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![Sens. Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton were part of President Trump's revamped list of potential Supreme Court justices.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/2020_0910-ted-cruz-tom-cotton-400x300.jpg)
Trump Names Anti-Abortion Senators to List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees
Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton are on the list.
![President Trump talks to reporters during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House, August 20, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0820-trump-oval-400x300.jpg)
Trump Petitions Supreme Court to Let Him Block Users on Twitter Again
Trump's lawyers, including the solicitor general, argue his Twitter use is personal, not official business.
![A police officer is seen through a broken glass at the U.S. Courthouse in Downtown Los Angeles, California, on July 25, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0811-police-protest-400x300.jpg)
Federal Judge Sets Out to Bring Down Law Shielding Police From Legal Liability
In a 72-page opinion, a federal judge challenged the Supreme Court to abolish the qualified immunity defense.
![President Trump arrives at the U.S. Capitol to attend the Republicans weekly policy luncheon on March 10, 2020, in Washington, D.C. He is flanked by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican Policy Committee Chairman Senator Roy Blunt.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0806-trump-mcconnell-400x300.jpg)
201 Trump Judges Are Busy Defining the Political Landscape for the Decades Ahead
Those 201 judges are serving without the consent of the governed because Trump lost the popular vote by 2.8 million.
![President Trump speaks before signing an Executive Order on Hiring American at the White House on August 3, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0803-donald-trump-m-400x300.jpg)
Manhattan DA Seeks Trump’s Tax Returns to Investigate Possible Fraud
Prior to Monday, it was believed the investigation was centered solely upon alleged hush-money payments Trump had made.
![LGBTQ people behind bars](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0710-trans-youth-b-400x300.jpg)
Abel Cedeño and Queer Youth of Color Are Still Caged for Self-Defense
U.S. courts routinely imprison queer people of color who defend themselves against anti-queer, anti-trans attackers.
![A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0714-supreme-court-400x300.jpg)
DOJ Conducts First Execution Since 2003 Just Hours After Supreme Court Ruling
More than 2,600 individuals on death row have been exonerated since 1989.
![The U.S. Supreme Court is viewed on July 6, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0709-supreme-court-b-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court Affirms Tribal Jurisdiction on Oklahoma Reservation Lands
“Wishes don’t make for laws,” wrote Gorsuch, rebutting efforts to wish away treaties that establish tribal jurisdiction.
![President Trump speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House on June 23, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0709-donald-trump-d-400x300.jpg)
A Bad Day for Trump Is a Good Day for the Country
The Supreme Court has affirmed that the president of the United States is not above the law. Trump is infuriated.
![Protesters rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., March 23, 2016.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/07/2020_0708-birth-control-scotus-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court Ruling Means 126,000 May Lose Contraception Coverage
Critics of the ruling said access to birth control is “basic, essential health care,” as well as a “fundamental right.”