Starbucks receives sympathetic Supreme Court reception in union case
Starbucks received a sympathetic reception Tuesday at the Supreme Court as it challenged a lower court ruling that reinstated seven employees amid a unionization drive. As the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) processes complaints, judges are weighing how difficult it will be to block unfair labor practice claims, which could take years. Federal appeals courts […]
Biden to speak on abortion in first Florida visit since state Supreme Court ruling
President Biden will deliver a speech focused on reproductive rights in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday, putting abortion front and center about a week before the state’s six-week ban takes effect. Mr. Biden is expected to squarely hold former President Donald Trump responsible for state abortion restrictions, having repeatedly taken credit for appointing the Supreme Court […]
Supreme Court to Tackle Biden DOJ’s ‘Ghost Gun’ Rule
WASHINGTON, DC – The Supreme Court rules that the Biden v. Garland Department of Justice’s “ghost gun” rule (a sensational term coined by Joe Biden’s allies to refer to firearm parts without serial numbers) violates the rights of law-abiding gun owners. A hearing will be held to determine whether or not to do so. Attorney […]
Schimel: Politics no, campaigning, yes for supreme court
(The Center Square) – Judge Brad Schmiel says he’s not going to repeat the mistakes of the last supreme court race in Wisconsin. Schimel told News Talk 1130 WISN’s Jay Weber he isn’t going to politicize the race like liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz, and he’s not going to ignore his campaign like former conservative Justice […]
Supreme Court prepares to debate Trump immunity claim in election interference case
In what may be the highest-profile case before the Supreme Court this term (involving the highest-profile appellant), former President Donald Trump should not stand trial for election interference. He presented a thorough argument as to whether this is the case. The high court is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday morning that could decide the former […]
Supreme Court to consider whether cities can ticket homeless people
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Monday on a challenge to a law that would allow cities to fine homeless people and could fundamentally change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people without a home. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that cities cannot ticket homeless people for camping […]
Supreme Court exposes Biden’s selective prosecution of political opponents
During oral arguments on Tuesday, Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito exposed the Biden administration’s inexcusable practice of selective prosecution of protesters and rioters. The case, Fischer v. United States, involved the contention by Pennsylvanian Joseph Fischer that the charges of “obstruct[ion of] … any official proceeding,” based on 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c), should […]
Trump makes new plea for immunity ahead of Supreme Court case
Former President Trump renewed his appeal for presidential immunity in a post on Truth Social on Saturday, ahead of next week’s Supreme Court argument on his immunity claim in a federal election interference case. “If the president is not granted immunity, every outgoing president will be immediately indicted by the opposition,” the former president said. […]
Supreme Court Justices Appear Skeptical Of Biden DOJ’s Broad Use Of Statute To Charge Jan. 6 Defendants
A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of the government’s broad reading of a statute used to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants, as well as former President Donald trump. Joseph Fischer, the defendant in the case Fischer v. United States, argued that the statute he was charged under, Section 1512(c)(2), was expanded […]
Ellen Ash Peters, first female chief justice of Connecticut Supreme Court, dies at 94
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Ellen Ashe, the first woman to serve as Connecticut’s chief justice, wrote the majority opinion in the state Supreme Court’s landmark 1996 school desegregation decision.・Mr. Peters passed away. She was 94 years old. Peters, who was also the first female faculty member at Yale Law School, died Tuesday, according to the […]