Supreme Court injected into Trump-Harris race
The issue of the Supreme Court is becoming a bigger issue in the ongoing presidential election between Vice President Harris and former President Trump. The nation’s highest court is always an issue in presidential elections because presidents have the power to appoint justices, but it’s even more important this year with Harris likely to replace […]
Trump federal election interference case sent back to trial court after SCOTUS ruling
The case has formally returned to trial following the Supreme Court’s historic ruling on former President Trump’s claim of immunity in a federal election interference case. This is standard court procedure. A month after the Supreme Court’s July 1 ruling, the case was formally sent back to the Court of Appeals, which will return it […]
NY appeals court rejects Trump’s request to lift Judge Merchan’s gag order despite end of trial
The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday The motion was denied. Donald Trump’s legal team has asked Manhattan Judge Juan Marchan to lift the remainder of a gag order he issued against the former president. Trump’s lawyers have repeatedly asked for the restraining order to be lifted, arguing it is silencing the Republican presidential […]
Biden threatens to REFORM the ‘extreme’ Supreme Court
Joe Biden may have dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, but that doesn’t mean he won’t try to take the country with him when he retires. In a speech at the Johnson Presidential Library in Texas on Monday, Biden outlined his plans to get back at Trump and “reform” the Supreme Court, blasting the […]
Court blocks FCC’s reinstatement of landmark net neutrality rules
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday blocked the Federal Communications Commission from reinstating landmark net neutrality rules, saying broadband providers are likely to prevail in court. The FCC voted along party lines in April to resume regulatory oversight of broadband internet, reinstating open internet rules adopted in 2015 that had been rolled back under then-President […]
Trump replies to DA Bragg in case to get conviction tossed in light of Supreme Court immunity decision
Former President Donald Trump filed a counter-brief to overturn his conviction in New York v. Trump after the Supreme Court ruled that the president has certain immunity for his official duties while in office. Trump was convicted of all counts of first-degree falsifying business records in an unprecedented criminal trial last month after a six-week […]
Los Angeles mayor furious at order from Gavin Newsom to clear homeless encampments in California after Supreme Court ruling
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling giving local governments more power over cleaning up homeless camps has opened political rifts among California Democrats over homelessness. While many have praised the ruling, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass slammed the decision and is now vetoing an executive order from California Governor Gavin Newsom to clean up the city. […]
Utah Supreme Court upholds block on near-total abortion ban
The Utah Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an injunction blocking the state’s near-total abortion ban, upholding a law allowing abortions up to 18 weeks of pregnancy while litigation continues. The 4-1 decision by the female-majority Supreme Court is a blow to anti-abortion Republicans in the state Legislature, but it is not the final decision on […]
9/11 families outraged after alleged mastermind, 2 others get plea deals: ‘We need a day in court’
Relatives of victims of the September 11 attacks are outraged after the Pentagon said on Wednesday it had reached plea deals with three suspected terrorists who planned the attacks, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man reported to be the mastermind behind the horrific attacks. 9/11 Justice President Brett Eagleson, who lost his father in the […]
Unpacking the Supreme Court: Why it’s not just a MAGA stronghold, and how the justices really vote
A closer look at the Supreme Court’s 2023 term (October 2023 to July 2024) paints a more nuanced picture than critics would like Americans to believe, according to numbers analyzed by veteran court watchers Adam Feldman and Jake Truscott of SCOTUS Blog. Here’s a breakdown of how the justices (six conservatives and three liberals) have […]