Supreme Court rejects Mark Meadows' push to move Georgia election case to federal court
supreme court refused Tuesday It will hear former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows' appeal to have criminal charges in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election transferred to federal court. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) has indicted Meadows, President-elect Trump and more than a dozen others on charges of illegally […]
Planned Parenthood Asks Court to Strike Down Missouri Pro-Life Laws
Planned Parenthood is asking a Missouri court to strike down several of the state's pro-life laws after voters narrowly passed a constitutional amendment creating the right to kill an unborn child through abortion. . giant of abortion submitted The lawsuit was filed the day after Election Day, and is based on the passage of the […]
Wisconsin attorney argues 175-year-old abortion ban validity to state Supreme Court
Wisconsin state prosecutors filed a lawsuit Monday in the state Supreme Court seeking to reinstate a 175-year-old abortion ban. Her argument comes more than two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, a decision that effectively ended recognition of the constitutional right to abortion and mandated that states have a right […]
Former Democrat Rep. Proposes Harris As Replacement For Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor
(Left) Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris pauses during her speech on stage (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) / (Right) Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (left) and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor (right) ) was held in the House of Representatives ahead of US President Joe Biden's third State of the Union address. (Photo […]
Wisconsin supreme court seems hostile to 1849 abortion ban in oral arguments | Wisconsin
In heated oral arguments Monday morning, the Wisconsin Supreme Court appeared poised to rule that an 1849 law banning most abortions is unenforceable. The legal status of abortion in Wisconsin has been challenged since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade and ended abortion rights nationwide, sparking a nationwide ban. That includes Wisconsin, […]
Arizona Supreme Court declines ACLU’s request to extend ballot curing deadline
The Arizona Supreme Court refused to extend the state's deadline for voters to resolve mail-in voting issues because it found no evidence of disenfranchisement. The Arizona Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Election Legal Center say thousands of mail-in ballots will not be processed until after Sunday's 5pm MST deadline, and […]
Experts predict Trump will tap his own appellate judges for Supreme Court in the event of a retirement
Experts say President-elect Donald Trump may stick to his previous judicial philosophy when searching for a Supreme Court nominee should he retire as a high court judge. President Trump appointed three people to the Supreme Court, all of whom were under the age of 55 at the time of their appointment. Similarly, Trump appointed more […]
Court rules on alleged cheater who kept $70,000 engagement ring in case that challenged state law
The Massachusetts Supreme Court just decided what to do with a $70,000 engagement ring that was at the center of a dispute between a former couple. The ruling overturned a 60-year-old state rule that required judges to determine who is responsible for ending a relationship and instead mandated that engagement rings must be returned to […]
Chinese National Detained For Allegedly Trespassing At Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Despite Court Ban
Authorities on Friday ordered a Chinese national to be held on trespassing charges after he allegedly tried to break into President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion. Police arrested Zijie Li, a 39-year-old Chinese national, who arrived at the gate of the property by Uber on Thursday. According to To the Associated Press. Mr. Lee violated a […]
Illinois’ semiautomatic weapons ban tossed in federal court as governor vows swift appeal
A federal judge on Friday overturned Illinois' ban on semi-automatic weapons, relying on a recent Supreme Court decision that strictly interpreted the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear firearms. U.S. District Judge Stephen P. McGlynn announced this lengthy finding in his ruling, saying it applied universally, not just to plaintiffs who filed lawsuits challenging […]