2018 Day 524: Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire; Mitch McConnell promised a Senate vote on a new Supreme Court nominee by the fall, which Charles Schumer called the "height of hypocrisy" for Republicans; the House rejected the latest Republican immigration bill; and a federal judge ordered the federal government to reunite migrant families separated. Jun 27, 2018
2019 Day 889: The Supreme Court blocked the citizenship question from being added to the 2020 census but ruled that federal courts cannot block partisan gerrymandering; Trump marked his arrival in Japan for the G20 Summit by lashing out at U.S. allies, telling reporters that what he says to Putin in private is "none of your business"; and two women corroborated E. Jean Carroll's allegation that Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. Jun 27, 2019
2022 Day 524: A Louisiana judge temporarily blocked enforcement of a statewide "trigger law" ban on abortion; Attorney General Merrick Garland indicated that the Justice Department will protect the right to seek abortions across state lines; a coalition of 22 state attorneys general reaffirmed their commitment to defending abortion rights and expanding access to reproductive care in their states; Justice Clarence Thomas indicated that he believes the Supreme Court should reconsider defamation laws; the Jan. 6 committee unexpectedly scheduled a hearing for Tuesday to present “recently obtained evidence” and take witness testimony; and more than 1 million voters from 43 states have switched to the Republican Party over the last year. Jun 27, 2022
2023 Day 889: The Supreme Court rejected a legal theory that state legislatures have the power to decide the rules for federal elections and draw partisan congressional maps; special counsel Jack Smith’s office will interview Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as part of the federal investigation into Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election; the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and other federal agencies downplayed or ignored “a massive amount of intelligence information” ahead of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol; the audio recording of Trump discussing a “highly confidential” document he kept with an interviewer after leaving office leaked; and the current record heatwave across the U.S. South was made at least five times more likely due to human-caused climate change. Jun 27, 2023
2024 Day 1255: Judge Aileen Cannon rejected convicted felon Trump’s claim that the FBI misled the court in order to obtain a search warrant for Mar-a-Lago; the Supreme Court struck down part of a federal anti-corruption law and ruled that state officials may accept “gratuities” from people who wish to reward them for their official actions; the Supreme Court stripped the Securities and Exchange Commission of its main tool for enforcing rules against securities fraud; and the Supreme Court limited the EPA’s ability to regulate air quality. Jun 27, 2024