In a Thursday morning opinion that likely surprised no one who has been paying attention, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Black man who argued that racial bias tainted the jury that convicted him. The case, Pitchford v Cain, saw five justices side with Terry Pitchford, a man sentenced to death over 20 years ago for his role in killing a grocery store owner in Mississippi, according to the Associated Press. The decision suggests that even the highest court in the land recognizes that sometimes the scales of justice come with a built-in thumb on the scale.
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance took time out from his busy schedule of addressing the Air Force Academy to assure everyone that Donald Trump is 'pushing forward' with the Golden Dome - a defense initiative that sounds like a luxury condo complex but is apparently a military project. Vance claimed Trump is 'improving military quality of life' and ominously noted that America's 'adversaries are studying this country every day.' Because nothing says 'we're on top of things' like a vague reference to being watched.
The court also has other Trump-related cases on its docket, including Trump v Cook (firing Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook), Trump v Slaughter (firing FTC member Rebecca Slaughter), and Trump v Barbara (whether administration attempts to restrict birthright citizenship are unconstitutional). It's like a legal version of 'Whac-A-Mole,' except the moles are constitutional norms.