Monday the U.S. Supreme Court will decide Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, a case that will clarify whether business owners can express their religious beliefs through their business policies. Here’s the issue. Hobby Lobby, a nationwide chain of arts-and-crafts stores, objects to providing the so-called “morning-after pill” to its employees …
Read More »Supreme Court declines to issue expedited ruling on Trump immunity case
The Supreme Court on Friday declined to issue an expedited ruling on whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution related to the 2020 election interference case. Appellate courts are hearing the immunity case, but the Supreme Court ruled Friday that it would proceed as normal. Trump’s criminal trial …
Read More »Barr calls on Supreme Court to ‘smack down’ Colorado decision, offers quip on Trump-Biden matchup
Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr recently claimed that Former President Trump’s strategy to “run out the clock” in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s federal prosecution against may prove “successful” and that he could make it to the presidency before he’s convicted of a crime. Though Barr weighed in on Trump’s …
Read More »Reagan-appointed judge, once rebuked by Supreme Court, continues to lambaste Trump
A federal judge appointed by Ronald Reagan has made headlines this year for penning some of the most blistering opinions against President Donald Trump’s executive orders — including in one case where he was criticized by two Supreme Court justices for failing to adhere to the high court’s emergency guidance. …
Read More »Supreme Court hears if faith-based counseling on gender identity is protected speech
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a closely watched case about whether counseling services for minors facing gender identity and sexual orientation questions are protected by the First Amendment. Kaley Chiles, a licensed Christian therapist, argues her conversations with youth clients are a form of protected speech. The Colorado …
Read More »Supreme Court skeptical of 'conversion therapy' law banning treatment of minors with gender identity issues
The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to strike down Colorado’s ban on mental health professionals providing so-called “conversion therapy” to minors with gender identity or sexual orientation issues, an important First Amendment case laced with sharp political and social undertones. Licensed counselor Kaley Chiles says the legislation violates her …
Read More »US judge vows to rule 'soon' on Abrego Garcia's fate after marathon hearing
GREENBELT, MD— A federal judge in Maryland on Friday vowed to issue an order “as soon as possible” in a case involving the legal status of Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia and the Trump administration’s plans to deport him from the U.S. to a third country within days — capping …
Read More »Alaska pilot seeks SCOTUS relief in case in which three beer cases led to forfeiture of $95K plane
An 82-year-old Alaskan bush pilot is seeking to take his fight over a $95,000 airplane and a few cans of beer to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to his lawyers. With the help of the Institute for Justice, Kenneth Jouppi is appealing a ruling by the Alaska Supreme Court that …
Read More »DOJ seeks removal of Comey's defense lawyer, citing conflict of interest
Federal prosecutors signaled that they might seek the removal of the lead defense attorney in James Comey’s criminal case on Sunday, citing his possible role in the disclosures Comey made in 2017, shortly after President Donald Trump fired him as FBI director in his first term. Prosecutors cited the yearslong …
Read More »Former Supreme Court justice warns partisanship plays 'too much of a role' in judicial nominations
Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy shared his qualms and assurances about the modern court Tuesday on Fox News. “My concern is that partisanship plays too much of a role in the selection and nomination process for judges,” the Reagan nominee told “Special Report.” Kennedy was the last Supreme Court …
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