Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan expressed optimism during a public appearance at a top law school on Sept. 22 that the high court will adopt a code of conduct for its nine justices. At the same time, the liberal justice … Continue reading Supreme Court ethics code would be ‘a good thing,’ Justice Kagan says
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito extended to Sept. 27 a temporary stay blocking a lower court ruling that restricted federal agencies from contacting social media firms with requests to remove content, giving the justices more time to reflect on how … Continue reading Supreme Court temporarily allows Biden administration’s social media censorship efforts
The Supreme Court may take steps to roll back the administrative state in its approaching term that begins next month, according to lawyers who frequently appear before the nation’s highest court. The lawyers were appearing at a Sept. 20 event … Continue reading Supreme Court may put administrative state on chopping block in upcoming term, lawyers say
ATLANTA–Three alternate presidential electors who argue their efforts to support former President Donald Trump in Georgia in the 2020 election were shielded by federal law, urged a federal judge on Sept. 20 not to return state racketeering charges against them … Continue reading Alternate Trump electors push back against state racketeering charges in federal court
Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows urged a federal appeals court on Sept. 18 to overturn a federal district judge’s decision to send the election interference prosecution back to a Georgia court. The new filing with the U.S. Court … Continue reading Former Trump aide urges 11th Circuit to return state election interference case to federal court
The Supreme Court is scheduled to take up several cases this fall that could lead to controversial rulings, panelists said at a Sept. 18 forum hosted by the libertarian Cato Institute. One case questions the legality of a ban on … Continue reading Supreme Court to consider pro-bureaucrat legal doctrine, gun ban, and wealth tax in upcoming term
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A federal appeals court abruptly canceled expedited oral arguments set for Sept. 15 in an emergency motion by former Trump aide Mark Meadows aimed at staying a federal judge’s decision to remand a racketeering prosecution to a Georgia court. The … Continue reading 11th Circuit cancels Meadows’s emergency hearing after state ruling slows down prosecution
A federal judge has denied Mark Meadows’s motion to temporarily stay an order remanding a racketeering prosecution to state court, while the former Trump White House chief of staff appeals it to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th … Continue reading Judge denies Meadows’s motion to prevent state conviction while federal appeal continues
Georgia prosecutors urged a federal judge to deny Mark Meadows’s motion to temporarily stay an order remanding a racketeering prosecution to state court while the former Trump White House chief of staff appeals it to the U.S. Court of Appeals … Continue reading Georgia prosecutors urge federal judge to deny Mark Meadows’s latest emergency motion
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has announced that the House of Representatives will begin conducting an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden. Mr. McCarthy, who has been under pressure to start impeachment proceedings since he became speaker, said President Biden … Continue reading McCarthy opens impeachment inquiry into Biden as lawmakers eye expanded powers
Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows asked a federal judge to temporarily stay an order remanding a Georgia racketeering prosecution back to state court while he appeals it to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th … Continue reading Former Trump White House Chief Meadows hopes to block possible state conviction pending federal appeal
Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is appealing a federal judge’s refusal to hear state racketeering charges in federal court. The appeal comes after former President Donald Trump, Mr. Meadows, and 17 co-defendants were indicted by a … Continue reading Former Trump aide Meadows appeals loss in court to 11th Circuit
A federal judge rejected former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’s motion to hear state racketeering charges from Georgia in federal court. The ruling is a victory for Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis, a Democrat, who … Continue reading Judge denies Meadows’s request to transfer state racketeering case to federal court
Lawyers for a pro-life campaigner jailed over a Washington abortion clinic protest filed an emergency appeal seeking her release, arguing that the trial judge was wrong to rule the disruptive activity was a “crime of violence.” Lauren Handy, who was … Continue reading Pro-life campaigner should be freed because abortion protest not ‘crime of violence,’ lawyer says
WASHINGTON—A federal jury in Washington has convicted former Trump aide Peter Navarro of two misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena. The jury verdict in federal court came late in the afternoon of … Continue reading Former Trump adviser Navarro found guilty of contempt of Congress
The Supreme Court has scheduled several controversial cases—including a domestic abuser gun ban and whether a critic can trademark an insult targeting former President Donald Trump—for oral argument after its new term begins on Oct. 2. Seven cases in all … Continue reading Supreme Court schedules several controversial cases
As his trial on congressional contempt charges was underway on Sept. 5 in Washington, former Trump aide Peter Navarro said the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) doesn’t want to offer him a plea bargain. “Let’s let the process play out … Continue reading Ex-Trump aide Navarro says government doesn’t want to offer plea deal in contempt case
A federal court on Sept. 5 struck down the Alabama Legislature’s congressional map that was drawn in July, finding that state lawmakers failed to follow an earlier court order requiring that they adhere to the federal Voting Rights Act. The … Continue reading Federal court strikes down Alabama congressional map after lawmakers defy court order
A federal judge threw out the city of Seattle’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit a white former city employee filed over mandatory cultural sensitivity programs he claims constitute anti-white racial indoctrination. The backlash against cultural sensitivity training sessions in both … Continue reading Federal judge refuses to dismiss white former employee’s racial discrimination lawsuit against Seattle