The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a challenge to Mississippi's law that permanently strips voting rights from citizens who are convicted of certain felonies, Reuters reported. A lower court already rejected a lawsuit brought on the grounds that the law violates the Constitution.
In 2018, six men in Mississippi filed a class action lawsuit after they were barred from voting after serving their sentences. The lawsuit alleged that the 1890 provision was a violation of the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment and the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause.
The Mississippi Constitution stipulates that the voting ban is for serious crimes ranging from rape and murder to bribery, forgery, arson, and theft. Still, the plaintiffs' attorneys argued that it caught too many minor crimes, such as "writing a bad check for $100 or stealing $250 worth of timber."
Many news outlets have pointed out that the law suffers from original sin since it was enacted during the Jim Crow era in 1890. However, it's clear it has nothing to do with race in modern times as the plaintiffs, convicted of receiving stolen property and grand larceny, were Black and White.
It's believed that the rule is rooted in the post-Civil War racism of the Jim Crow South. During the reconstruction period, Blacks were freed from slavery but still faced oppressive race-based laws, whether overtly or disguised underneath other provisions.
Mississippi adopted Section 241 to its constitution specifically to disenfranchise Black voters. Court filings note that it intentionally removed crimes considered "White crimes" while those considered at the time to be "Black crimes" were added to the provision.
Those who object to the law point to the disparity in the makeup of those who have been disenfranchised. In Mississippi, Black voters comprise 58% of the people barred from casting ballots, while they make up only 38% of the population of the state.
An initial review by a three-judge appeals panel determined that the law violated the Eighth Amendment. "Mississippi stands as an outlier among its sister states, bucking a clear and consistent trend in our nation against permanent disenfranchisement," the opinion penned by Judge James Dennis stated.
However, a second review by the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the ban in a 13-6 opinion in 2024. Notably, only the Magnolia State and Virginia still have laws that "permanently disenfranchise first-time offenders who were convicted of non-violent and non-voting-related felonies," the lawsuit notes.
Mississippi does have remedies for those who have been disenfranchised because of this provision. A person can receive a pardon from the governor or a vote by two-thirds of the state legislature to overturn the ban.
Although the legislature only successfully intervened 18 times between 2013 and 2018, it is nevertheless a remedy if the law is unfairly applied. The state also has the option of changing the law through the legislature.
As the filing noted, 26 states have opened voting rights to felons since 1974, USA Today reported. If this were merely about changing the law, that would be the remedy of choice.
However, it seems that opponents have attempted to make a statement about the origins of the law rather than the merits of it. Ironically, Ketanji Brown Jackson, in her dissent, implied there is such a thing as a "Black" and "White" crime as she contends that the offenses that trigger the voting ban "still work the very harm the 1890 convention intended - denying Black Mississippians the vote."
The provision is certainly a relic of the segregation era, which is a blight on American history. However, to say that a ban enforced for certain crimes is racist implies that people from a particular race are the only ones committing those crimes, and that is the most racist assumption of all.
President Donald Trump quickly rescinded an executive order by Joe Biden that Republicans said amounted to using government funding to register Democrat voters, and Republicans are now demanding documentation of actions taken under the order.
The outrage concerns executive order 14019, known as "Promoting Access to Voting," which ordered all federal agencies to submit plans to Biden's domestic policy advisor for how they planned to increase voter registration and participation. It was rescinded by Trump on day one of his administration.
The order also increased coordination with "approved, nonpartisan third-party organizations" in voter registration drives.
But Republicans argued that the approved groups were anything but nonpartisan.
Republican lawmakers want to know more about actions taken under 14019, and they are insisting that records be turned over.
"I’m glad to see President Trump is already taking steps to enhance our election integrity," Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) told the Washington Examiner. "As chairman of the Committee on House Administration, I sent letters to the executive branch agencies that were suspected of violating the law demanding the preservation of documents related to Executive Order 14019. We look forward to receiving those documents from the previous administration and are eager to begin working with President Trump on this critical issue."
If a president can get away with ordering federal agencies to register voters using third party organizations that align with their own party's policies, election integrity in America might as well be dead.
That's why lawmakers can't just let it go and move on. They have to make sure nothing like this is allowed to happen again--in either party.
Subpoenas have been issued, and if Steil and his committee can prove the administration violated the Hatch Act and other such laws, they can send a clear warning against any further orders like this.
The efforts to uncover wrongdoing have been going on since May 2024, and are just now starting to get somewhere.
President of the conservative Capital Research Center think tank in Washington, D.C. Scott Walter alleged that Democrats would be up in arms if the same kind of executive order were signed by Trump.
"Imagine if, say, the Heritage Foundation drafted an executive order for President Trump to boost voter turnout, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives worked with the National Rifle Association to carry it out while ignoring subpoenas from Democratic-run committees," Walter said. "The mainstream media and Democratic leaders would be properly outraged. Americans deserve accountability now from bureaucrats who ignored the law to boost partisan turnout."
"Joe Biden spent his entire term turning the federal government into a get-out-the-vote machine for the Left and hiding the evidence," said FGA Federal Affairs Director Stewart Whitson, formerly FBI, said.
"Our lawsuit is ongoing, and we're pursuing those records so the American people can see the full scope of the Biden administration's attempts to use the federal government to change the outcome of an election," Whitson said.
Fans of British reality television are reacting to the sad news that the death of a former contestant on a business and finance-related program died by his own hand.
As GB News reports, Graeme Turner, who gained notoriety as a contender on the hit show Dragons' Den, was discovered deceased in a woodland area in Wales at the age of 53, with his death since ruled a suicide.
It was back on Oct. 1 that Turner was found deceased in Pwllheli, North Wales, though his funeral was not held until Jan. 16, as the Daily Mail reports.
According to Turner's friends, his death came after what was described as “a long battle with illness.”
More specifically, the subsequent formal inquest into his demise led to a declaration of suicide, as delivered by Coroner Kate Robertson.
Turner became known to the television viewing public back in 2010 when he appeared on Dragons' Den to pitch a business idea -- that of customizable, sports-themed children's wallpaper -- to the program's panel of investors.
Though his on-air presentation of his football stadium decor concept did not garner the £50,000 injection of investor capital he had sought, Turner continued to operate his enterprise on an independent basis.
In the wake of Turner's death, his son posted an emotional tribute on social media explaining the profound nature of his loss.
“I have just lost the best, strongest, kindest, most loyal, courageous dad I have ever had and known, he was the godfather, the inspiration in my life,” he began.
The grieving son added, “I am devastated, and that is an understatement.”
Friends of Turner also weighed in on the tragedy, with one writing, “Very sad news, Graeme was a true gentleman and will be sadly missed by all. Condolences to Graeme family and friends.”
Another recalled of Turner, “An absolute gentleman who will be sadly missed by all who knew him, my thoughts are with his family at this sad time, safe now in the arms of Jesus.”
According to the BBC, Dragon's Den is a program in which “aspiring entrepreneurs have one chance to make their dreams come true when they pitch their business idea to five multimillionaire investors," a concept strikingly similar to that of American television's popular, long-running show, Shark Tank.
Given the outpouring of sadness that has followed Turner's death and the tragic declaration of its cause, it is clear that just as in the United States, reality television in Britain continues to bring compelling personalities into the public consciousness in an impressive and enduring way.
President Donald Trump will speed up recovery efforts for victims of the Los Angeles Wildfires by waiving federal permitting requirements, Breitbart reported. The president is also asking local authorities to do the same.
Over 16,000 structures have been burned up in the wildfires that began earlier this month and are still smoldering. The death toll is up to 28 so far while countless others are left picking up the pieces after the infernos.
Trump toured the devastation Friday and joined a roundtable discussion with Los Angeles county officials. "We’re going to waive… essentially waive, all federal permits," the president announced. "We’re going to have you go very quickly, because the federal permit can take 10 years. We’re not going to do that… We don’t want to take 10 days," Trump said to cheers.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "We're going to waive all federal permits... Because a federal permit can take 10 years... we don't want to take 10 days." pic.twitter.com/m3w70ld1GR
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) January 25, 2025
Trump was ready to get things moving for California's recovery and said he would declare a national emergency to speed things along. "By doing that, I can give you immediate, like, immediate permits," Trump said.
"I’d ask that the local permitting process be the same," he added for county officials. Trump was concerned as some victims were told they would have to wait 18 months to begin cleanup.
The president urged Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to take action for residents who may be left waiting so long. "I can’t imagine that," Trump said.
"So they are literally in a position right now; they’d like to start tonight, and they’ll clean their site, they’ll do everything. They just want to start," Trump said. "And they were very concerned with the 18 months. So I’m sure you can get it down to, I would say, not even 18 days," he went on.
“They are ready, Mayor, they are ready to start,” Trump told Bass. The mayor agreed with Trump to waive these permit requirements and responded, "We’re ready."
Just days into his second term in office, Trump is already throwing his weight around for the sake of ordinary people. During the meeting with Bass, the president was firm in pushing to streamline the process to clean up and rebuild their homes and businesses.
Actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson spoke for many Californians when he told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he was "glad Trump's here at the moment," The Hill reported. "It’s like daddy arrived, and he’s taking his belt off, you know?" Gibson joked.
"So, I think he’ll get some results here quickly," he added. Gibson is one of the victims of the fire after his home in Malibu burned earlier this month.
He's also one of the president's special envoys to Hollywood as of last week. Gibson said he was "surprised" to be included along with actors Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight, but he understood that his "duty as a citizen is to give any help and insight I can."
The people of California are suffering while their leaders are wasting time with red tape. Trump won't allow them to get away with this now that he's president, and Americans are cheering him on all the way.
A federal judge voted Thursday to block President Donald Trump's executive order limiting birthright citizenship, Breitbart reported. US District Judge John Coughenour called the order "blatantly unconstitutional" during the hearing.
Trump signed the order in the first hours of his second term as president, which began on Monday. In it, he argued that birthright citizenship did not apply to illegal immigrants or those in America on a visa as they are not "subject to the jurisdiction" of the U.S. as stated in the law.
Almost immediately, it faced severe opposition from 22 states, which sued to block it. Coughenour's ruling in Washington state puts a 14-day stop to the order nationwide.
"Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the Bar could state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order. It just boggles my mind," Coughenour said to Justice Department attorney Brett Shumate's argument in favor of the order.
Opposition to the executive order was swift and strong from the states that sued and several civil rights groups. The decision Thursday was cause for rejoicing from the plaintiffs.
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown claimed the ban on birthright citizenship was "un-American" and celebrated the ruling. "Birthright citizenship makes clear that citizenship cannot be conditioned on one’s race, ethnicity or where their parents came from," Brown claimed.
"It’s the law of our nation, recognized by generations of jurists, lawmakers and presidents, until President Trump’s illegal action," he added. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes similarly took a shot at Trump in the aftermath.
"No president can change the constitution on a whim, and today’s decision affirms that," Mayes said. She called the decision "the first of many wins to come as my office fights instances of executive overreach and any illegal actions the new administration may take."
Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th Amendment, though it's open to interpretation. The post-Civil War law was ratified in 1868 as a way to unite a divided country.
Trump's desire to limit birthright citizenship is an outgrowth of his promise to stop the flow of illegal immigrants into the U.S. During his inaugural address, Trump confirmed his pledge to secure the Southern border and deport those already in the country who don't belong.
"First, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border. All illegal entry will immediately be halted," Trump promised just after taking the Oath of Office Monday, according to Fox News.
"And we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came," he added. The New York Post reported Friday that many illegal immigrants were already lining up for deportation flights amid threats to severely punish those in the nation illegally.
Trump's other plans include finishing the border wall he began during his first administration. He also designated Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations so that federal resources could be used to stop them, including the military.
The American people put Trump in office to tackle many issues plaguing the nation, including illegal immigration. Despite this judge's outrageous ruling to throw out the order right away, Trump has gotten so much done in his first few days in office.
The Pentagon will mobilize 1500 active-duty U.S. troops to the Southern border as part of his pledge to control illegal immigration, PBS reported. This is the first step in carrying out an executive order President Donald Trump signed on his first day in office.
Not long after being sworn in on Monday, Trump made good on one of his campaign promises. Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses got to work Wednesday, signing an order to deploy service members.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the news to reporters Wednesday in a video shared by OANN's Daniel Baldwin. "President Trump signed an executive order - 1500 additional troops to United States southern border. This comes off of his day-one action…to direct the Department of Defense to make homeland security a core mission of the agency," she said.
White House Press Secretary @karolineleavitt confirms that 1500 U.S. troops will be dispatched to the Southern border.
This comes after President Trump signed an EO directing the military to prioritize protecting the sovereignty of the southern border. pic.twitter.com/pvgI84gpjn
— Daniel Baldwin (@baldwin_daniel_) January 22, 2025
During Trump's inaugural address, he promised to quit playing games like his predecessor and fix the illegal immigration problem. "I will declare a national emergency at our Southern border," Trump said Monday.
"All illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places in which they came," he added. Nearly 36 hours later, Trump signed the executive order for troops to help with "detention space, transportation (including aircraft), and other logistics services."
This would add to the 2,500 U.S. National Guard and Reserve troops already there. This is not the first time such action has been taken to deal with an influx of illegal immigrants.
Active-duty troops were sent to the border during Trump's first term as well as under President Joe Biden. They were primarily utilized for jobs like constructing barriers, transporting border patrol agents, and other logistics.
That may be different this time if Trump's incoming Homeland Security chief and incoming Secretary of Defense agree to invoke the Insurrection Act. This 1807 law is necessary to counteract a prohibition of active-duty military personnel performing civilian law enforcement functions within the U.S.
Trump has demonstrated that he is serious about fixing the problem of illegal immigration. Besides sending troops, the newly-elected president mobilized Immigration and Customs Enforcement to conduct raids, Fox News reported.
In just the first days of Trump's second term, ICE rounded up 460 illegal immigrants. Some of those picked up had criminal records for everything from drug and weapons crimes to sexual assault and other acts of violence.
The agency is focusing on criminals illegally in the U.S. rather than the garden variety border crosser. "Right out of the gate it’s public safety threats, those who are in the country illegally that have been convicted, arrested for serious crime," Border Czar Tom Homan said Tuesday.
"But let me be clear. There's not only public safety threats that will be arrested, because in sanctuary cities, we're not allowed to get that public safety threat in the jail, which means we got to go to the neighborhood and find him," he added.
First lady Melania Trump entrusted her Inauguration Day look to longtime stylist Herve Pierre, the UK Daily Mail reported. Because of President Donald Trump is a Republican, the first lady was snubbed by many designers in the past, though that may be changing.
All eyes were on Melania Trump Monday as her husband was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. Dressed in a navy blue suit and statement hat Pierre chose for her, Melania Trump exuded confidence and class.
Her demure daytime look was second only to the stunning evening gown Pierre designed for her to wear to the Inaugural Ball that evening. Peirre's instincts have made Melania Trump the most stylish first lady, even with the fashion world against her.
Let’s give a HUGE round of applause to Hervé Pierre, Melania Trump’s stylist, on this historic and iconic look for Inauguration Day 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/F76CAWEImg
— FLOTUS Report (@MELANIAJTRUMP) January 20, 2025
Long before she married the man who made her first lady, Melania Trump was a supermodel. She graced the covers of magazines, including left-wing activist Anna Wintour's Vogue.
However, since moving into the White House in 2017, Melania Trump has become a pariah in the fashion industry. Ralph Lauren designed the light blue dress and matching bolero she wore for her husband's first inauguration but chose to dress the outgoing first lady Jill Biden instead this time around.
Still, it's difficult to keep such a beautiful woman from shining. Pierre, who has been by her side since the beginning, did just that when he chose a Harry Winston brooch with a black ribbon as a choker to compliment his custom design.
The gown, a white strapless affair with black zigzag embellishment, told the story of a woman who is an icon through and through. What Pieree said began with "a simple scribble with a marker on a piece of paper" turned into a look for the ages, securing her place in fashion.
From Hervé Pierre on Instagram:
“How it started … a simple scribble with a marker on a piece of paper can be the beginning of an idea !”
“It was such an honor to create the dress for the First Lady Melania Trump tonight.. I can’t thank her enough… it was a wonderful project,… pic.twitter.com/Ss1D47BwWC
— FLOTUS Report (@MELANIAJTRUMP) January 21, 2025
According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Melania Trump had more choices this time. Designers have warmed to the idea of her and others in her orbit donning their pieces, including second lady Usha Vance wearing Oscar de la Renta and Ivanka Trump carrying a Dior bag.
Even Vogue writer José Criales-Unzueta had to acknowledge the shift. "Does this mean that the designers who decide to dress Melania Trump have let go of their values by aligning themselves with her? Not exactly," Criales-Unzueta wrote Monday to explain away the change.
"Should the industry or the public be surprised if and when Trump is embraced by fashion in a different capacity this time around? Not at all," the author added.
It's also a different political and cultural climate, considering that Trump won with both the electoral and the popular votes. A majority of people have spoken when they voted for President Trump, and even fashion designers can't ignore that fact.
Melania Trump is a beautiful and classy woman who wears her clothes very well. It's about time that the fashion industry caught up to that fact and quit with the partisan politics.
Former U.S. Olympic cyclist Inga Thompson admits that she used to "hate" President Donald Trump until he became one of the few voices protecting women in sports from gender-confused men, the Daily Caller reported. Trump made steps to make good on his promise during his first day in office.
Trump was sworn into office on Monday in large part because of the pledge he made to stop the so-called transgender movement in its tracks. His promise was enough to get people like Thompson to change their minds about him.
"The first time he was up for election, I was making fun of him," recalled Thompson. "This time around, my position is, ‘If he’s going to protect women, I will vote for him,'" Thompson shared in an interview with The Telegraph.
"This is the biggest threat to women that I can think of happening in my generation. And I have to vote for women," she said.
Thompson initially did not expect to side against the Democratic Party. "I don’t want my boyfriend to hear this, because we’re both Democrats," she said.
"I used to hate Trump because I come from Reno, Nevada, around the casinos. I grew up with a lot of people who were in gaming, and we hated Trump. I knew people who would make deals with him, then he would back out," Thompson explained.
That changed for her when Trump took on the issue near and dear to her heart while the Democrats leaned into the idea that men could compete against women in the name of equality. Thompson said there were signs that this was a losing position, but Democrats ignored them.
"Did they not learn their lesson at the Olympics about how tone-deaf they are, how blind they are about what they’re doing to women? I’m angry at the party, being a Democrat myself, that they continue to throw women under the bus," Thompson said.
"It would have been so easy for them to allow common sense to come back. But they won’t. It’s the final straw," she added.
Trump made good on his promise on Inauguration Day with an executive order that acknowledges there are only two genders, the New York Post reported. While it doesn't specifically address the problem of men in sports, it goes a long way to correcting the insanity.
"What we’re doing today is defining that it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes: male and female. These are sexes that are not changeable, and they are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality," a newly-minted Trump White House official said.
"Across the country, ideologues who deny the biological reality of sex have increasingly used legal and other socially coercive means to permit men to self-identify as women and gain access to intimate single-sex spaces and activities designed for women, from women’s domestic abuse shelters to women’s workplace showers. This is wrong," the order says, according to CBS News.
"Efforts to eradicate the biological reality of sex fundamentally attack women by depriving them of their dignity, safety, and well-being. The erasure of sex in language and policy has a corrosive impact not just on women but on the validity of the entire American system. Basing Federal policy on truth is critical to scientific inquiry, public safety, morale, and trust in government itself," it added.
Trump is wildly popular because he is on the side of sanity. The left tried to turn women against him, but his commitment to holding the traditional line on this issue has been a game-changer.
It's done: Joe Biden is now the former President of the United States, and the second non-consecutive term of Donald Trump has begun.
At a rally on Sunday ahead of his inauguration as the nation's 47th president, Trump said he would end his presecessor's "diversity, equity and inclusion" mandates and put back in place a merit-based system as well as repealing many other of Biden's executive orders.
“Every radical and foolish Executive Order of the Biden administration will be repealed within hours of when I take the oath of office. Oh, you’re gonna have a lot of fun watching television tomorrow,” Trump said.
He then focused on DEI specifically.
“But we’re going to stop the destructive and divisive Diversity Equity and Inclusion mandates all across government and private sector and return our country to the merit system,” Trump declared.
“You know, the Supreme Court ruled that the United States is allowed to go by the merit system, which is what made us great in the first place,” he added. “That was a big, big ruling that a lot of people don’t even know about, but that was a big, tremendous ruling.”
In 2023, the high court struck down the use of affirmative action in college admissions, reacting to policies that kept many deserving Asian students out of top colleges.
“And you’re focusing on character, competence, qualifications in all hiring decisions,” Trump said. “Now, you’re allowed to go by competence, ability, and genius. You don’t have to hire somebody to send up one of his rocket ships that doesn’t know anything about what’s happening.”
He definitely has a point: some aspects of DEI have resulted in less competent workers in roles where competence is essential.
We all hope that the U.S. has reached the point where no one is discriminated against because of their race, sex, or any other part of who they are.
When Trump was elected after vowing to get rid of DEI, it caused some companies to purge their DEI policies.
Amazon, Boeing, Lowe's, Meta, McDonald's, and several major car manufacturers are among those getting rid of DEI policies.
Several have cited the Supreme Court ruling in 2023 as justification for doing so.
Sources have said that the Pentagon is in "absolute disarray" as they expect Trump to fire military leaders who have pursued DEI over merit.
The agency has been deleting DEI pages from its website and some officials are reportedly in "panic mode" as they try to figure out if they are on a list to be cut.
With Inauguration Day set for Monday, the nation is poised to turn the page on four years under President Joe Biden, a fact that has prompted a host of reflections on what was accomplished – or not – during his term in office.
As Reuters reports, one of the least impressive aspects of Biden's presidency is the manner in which his agenda -- and many liberal policy shibboleths -- faced repeated and strong rebuke at the U.S. Supreme Court, on issues ranging from abortion to student loan forgiveness.
To be sure, the conservative court majority solidified during Donald Trump's first term in office put Biden at a disadvantage when it came to matters coming before the justices in recent years, but the sheer number of defeats suffered by the president garnered significant attention.
Perhaps most staggering to Biden's supporters on the left was the high court's 2022 decision to overturn the precedent set in the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade, an outcome that sent the issue of abortion back to the respective states.
2022 also saw the court ruling in a manner that substantially expanded gun rights in the United States, a decision that has prompted the reversal of a series of state-level limitations on the Second Amendment, much to the chagrin of liberals everywhere.
The administration went down to defeat in 2023, when race-conscious college admissions were invalidated by the justices, an undeniable blow to the culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion championed by Biden and his allies.
Biden also suffered an embarrassing rejection when his campaign promise-driven plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt went down to defeat at the high court, adding to the list of policy positions thwarted during the course of the president's Oval Office tenure, a time also characterized by the Supreme Court's reversal of the Chevron doctrine of deference to administrative agencies, a concept long revered by liberals.
The staggering number of losses sustained by the Biden administration at the Supreme Court did not escape the notice of numerous legal scholars who spoke to Reuters about the outgoing president's legacy in this regard.
University of California Berkeley Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky opined, “I think it is the toughest series of defeats since Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s had many New Deal programs declared unconstitutional.”
Having served as a Department of Justice lawyer during George W. Bush's time in office, John Yoo offered his own, unique take on the losses suffered by Biden in recent years.
“It's hard to think of another president in our lifetimes who lost so many high-profile cases on issues so near and dear to his constitutional agenda,” Yoo said.
Yoo suggested that the administration stubbornly refused to change its approach when the majority justices evinced their preference for an originalist approach to cases, and it therefore “rendered itself irrelevant on the most important constitutional questions of the day.”
Biden himself took aim at the trends seen among the justices, declaring the institution “not a normal court” and a body he said was responsible for “extreme opinions that...have undermined long-established civil rights principles and protections.”
However, as he leaves office, a USA Today/Suffolk University poll suggests that the lion's share of Americans may either agree with the high court's frequent rebukes of Biden or at least realize his administration's inability to prevail before the justices, with 44% of respondents labeling him a “failed president,” and just 26% calling him either good or great -- a damning verdict no matter how you slice it.