Trump immunity decision in balance as Supreme Court caps term
The Supreme Court is scheduled to rule on Monday on whether former President Trump enjoys immunity from criminal prosecution, a landmark decision that comes just days after the court set aside a ruling that cast doubt on charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6 riot and Trump himself. As broad as Trump’s request […]
High-stakes Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity due Monday
The Supreme Court is expected to rule Monday on Donald Trump‘s claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution surrounding his four-count indictment on an alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election. The strongest possibility that legal experts have suggested is that the case will be returned to a lower court, where a judge will […]
JD Vance says the president has 'immunity' ahead of anticipated Supreme Court ruling
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) said Sunday he believes a president has legal immunity for acts committed while in the White House, but stopped short of saying Biden shouldn’t be prosecuted for unspecified criminal acts. Vance, who was considered a finalist to be former President Trump’s running mate, predicted in an interview with Margaret Brennan on […]
STEPHEN MOORE: Climate Change Movement Goes To Court — Will Judges Ban Fossil Fuels?
Things are not going well at all for the global warming crusaders. Despite hundreds of billions of tax dollars spent on green energy over the past decade, the world and America used more fossil fuels than ever before in history last year. The electric vehicle movement is stalled out, solar and wind power are both […]
JESSICA ANDERSON: After Biden’s Debate Night Flop, The Ball Is In Republicans’ Court
This week, the New York Times released a new battleground poll that has triggered Democrat campaign consultants and caused legacy media like CNN to melt down. But before Republicans high-five each other, we should look much deeper into what this poll really means and what we need to do next. The poll generally shows that black and Hispanic […]
Supreme Court Thoroughly Rebukes Biden DOJ For Abusing Law To Go After Trump And His Supporters
The Supreme Court held Friday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) interpreted an obstruction statute too broadly when using it to charge hundreds of defendants for their behavior in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The court sided 6-3 in Fischer v. United States with a defendant who challenged the statute, Section 1512(c)(2), which holds up […]
Supreme Court Denies Steve Bannon’s Request To Stay Out Of Jail
The Supreme Court denied Friday former Trump advisor Steve Bannon’s request to stay out of jail pending his appeal. Bannon will now be required to report to prison by July 1, as a federal judge ordered him to do earlier this month. He will serve a four-month sentence for his contempt of Congress conviction, which […]
Ex-Trump official lauds Supreme Court ruling on Jan. 6 riot cases: 'Absolutely right'
Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker (R-Ill.) said the Supreme Court was “absolutely right” to block the Justice Department from prosecuting the January 6 rioters on obstruction charges. Whitaker, who served as Trump’s acting attorney general for three months after Attorney General Jeff Sessions left the role at the president’s request in 2018, said he […]
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Six-Week Abortion Ban
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the state’s six-week abortion ban on Friday. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the law in July 2023 prohibiting abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. A district court blocked the law a few days after it had been signed, and the state Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to reverse the order, […]
Why Idaho's position in the Supreme Court emergency abortions case is concerning
The right to not be turned away in a hospital emergency room remains protected for now. The US Supreme Court this week did not rule on whether states can block hospitals from treating patients with medical emergencies who need abortions, ruling that the case should not have come before the Supreme Court and will continue […]