years of precedent protecting the independence of certain gov’t agencies. At issue is whether Trump can fire a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission w/o cause.

The Supreme Court will decide this term whether Trump can deny U.S. citizenship to the children of temporary and undocumented immigrants through executive order. Unlike the last case involving injunctions, this one presents the merits straight on. No argument date yet.

BREAKING: Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump's appeal to reinstate restrictions on birthright citizenship. #SCOTUS

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On the latest Supreme Court Brief podcast, I chat with @RichardMRe about the "legal realignment" happening at #SCOTUS and the judiciary. Listen and subscribe:

BREAKING: Texas can use new gerrymandered congressional districts in upcoming elections. Supreme Court's conservative majority stays lower court order that blocked the new map as racially-motivated. The liberals dissent. #SCOTUS

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Scalia’s name came up 19 times at arguments yesterday. Recently, Alito took umbrage at an attorney’s criticism of an opinion from the “founding father of textualism.” Opinions from other justices, especially liberals, don’t hold as much weight on today’s conservative #SCOTUS.

In today’s Supreme Court Brief newsletter, I discuss the exalted status of a ‘Scalia opinion’—compared to those of other justices—at today’s #SCOTUS.

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On this wet and cold Tuesday, the Supreme Court will soon hear a case about a Democratic attorney general’s subpoena seeking records from a pro-life pregnancy clinic. #SCOTUS

BREAKING 🚨: A judge ruled that Trump’s pick Lindsey Halligan was “illegally appointed” as U.S. attorney and tossed the Comey and James cases. The dismissals are “without prejudice,” meaning they could technically be refiled — though Comey’s attorneys say the statute of

No action from Supreme Court today on Trump's appeals to revive birthright citizenship restrictions for the children of immigrants.

Later on, Justice Gorsuch said members of the military could even be criminally prosecuted for following an unlawful order from the president, which he said was a "check" on the president's powers. Once again, Trump's lawyer, now the solicitor general, agreed. "Absolutely."