Georgia Supreme Court denies emergency appeal for GOP-backed ballot rules struck down by judge
The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected a Republican request to immediately reinstate new voting rules passed by the State Election Board (SEB) last month. The Peach State Supreme Court ruled late last week that the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced that it would hear the request for an early appeal. A one-page ruling by the […]
Georgia Supreme Court Blocks Republican Push To Hand-Count Ballots In Key Swing State
Georgia's Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a Republican effort to require poll workers to count votes by hand, upholding a lower court's ruling. A judge in Georgia previously blocked a State Board of Elections rule requiring counties to hand count ballots on Election Day. The Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Georgia Republican Party have […]
Georgia Supreme Court to consider new GOP-backed ballot rules after judge strikes down
Georgia's Supreme Court is considering a judge's decision to invalidate new rules passed by the Republican-controlled State Election Board (SEB), including hand-counting laws. The Peach State Supreme Court ruled late last week that the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced that it would hear the appeal. According to reports, the RNC then asked the court to […]
Supreme Court rejects lawyer Michael Cohen lawsuit against Trump over alleged retaliation
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former lawyer Michael Cohen's appeal to reopen the case against former President Donald Trump, ending Cohen's case for the last time. Cohen had claimed that his imprisonment in 2020 was retaliation by the Trump administration for publishing a book critical of the former president. The lawsuit sought monetary damages […]
Ilhan Omar calls for ‘radically’ changing the Supreme Court: ‘SCOTUS reform is on the ballot in November’
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is calling for “fundamental” changes to the U.S. Supreme Court, including increasing the number of justices. In a post on social media, the lawmaker declared, “We need to radically reform our broken Supreme Court,'' including “expanding the number of justices,'' “binding and enforceable ethics rules,'' and “term limits.'' “Settings” was requested. […]
Dem Sen. Tammy Baldwin, with nine terms in Congress, pushes Supreme Court term limits in heated debate
WATERTOWN, Wis. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin and Republican businessman Eric Hovde faced off Friday night in a tightly controlled debate format in their first and perhaps only showdown, hosted by the Wisconsin Broadcasting Corporation. We exchanged words. Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Hovde accused each other of lying in the often contentious debates and […]
Texas Supreme Court halts Robert Roberson execution of shaken baby syndrome murder
The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday night blocked the execution of a man who would have been the first in the United States to be put to death for a murder conviction related to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. Supporters of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2002, have […]
Supreme Court to allow Biden admin power plant climate standards to remain in place – for now
The Supreme Court has upheld the Biden administration's climate standards for power plant emissions, rejecting an emergency request to temporarily block the rules while lower courts proceed. In April, the Environmental Protection Agency released a final rule on pollution standards under the Clean Air Act, requiring all long-term coal-fired power plants to reduce their carbon […]
NH Supreme Court justice indicted over alleged attempts to interfere with investigation into husband
New Hampshire Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hunts Marconi has been indicted on charges of attempting to interfere with her husband's criminal investigation of a state employee. announced Wednesday. Hunts-Marconi was indicted by a Merrimack County grand jury on two felonies and five misdemeanors, state Attorney General John Formella said in a statement. The […]
Lead counsel hits new Dem effort to ‘delegitimize’ Supreme Court amid senator’s report on Kavanaugh probe
A new report led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (DR.I.) of the Judiciary Committee is “nonsense,” according to the then-chief legal adviser for Republican nominations, calling it “Democratic opposition to Judge Brett Kavanaugh.” It is a continuation of legal action.” “We followed the normal process of conducting background checks on Supreme Court nominees,” said Mike Davis […]