Chairman of the board of Americans for Prosperity David Koch speaks at the Defending the American Dream summit hosted by Americans for Prosperity at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. (AP/Paul Vernon)
America for Sale

Koch Brothers Plotting Takeover of Supreme Court

The billionaire magnates have their eyes on the Supreme Court, and that’s not all.

by Jacob Sugarman

Supreme Court Strikes Down Private Prison Corporations’ Bid For Secrecy

“The more the detention system relies on private corporations, the less transparent it is. This is all the more reason to be concerned about the growing privatization of detention, which now accounts for roughly 62 percent of beds.”

Supreme Court Strikes Down Private Prison Corporations’ Bid For Secrecy

The Supreme Court ruled against two private prison corporations, GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America, which sought to block the release of records related to government contracts with them. “Today’s decision by the Supreme Court has finally put an end to private prison contractors’ relentless attempts to keep their secrets

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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."

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Trump Urges Supreme Court: Get Rid Of Rulings Against Muslim Ban

What the administration wants is for organizations that bring challenges to their authority to be constrained from invoking the record of unjust and unconstitutional conduct against Muslims seeking to enter the United States.

Trump Urges Supreme Court: Get Rid Of Rulings Against Muslim Ban

With a third version of the Muslim ban set to go into effect on October 18, President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the Supreme Court to vacate lower court rulings on previous versions of the ban. “If allowed to stand, the lower courts’ decisions threaten to undermine the executive’s ability to deal with sensitive

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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola is managing editor of Shadowproof Press. He also produces and co-hosts the weekly podcast, "Unauthorized Disclosure."

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Texas Backs Wisconsin In Battle To Protect Partisan Gerrymandering

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is backing Wisconsin in a high-profile case asking the U.S. Supreme Court whether lawmakers can go too far when drawing political maps to advantage one party.

Texas Backs Wisconsin In Battle To Protect Partisan Gerrymandering

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is backing Wisconsin in a high-profile case asking the U.S. Supreme Court whether lawmakers can go too far when drawing political maps to advantage one party. Paxton, a Republican, filed an amicus brief seeking to protect the status quo in

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Court Rules Illinois Prosecutor’s Vigilante Police Force Illegal

Former LaSalle County prosecutor Brian Towne formed a police force separate from the county’s police force called the State’s Attorney Felony Enforcement which was tasked with drug interdiction along interstate highways

Court Rules Illinois Prosecutor’s Vigilante Police Force Illegal

The Illinois Supreme Court vacated a woman’s drug-trafficking conviction, ruling that a police unit operated by an Illinois county state’s attorney’s office, independent from the county’s regular police force, had no authority to make traffic stops. In 2011, former LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne formed a police force separate from

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Poll: Most Americans Agree With Court’s Block Of Trump’s ‘Travel Ban’

50 percent of people who responded to the poll said they think a desire to prevent Muslims from entering the country was a major reason for the ban, while 20 percent said it was a minor reason.

Poll: Most Americans Agree With Court’s Block Of Trump’s ‘Travel Ban’

WASHINGTON — Most Americans say federal courts are acting properly in blocking President Donald Trump's travel ban, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Two versions of the travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries have been put on hold by federal courts. Trump says the

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Supreme Court Delivers ‘Dangerous Message’: Immunity For Former Bush Officials Over 9/11 Detentions

‘This decision regrettably provides constitutional immunity for some of the most high-level officials responsible for gross abuses in the aftermath of September 11,’ said ACLU’s Hina Shamsi.

Supreme Court Delivers ‘Dangerous Message’: Immunity For Former Bush Officials Over 9/11 Detentions

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that former George W. Bush officials cannot be held liable for the abuse and detention of a group of Muslim, South Asian, and Arab non-citizens swept up in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. "This decision regrettably provides constitutional immunity for some of the most high-level officials responsible

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