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DOJ Vows To Appeal Cannon Ruling On Trump Docs Case

Special Counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters at the US Department of Justice Building in Washington, DC, August 1, 2023. (Photo: SAUL LOEB/AFP) By Brennan Cooney, OAN StaffTuesday, July 16, 2024 9:43 AM The Justice Department has authorized special counsel Jack Smith to appeal Judge Eileen Cannon’s decision to dismiss President Donald Trump’s classified documents […]

Why The Court’s Murthy Ruling Is Probably The Worst Free Speech Decision In History

Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes SCOTUS put Americans affected by censorship in an unenviable position, reversing the burden of proof and denying any effective remedy. In the recent Murthy v. Missouri decision, the Supreme Court hammered home the distressing conclusion that, under the court’s doctrines, the First Amendment is, for all practical purposes, unenforceable against large-scale […]

GOP lawmakers, ex-Trump prosecutor praise end of special counsel Jack Smith’s ‘lawfare,’ as Dems decry classified docs ruling

A federal judge’s shocking decision on Monday to dismiss former President Donald Trump’s classified documents lawsuit divided US lawmakers and prosecutors, with Republicans celebrating a “victory” and Democrats lamenting a “misguided ruling.” U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon ruled that the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutional, ending one of the former president’s biggest […]

Congress braces for change following Supreme Court ruling against Chevron doctrine

Congress is preparing for what could be a dramatic overhaul of its operations following a major Supreme Court ruling reining in the power of federal agencies.  In its Loper Bright v. Raimondo decision last month, the high court overturned Chevron deference, a 40-year-old legal doctrine that required the courts to defer to an agency’s interpretation […]

Fallout continues from US Supreme Court Jan. 6 ruling

A U.S. Army veteran from California who was serving an 18-month sentence for disrupting Congress on January 6, 2021, was ordered released on July 12 based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the most frequently charged January 6 felony and its maximum 20-year prison sentence. Jorge Aaron Riley, 46, of Sacramento, will be released […]

Republicans slam Utah Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling for ‘striking very heart of our republic’

Utah Republicans issued a resounding condemnation of the state’s Supreme Court ruling on redrawing district lines.  The state’s highest court declared the state’s legislature acted outside its authority when it passed legislation determining how to draw up new legislative districts, known as gerrymandering, after voters approved a 2018 ballot initiative greenlighting an independent redistricting process.  […]