Carrie Severino
@JCNSeverino
President of JCN (@judicialnetwork). Co-Author of Justice on Trial. RT ≠ endorsement. I probably should include something witty here.
The strong finish to this Supreme Court term showed that we are truly in a revolutionary era. The years of the Warren and Burger Courts brought thinly veiled judicial legislation. The Rehnquist Court often ended its terms with judicial activism. This term, however, the Court…
Today, in GenBioPro v. Raynes, the divided panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit declined to overturn West Virginia’s Unborn Child Protection Act. Judge Wilkinson’s opinion points to the Dobbs decision: “We take no position on the wisdom or folly of West…
Planned Parenthood does not have a constitutional right to continue receiving taxpayer dollars. Judge Talwani’s latest order not only undermines the express wishes of Congress and President Trump when they defunded Planned Parenthood in the One Big Beautiful Bill, but it sets a…
In the 80 years since “court-packing” was rejected, Democrats have continued to campaign on the universally rejected initiative. A fringe idea that would destroy judicial independence has now become a recurrent call from the modern Left.
On this day—July 22, 1937—the Senate rejected FDR’s “court‑packing” plan (70–22), protecting what was described then as “judicial independence” in the face of political pressure. FDR proposed to expand the Supreme Court and shift its ideological balance. An image of the court…
Washington state’s controversial reporting law clearly infringed on the seal of confession and thus burdened the free exercise of religion. While this ruling is a win for religious liberty, it is shocking to see a state government attempt this and a reminder of why we need…
Great news for Wisconsin and a victory for @WILawLiberty — the State Bar of Wisconsin will cease DEI programming and considerations. Discrimination based on race, sex, religion, or other immutable characteristics is an affront to the rule of law. Lawyers should be considered on…
ICYMI: Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected the claim that the Equal Rights Amendment was ratified as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. That’s right, this crazy legal theory is beyond the pale even the Ninth Circuit, not to mention Justice…
“Jackson’s judicial philosophy mirrors that of then-Supreme Court Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall who described his judicial philosophy as follows, ‘You have to do what's right and let the law catch up.’” - @larryelder This “judicial philosophy” is antithetical to the role…
The Supreme Court’s ruling in SFFA v. Harvard, declaring race-based admissions unconstitutional, was not a suggestion for higher education; however, some institutions seem to think the Equal Protection Clause and Title VI don’t apply to them. It’s encouraging to see…
🚨🚨🚨 Come for this INSANE story of left-wing *federal judges* directly coordinating with left-wing climate activists in group chats. STAY for the mysterious references to “the powers that be” coordinating this outrageous scandal. foxnews.com/politics/judge…
🚨 The Climate Judiciary Project organized a years-long online forum to promote climate activist materials to judges across the country. So, where is Sheldon Whitehouse to sound the alarm on this judicial capture scheme? I thought he cared about that...
Jenn Mascott is a longtime friend, a clerk to both then-Judge Kavanaugh and Justice Thomas. She is an expert on the separation of powers and the administration from her time as a law professor and leading the Gray Center at Scalia Law School, not to mention her experience working…
In the short time since the Supreme Court broke for the summer, certain liberal judges — both district court and Supreme Court — continue to generate headlines that raise red flags. District court judges have attempted to defy the Supreme Court, but Justice Jackson has seemed…
I don’t even know where to begin: Senator Whitehouse laments to Dahlia Lithwick that the conservative justices are “focused on the pure, narrow, little specific legal issues within the four corners of the case.” You read that right. This US Senator is apparently clueless that…
“What is so shocking is that...parents had to go to the Supreme Court to be able to pluck their children out from some type of indoctrination that went against their moral and religious values.” - @EmilyCompagno 👆🏻 Especially after the Supreme Court *affirmed* that parents have…
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court rightfully lifted a judge’s order to reinstate employees terminated from the Department of Education as part of the Trump administration’s large-scale reduction efforts. The Court continues to rein in lower judges who attempt to block…
For too long, the Right played defense while the Left weaponized our legal system. It's time to fight to win. THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE is the inside story of how we beat the Left in court before—and how we can do it again. Available for preorder now. 🧵 bit.ly/TheLastLineOfD…
.@SenWhitehouse, member of an all-white beach club, the modern “separate but equal” facility, is actually citing Justice Harlan’s storied “colorblind” solo dissent in Plessy rejecting “separate but equal” as ever permissible. Only a wealthy entitled Senator from Newport would…
The Schemers have much more to fear, and they know it. As best I can tell, KBJ is being true to herself, true to her oath, and true to her native land. That’s my take, anyway. (P.S. Harlan was alone in dissent, too, and that aged well.)
The woman speak like she's a campus activist -- someone remind her she's a Supreme Court justice.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: "There are sometimes when, even after the principal dissent is written, I have a slightly different perspective or a different take on something or this is an issue of particular importance to me for whatever reason. Where I will say, 'Forgive me…