The Supreme Court decided on June 30 to hear an important new case that Republicans hope will re-empower state legislatures to make rules for redistricting and governing congressional and presidential elections. Republicans say the U.S. Constitution has always directly authorized … Continue reading SCOTUS to hear case that could give state legislatures, not judges, power to regulate elections: The ‘independent state legislature doctrine’ is a longtime favorite of conservative legal thinkers and Republicans

The Supreme Court gave the Biden administration the green light on June 30 to end the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy that requires non-Mexican asylum-seekers arriving at the southern border to wait in Mexico for processing. President Joe Biden’s decision … Continue reading Supreme Court allows Biden administration to end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy

The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on June 30 that the Clean Air Act doesn’t give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) widespread power to regulate carbon dioxide emissions that a popular theory says contribute to global warming. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote … Continue reading Supreme Court narrows EPA’s ability to regulate carbon dioxide emissions

Conservatives like Tucker Carlson who passionately argue against the increasingly depraved policy agenda of the Left are terrorists, according to a trendy new definition of terrorism being pushed by leftists. The new definition may have support in the Biden-Harris regime. … Continue reading Tucker Carlson, “stochastic” terrorist? The TV host is a threat to national security, regime academic claims

In a complex 5–4 ruling that narrows its own 2020 decision enhancing tribal authority in Oklahoma, the Supreme Court ruled on June 29 in favor of the state’s prosecution of a non-Native American man convicted of neglecting his young Indian stepdaughter on … Continue reading Supreme Court upholds Oklahoma child neglect prosecution in ruling that curbs tribal criminal authority

Texas violated a federal anti-discrimination law protecting veterans by refusing to rehire a former state trooper after he was injured in the Iraq War while serving as a U.S. Army reservist, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5–4 decision on June 29. … Continue reading Supreme Court upholds federal anti-discrimination law protecting veterans

The Supreme Court granted an emergency Republican application to reinstate a disputed election map in Louisiana late in the day on June 28, a move that allows the map to remain in place for the next elections. Attorney Marc Elias, whose law … Continue reading Supreme Court reinstates Louisiana election map disputed by Democrats

A national civics organization laid out a new set of academic standards this week for K-12 social studies classes aimed at improving education throughout the country and combating the rampant anti-American bias it says has taken hold in social studies … Continue reading Anti-woke ‘American Birthright’ project seeks to restore patriotism to state education

It should be easier to sue media organizations for defamation, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said on June 27 as he dissented from the court’s decision not to take up a defamation case. Former President Donald Trump has also said the legal … Continue reading Supreme Court Justice Thomas suggests suing media for defamation should be less difficult: His comments came as high court refused to hear appeal in which church group sued Southern Poverty Law Center for defaming it as a ‘hate group’

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 27 that a school district in Washington state violated First Amendment religious freedom protections when it fired high school football coach Joseph Kennedy for leading personal prayers at the 50-yard line after games. The decision is regarded … Continue reading Supreme Court rules in favor of high school football coach fired for post-game prayers: Decision overturns the oft-reversed 9th Circuit Court of Appeals

Two Christian former college students whose Supreme Court victory allowed them to pursue nominal damages after their right to share their faith on campus was infringed settled their lawsuit in exchange for a payment of more than $800,000 by the … Continue reading After Supreme Court win, Christian students accept monetary settlement from college that violated their free speech rights

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against a hospital system that serves low-income people in Washington state, finding that the formula the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) uses to calculate Medicare reimbursements is correct. The ruling is a victory for the … Continue reading SCOTUS upholds HHS’s Medicare reimbursement formula for hospitals serving the poor

By a vote of 6–3 on June 24, the Supreme Court formally overturned Roe v. Wade, the seminal 1973 precedent which struck down a swath of federal and state laws restricting abortion and largely legalized the procedure nationwide. The 116-page ruling also reversed the … Continue reading Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade abortion precedent: The announcement follows the unprecedented leak of the draft opinion

I was supposed to appear on the top-rated Wayne Allyn Root Show on June 22, but the appearance has been rescheduled to tonight, Friday, June 24, at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. Live streaming will be available from AM670 in Las … Continue reading I’ll be on Wayne Allyn Root tonight 7:30 p.m. Eastern talking about the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on June 23 that police can’t be sued for failing to read an accused person his Miranda rights before moving forward with questioning. The court’s landmark 1966 ruling in Miranda v. Arizona generally prevents criminal … Continue reading SCOTUS: Failure to read Miranda rights not independent ground to sue police: The 6–3 decision reverses a ruling by the controversial 9th Circuit

The Supreme Court ruled 8–1 on June 23 that North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Legislature must be allowed to step in to advocate for a heavily litigated voter ID law in court because Josh Stein, the state’s Democratic attorney general, allegedly isn’t doing enough to … Continue reading Supreme Court allows GOP legal defense of North Carolina’s embattled voter ID law

The Supreme Court voted 6–3 on June 23 to strike down New York state’s draconian concealed carry gun permitting system on constitutional grounds, recognizing for the first time a constitutional right to carry firearms in public for self-defense. The ruling … Continue reading Supreme Court rules New York’s concealed carry gun law is unconstitutional, recognizes right to carry in public: Justice Thomas: Law violates Constitution by preventing law-abiding citizens from defending themselves in public

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a criminal defendant, voting 7-2 to curb a federal law that mandates significantly enhanced penalties for crimes involving a firearm. The June 21 decision came as gun control legislation moved forward in Congress … Continue reading Supreme Court curbs federal law that increases penalty if crime involves a gun

The Supreme Court agreed on June 21 to hear an appeal from a Romanian-American businessman who was fined $50,000 for failing to file tax forms on time, but whose penalty ballooned to $2.72 million when an appeals court ruled the … Continue reading Supreme Court defies tax-hungry Biden administration, agrees to hear appeal against massive IRS fines