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Letting Trump’s WH Ballroom go forward, SCOTUS majority misleads from the 1st sentence, calling it a “federal govt” project. But it's not. It's a Trump project. That's why it’s illegal. He failed to get Congress’s permission. The 4 dissenters (at right) correct the record, also in 1st sentence. ... 1/3

🚨SCOTUS 2A���� In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down Hawaii’s law that barred licensed concealed-carry permit holders from bringing handguns onto private property open to the public without the owner’s explicit consent. The Court held that the restriction falls within the plain text of the Second Amendment, as it burdens the right to bear arms for self-defense in everyday public settings, and that Hawaii failed to provide sufficiently analogous historical laws to justify it.

Great NYT story revealing memos—and true motive—of Chief Justice Roberts to bend the rules to stop Obama’s effort to regulate emissions. Roberts sees his role, not as defending the constitution, but instead as protecting the energy industry’s profits, sparing the power sector from incurring any expenses in addressing climate change. This is the mentality of a lobbyist, not a judge.