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Latest SCOTUS leak a gift to liberals ‘salivating’ over control of high court narrative: experts
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A Supreme Court leak is giving liberals new ammunition in their long-running criticism of the emergency docket after recently published internal memos showed how the high court fast-tracks major cases, a process that critics say has served to advance key parts of President Donald Trump’s agenda in his second term.
«The liberals are salivating over this. They’re very happy because it reinforces their narrative,» South Texas College of Law professor Josh Blackman told Fox News Digital.
The memos, published Saturday by the New York Times, offered a rare look at how Chief Justice John Roberts pressed the court in 2016 to quickly block President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan. But the immediate concern now is not about what the documents revealed about the Supreme Court’s emergency docket but rather the leak itself, according to experts, who said it was a deliberate attempt to damage the court’s credibility.
«The bigger issue is people are leaking stuff to try to hurt the court,» Blackman said. «That’s the bigger story. This was done to try to make the court look bad. Roberts, I think, doesn’t come out looking very good in this one. … I think it’s designed to hurt the chief in particular.»
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President Donald Trump greets Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. as he arrives to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The leaked internal memos appeared centered on the 5-4 decision along ideological lines in February 2016 to block Obama’s signature energy plan. The memos, written by and circulated among the justices, showed Roberts urging his colleagues to quickly intervene and halt the plan, a revelation that fueled attacks from the left on the so-called shadow docket.
«The new reporting highlights the role of this rashly issued stay in inaugurating the Supreme Court’s use of unexplained and hastily issued ‘shadow docket’ proceedings to alter major national policies,» Environmental Defense Fund general counsel Vickie Patton said in a statement Monday.
The leak incident has generated several theories in legal circles that a liberal justice or retired liberal justice, or one of their former clerks, passed the 16 pages of memos off to the New York Times to weaken confidence in high-profile emergency docket decisions, which have often favored Trump since he took office. A similar, smaller-scale leak to the same New York Times reporters occurred in 2024.
A ‘deteriorating culture at the court’
Blackman noted the person who gave the decade-old memos to the New York Times could share even more.
«This person probably kept a lot of things and decided to leak this, and there might be even more coming,» Blackman said. «I think this is absolutely partisan, and it’s done in a way to hurt and wound the court and to reaffirm this notion that the shadow docket is an evil, nefarious regime.»
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Former President Barack Obama speaks to supporters during a get out the vote rally at Essex County College gymnasium in Newark, N.J., on Nov. 1. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu)
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley echoed Blackman’s sentiments in an op-ed, saying «the controversy over the use of the shadow docket is immaterial to this story.»
Turley pointed to the Dobbs opinion leak to Politico from 2022, which was, at the time, a stunning violation of the high court’s confidentiality. Turley noted while that breach was an apparent «effort to influence the final opinion,» this latest one is about an old case and therefore «had a purely malicious purpose to embarrass or disrupt the court.»
«The leaks appear to reflect a deteriorating culture at the court,» Turley added.
The Supreme Court’s press office did not respond to an inquiry from Fox News Digital about the leaks.
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Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told Fox News on Monday the memos were «100%» intended to discredit the court. Hawley and his wife, Erin, a lawyer at the conservative Alliance Defending Freedom, both previously worked as law clerks for Roberts.
«You can tell from the news article that builds it that way,» Hawley said. «They criticize the court for how they’re managing their docket. They say this is some big conspiracy. The only conspiracy is the multi-year effort funded by somebody to undermine the institution of the court from within, from without. … We need to find out who’s doing this.»
Shadow docket criticism
The emergency docket allows litigants to bypass lengthy court proceedings and seek immediate relief from the Supreme Court if lower courts block them through restraining orders or preliminary injunctions.
Democrats have criticized the Supreme Court for the higher frequency of emergency decisions, which often contain little explanation but have increased because of what legal experts say is a rise in executive actions in lieu of Congress passing laws. In Trump’s second term, the justices have ruled in favor of Trump on emergency decisions most of the time, clearing the way for Trump to fire masses of federal employees, cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts, move forward with aggressive immigration policies and more.
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Last week, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Biden appointee, tore into the high court’s majority during a Yale Law School speech for issuing what she said were rushed, «scratch-paper musings» that advance «harmful» policies.

Ketanji Brown Jackson attends the 2026 Recording Academy Honors presented by The Black Music Collective during the 68th Grammy Awards on Jan. 29, 2026, in Los Angeles, Calif. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
Upon introducing a bill to «increase transparency» of the emergency docket in December, Rep. Jamie Raskin, the leading Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said the Supreme Court was losing credibility by not allowing cases to first play out in the lower courts.
«The Roberts Court’s reliance on the Shadow Docket to covertly fast-track one-paragraph decisions on major cases drives tremendous mistrust toward Justices already facing record-low levels of public confidence,» Raskin said at the time.
Roberts the ‘bulldozer’
The Clean Power Plan would have involved the Obama Environmental Protection Agency imposing regulations on coal-powered plants under the Clean Air Act, a move that red states and industry groups implored the Supreme Court to quickly stop in 2016. Roberts, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, wrote, according to the memos, that without the high court stepping in, «both the states and private industry will suffer irreparable harm from a rule that is — in my view — highly unlikely to survive.»
The New York Times described Roberts as acting like a «bulldozer.» Blackman said «it’s very clear» that Roberts stepped in to stop the EPA administrator from ramming through a plan in Obama’s last year in office that could reshape the energy sector with only the «very liberal» D.C. appellate court weighing in.
In another memo, Justice Elena Kagan, an Obama appointee, disagreed with Roberts, saying «the unique nature of the relief sought in these applications gives me real pause.»
In a matter of days, the high court issued its brief, unexplained decision along ideological lines to temporarily block Obama’s plan. The move would become a death blow to Obama’s efforts because Democrats would lose the White House later that year.
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Blackman noted that accountability for leaking the private memos, which framed Roberts as spearheading a reckless decision, would be difficult, saying any possible crime would fall outside of statutes of limitations and that, outside of the possibility of attempting to disbar the culprit for an ethics violation, there was no real recourse, especially for conservatives seeking to punish a possible left-leaning leaker.
«If a liberal leaks they’ll get a medal,» Blackman said. «They’ll become a hero. They’ll suffer zero professional consequences. In fact, they’ll probably be better off.»
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La Premier League vive una revolución en los bancos: quiénes resisten en medio del recambio
La Premier League cierra el mercado de técnicos con una plantilla de banquillos completamente renovada. Mikel Arteta es el único superviviente de una era que ya parece lejana: el entrenador del Arsenal acumula más de seis años al frente de su club, una cifra que en el contexto actual resulta casi inverosímil.
Según informó Sports Illustrated, durante la temporada 2025-26 se registraron 11 cambios de técnico en la máxima categoría inglesa, con Nottingham Forest, Chelsea y Tottenham Hotspur entre los clubes que recurrieron a más de un reemplazante a lo largo del mismo curso.
La agitación no se detuvo con el pitido final. El verano de 2026 trajo consigo una nueva oleada de movimientos que transformó por completo el paisaje de los banquillos. Más de la mitad de los 20 clubes de la Premier League afrontarán la temporada 2026-27 con un técnico que lleva menos de dos meses en el cargo.
De acuerdo con Sports Illustrated, nueve entrenadores debutarán oficialmente con sus respectivos clubes en la primera jornada del campeonato, un récord absoluto en la historia de la competición.
El caso más llamativo entre los recién llegados es el de Xabi Alonso, quien asumió la dirección técnica de Chelsea el 1 de julio de 2026 tras su exitoso paso por el Bayer Leverkusen. En esa misma semana, Andoni Iraola —hasta entonces técnico del Bournemouth— firmó con Liverpool, mientras que Enzo Maresca dejó Chelsea para ocupar el banco del Manchester City, vacante tras la salida de Pep Guardiola después de una década en el club. Oliver Glasner tomó el mando en Nottingham Forest y Álvaro Arbeloa, exdefensa del Real Madrid y técnico sin fortuna en la misma institución madrileña, aterrizó en el Fulham el 7 de julio, la incorporación más reciente del mercado.
Otros nombramientos relevantes incluyen a Marco Rose en el Bournemouth (1 de junio), a Pierre Sage en el Crystal Palace (15 de junio) y a Gary O’Neil en el Ipswich Town (23 de junio). La única plaza vacante al cierre de este listado es la del Newcastle United, que todavía no anunció al sucesor de Eddie Howe. El medio especializado apuntó que Matthias Jaissle aparece como el candidato favorito para ocupar ese puesto.
En el tramo opuesto de la tabla figuran técnicos con mayor recorrido, pero incluso ellos representan la excepción. Michael Carrick, designado interino en el Manchester United en enero de 2026 y ratificado de forma permanente en mayo, ya figura en el top 10 con apenas 198 días en el cargo. Roberto De Zerbi, contratado por el Tottenham Hotspur en marzo, acumula 121 días. Sports Illustrated describió el dato de Carrick como “sorprendente” dentro de un panorama técnico que cambia a un ritmo sin pausa.
A continuación, el listado completo de los técnicos en activo de la Premier League, ordenados según su antigüedad al frente de cada club:
Contratado el 22 de diciembre de 2019, el técnico español es el más longevo de la división. También el más veterano de las cuatro categorías del fútbol profesional inglés. Bajo su gestión, el Arsenal conquistó la Premier League 2025-26, el primer título liguero del club en 22 años.
El técnico vasco asumió el banquillo del Aston Villa el 1 de noviembre de 2022. Con él, el club de Birmingham consolidó su regreso a la élite europea. Curiosamente, Emery ya había dirigido al Arsenal antes de que Arteta lo relevara en el cargo.
El técnico alemán llegó a Leeds United el 4 de julio de 2023. Su permanencia al frente del equipo incluyó el ascenso del club a la Premier League, donde ahora afronta una nueva temporada.
Régis Le Bris — Sunderland — 2 años y 1 mes
Incorporado el 1 de julio de 2024, el técnico francés condujo al Sunderland hasta la primera división inglesa y mantiene el cargo para la campaña 2026-27.
Fabian Hürzeler — Brighton & Hove Albion — 2 años y 1 mes
Nombrado el 2 de julio de 2024, el joven entrenador alemán continúa al frente del proyecto del Brighton, uno de los clubes más activos en el desarrollo de perfiles técnicos sin experiencia previa en la élite.

O’Neil llegó al Ipswich Town el 23 de junio de 2026 para dirigir al club en su segunda temporada consecutiva en la máxima categoría del fútbol inglés.
El italiano, extécnico del Chelsea, fue anunciado como nuevo entrenador del Manchester City el 29 de junio de 2026, con la misión de reconstruir al equipo tras la salida de Pep Guardiola.
El excentrocampista español asumió el banco del Chelsea el 1 de julio de 2026, su segundo cargo como entrenador tras su etapa en el Bayer Leverkusen.
El austríaco tomó las riendas del Nottingham Forest el 6 de julio de 2026, en la tercera contratación del club en lo que va de temporada.
El exdefensa del Real Madrid fue presentado como técnico del Fulham el 7 de julio de 2026, la última incorporación confirmada antes del inicio de la temporada.
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Top Trump ally warns super PAC bankrolled by Dem billionaire is meddling in his GOP primary
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A clean energy super PAC bankrolled by a left-wing billionaire is pouring millions into an effort to unseat Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., as he wages a bid for re-election in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District.
The Invest in Tomorrow Coalition super PAC had spent roughly $1.3 million on opposing Ogles and supporting his Republican challenger, Charlie Hatcher, Tennessee’s former commissioner of agriculture, and recently bought another $700,000 worth of ads.
The group has raised $6.7 million this year, making Ogles a sizable portion of their spending this cycle. A Fox News Digital review of FEC filings discovered that the super PAC is bankrolled by Chris Larsen, the California-based billionaire chairman of Ripple, which is described on its website as the «leading financial technology company that offers crypto solutions for businesses.»
Larsen has donated $6 million to the super PAC since Feb. 2026. His latest $5 million donation to Invest in Tomorrow Coalition PAC is his second-largest single donation after donating $5,444,975 to Future Forward PAC in 2024 to support Kamala Harris’s failed presidential campaign.
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Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Larsen has also donated over $1 million to the Jane Fonda Climate PAC, over $1 million between the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and over $300,000 supporting Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., among other six-figure donations to top Democratic campaigns and PACs.
The way that Ogles sees it, it’s an attempt to show Republicans what happens when lawmakers attempt to scale back government investments in renewable energy sources.
«When you have a group spending roughly $2 million in a Republican primary, that tells you how much money they’re making off of government subsidies, and they’re upset that the government welfare has been taken away from them,» Ogles told Fox News Digital in an interview.
Larsen, who is an angel investor and climate philanthropist, is making «climate change his top priority,» according to an online bio.
«He founded the Larsen Lam Climate Change Foundation (since renamed as the Clean Break Fund) in 2021 to guide his climate philanthropy, and is an active early investor in numerous climate tech companies, as well as several prominent climate funds,» the bio continues. «His philanthropic priorities include the climate-driven home insurance crisis, making climate change a bipartisan issue once again, and carbon dioxide removal, among many other projects.»
Ogles, a member of the fiscally minded House Freedom Caucus, has been one of the most outspoken Republicans calling for a reversal of energy initiatives passed under President Joe Biden. Among them, Ogles has argued against clean energy subsidies in Biden’s Infrastructure and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.
But more than that, Ogles thinks it’s his proximity to Trump that has made him a target.
«It’s because I’m close to the president. It is because I am outspoken. And quite frankly, it is because I speak plainly on these issues,» Ogles said.
Trump, who has endorsed Ogles, reaffirmed his support for the conservative firebrand ahead of the primary.
«Andy will be really enshrined as one of the best congressmen that you’ll ever see. He’s just fantastic,» Trump said. «Andy has always been there when we needed him and when I needed him. He’s been a great help. He’s been a source of inspiration to a lot of people in Congress.»
Figures who have donated to Invest in Tomorrow framed energy policy as an issue with electoral consequences, hinting that Ogles is on the wrong side of the issue.
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United States Representative Andy Ogles joined the news event in front of the U.S. Capital to announce The Ending Chemical Abortion Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., United States on Sept. 28, 2023. (Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
«Our campaign is here to show that politicians who oppose clean energy do so at their own political peril. Andy Ogles is next,» Tom Matzzie, the PAC’s executive chairman, said in a statement to Axios.
Matzzie is also CEO of a solar energy company, CleanChoice Energy.
When asked about the comment, Ogles said he doesn’t think his views are at odds with the way voters see energy and has characterized the opposition spending as an attempt to buy a seat energy groups can control.
«If trying to build an energy sector that is self-reliant, because it’s a national security issue, makes me an extremist, then so be it.»
Ogles said he stands by his all-of-the-above energy stance. In his view, it’s not the government’s job to pick winners and losers in the energy market — especially in light of the country’s overspending challenges.
«I’m not against solar. We have a farm. I’ve got a big shop. You know, I’ve contemplated putting solar on my shop to help to run my farm. But I don’t want a government subsidy to make it work. I don’t need a government subsidy to pay for it,» Ogles said.
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Rep. Andy Ogles walks through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, District of Columbia, on Feb. 3, 2026. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
«Look, at the end of the day, you know, I voted for conservative policies and that’s what America wants right now. We’re barreling towards $40 trillion in debt,» he added.
The Tennessee primary will take place on Thursday, Aug. 6.
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