| | | | | | | | It’s never a good sign when, on a Supreme Court decision day, the Chief Justice announces that three of the day’s opinions have been authored by Justice Samuel Alito, the justice possibly best known for flying a pro-January 6 flag outside of his house. Unfortunately, that’s precisely what happened yesterday, with Alito issuing his signature brand of hyper-partisan rulings on some of the most important issues of the day. Yesterday, the MAGA justices who make up the majority of the Court did what they were nominated to the bench to do: deliver wins to Donald Trump and his allies. Thursday’s decisions included rulings that represent a massive blow to common sense gun laws and a series of anti-immigration cases that will throw legal status into chaos for hundreds of thousands of people currently living in the United States and for those who seek asylum here. Read the full story.
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