MAGA Corrupts the Courts
Ultra rightwing conservative justices are turning a blind eye to corruption and are putting their thumbs on the scales of justice in order to help Trump avoid legal accountability.
The public's faith in the American legal system is collapsing for good reason. Rightwing justices have overturned decades of legal rights and are helping Trump avoid accountability by supporting rightwing legal theories without precedent or merit. Regardless of all of this, Chief Justice Roberts has rejected ethics reform despite the growing number of court scandals, including Justice Thomas accepting millions in undisclosed gifts from rightwing billionaires and Justice Alito publicly flying flags supporting the January 6 Insurrection.
Sam Alito Has an Upside-Down Vision of Democracy, Democracy Docket | 6/7/2024
By Madeleine Greenberg
Alito tightly adheres to the Republican agenda, which places electoral successes and power consolidation above all else.
Video: Judge Cannon rips up court schedule in Mar-a-Lago case, benefitting Trump, CNN | 6/5/2024
Judge Aileen Cannon is again, pushing some of the legal questions that have been before her for months even further down the road.