Two Supreme Court justices appeared before Congress on Tuesday to testify on the high court’s annual budget request, a showing that was rare for several reasons. Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett, a liberal and conservative appointed by presidents of different political parties, sat side by side in back-to-back hearings as they defended the court’s roughly $228 million ask for fiscal year 2027. Read More: https://thehill.com/newsletters/the-gavel/5968759-supreme-court-testify-congress-budget/ #scotus #law #trump
The Supreme Court spent its just-completed term sidelining Congress and amassing power for the ascendant branches of government: the presidency and the court itself. Why it matters: As the court strips Congress of its power, decisions over people's money, jobs, votes and health shift toward the president and nine justices appointed for life. - After this term, Congress can't insulate regulators from the president, limit political parties' spending or require race-conscious voting districts . The big picture: For decades, conservative lawyers have argued the Constitution grants all executive power to one person: the president. - The theory, called the unitary executive, holds that no one who enforces federal law is independent of the…
The times obtained secret memos of internal discussion between supreme court justices and their so-called “Shadow docket.” #supremecourt #justice #leaked #memos
