Retired SCOTUS Justice Breyer weighs in on mounting calls Sotomayor should retire: ‘Spring chicken’
Former Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer dismissed calls for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to leave the court, calling her a “spring chicken.” “I think anyone can say what they want. And I think I was just 83 years old when I retired. But Justice Sotomayor is not like that. She’s a spring chicken.” Breyer told Fox […]
Democrats Are Attacking ‘the Entire American System of Justice’
Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens (R) said during an appearance on his show that Democrats are targeting former President Donald Trump and attacking “the entire American justice system.” Breitbart News Saturday. Greitens has also been targeted by left-wing prosecutors who were funded by George Soros and say they “aggressively broke the law” to go after […]
Justice Thomas raised crucial question about legitimacy of special counsel’s prosecution of Trump
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Thursday raised questions that go to the heart of Special Counsel Jack Smith’s charges against former President Donald Trump. The high court is considering Trump’s argument that he cannot be prosecuted for actions he committed while president, but another question is whether Smith and the special counsel’s office have […]
Trump’s NY case could ‘collapse’ the US justice system, fmr US AG says
Former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker discusses Letitia James’ ongoing efforts to seize Trump’s assets, saying it is … source
Justice Alito Presses Smith’s Team on Claim That Former Presidents Lack Immunity
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Justice Samuel Alito sparred with government lawyers Thursday during oral arguments, with a majority of Supreme Court justices saying President Donald Trump enjoys a level of immunity that lasts beyond his term. I sympathized with the arguments of former President Trump’s lawyer. Alito pressed government lawyer Michael Dreven on the government’s argument […]
Justice Samuel Alito Questions if Criminal Prosecution of Former President ‘Destabilizes the Functioning of our Country’
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said Thursday that criminally prosecuting an incumbent who narrowly lost an election, as opposed to knowing that the incumbent could step down peacefully, would destabilize the entire country. I wondered if it was possible. Alito made the remarks Thursday as the Supreme Court was hearing arguments over whether President Trump […]
Justice Alito’s ‘Irresponsible’ SEAL Team 6 Comments ‘Mocking Our Military’
Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley spoke Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” about Justice Samuel Alito’s remarks about SEAL Team 6 during Supreme Court oral arguments on former President Donald Trump’s immunity from prosecution. “This is a mockery of our military,” he said. Alito said, “Some may argue that it’s not plausibly legal to order SEAL Team […]
Justice Roberts Skewers Lower Court, Biden DOJ Over ‘Tautological’ Immunity Argument
Chief Justice John Roberts pressed an attorney representing the Department of Justice Thursday over an argument about presidential immunity during a case centered around former President Donald Trump. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an appeal of a Feb. 6 ruling from a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the […]
Trump attorney, Supreme Court justice clash on whether a president who ‘ordered’ a ‘coup’ could be prosecuted
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer clashed with Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan during a presidential immunity hearing over a hypothetical question about whether a president who “ordered” a “coup” could be prosecuted. President Trump’s lawyer John Sauer argued in the Supreme Court on Thursday, “If it’s an official act, there has to be impeachment and […]
Justice Jackson suggests Trump claims risk turning Oval Office into ‘seat of criminality’
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday agreed with former President Trump’s lawyers that judges must distinguish between private and public conduct to determine whether a president can be prosecuted. Trump appeared to reject the allegations, warning that the claims could turn the Oval Office into a “base of crime.” ” The court heard […]