Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas today outlined a detailed legal argument for why social media companies might need to be subject to strict rules forbidding them from denying service to users for any reason or no reason, including the possibility of designating them as common carriers — which would effectively eliminate their ability to ban…
Report: Supreme Court Will Consider Kentucky Abortion Case
March 30, 2021 by
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear its first abortion case since the balance shifted to a 6-3 court. The High Court agreed to intervene in a lawsuit over a state abortion ban after Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron asked the Court to do so. “This case began as a challenge to a Kentucky statute regulating…
Supreme Court Denies Request To Fast-Track Review Of Election Lawsuits
January 12, 2021 by
The Supreme Court rejected Monday requests to expedite consideration of election lawsuits that challenge election results in battleground states. In an unsigned order, the court wrote that “the motion of petitioners to expedite consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus is denied” for several cases, including one filed against Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy…
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Joins Majority In Rejecting Texas-Led Suit To Overturn Election Results
December 20, 2020 by
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined the majority in rejecting Friday Texas’ lawsuit which sought to block the certification of Electoral College votes. The court ruled that Texas lacked standing under Article III of the Constitution and that Texas did not provide a “judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts…
Texas GOP Suggests ‘Law-Abiding States’ Form Their Own Union After Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit To Overturn Election Results
December 14, 2020 by
The chairman of the Republican Party of Texas suggested Friday that “law-abiding states” should form their own union after the Supreme Court’s rejection of a lawsuit seeking to invalidate votes from four battleground states. “This decision establishes a precedent that says states can violate the US constitution and not be held accountable. This decision will…
Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Trump Lawsuit to Overturn Election Results
December 14, 2020 by
The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s team seeking to invalidate over 200,000 ballots, which they suspected were illegal, on Monday in a 4-3 decision. The lawsuit focused on roughly 220,000 ballots in Milwaukee and Dane counties, asking the court to “reverse the determinations of the Dane County Board of Canvassers and…
Texas Asks Supreme Court to Rule Election in Four Battleground States Unconstitutional
December 8, 2020 by
The state of Texas on Tuesday filed an election lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court against Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, and Wisconsin, alleging that the states unconstitutionally changed election laws, treated voters unequally, and triggered significant voting irregularities by relaxing ballot-integrity measures. “Plaintiff State respectfully submits that the foregoing types of electoral irregularities exceed the hanging-chad […]
At the Supreme Court, a Red Line for Religious Freedom
November 30, 2020 by
A majority of justices set limits on state lockdown power last week, in what would seem a watershed for the new court. In a helter-skelter year for Americans’ conception of themselves, their freedoms and the very integrity of the democratic process itself, the Supreme Court set limits last week on the state’s power to curtail…
‘Today’s Decision Helps Us Get Expeditiously to the US Supreme Court’ – Trump Legal Team Releases Statement on Pennsylvania Ruling
November 23, 2020 by
Trump’s legal team responded to Judge Matthew Brann’s decision to dismiss their lawsuit seeking to block Pennsylvania from certifying its election results. As reported earlier tonight, US District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Matthew Brann on Saturday dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit seeking to block Pennsylvania from […]
Photos: President Trump Signs Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Commission.
October 7, 2018 by
The White House released a pair of photos showing President Donald Trump on Air Force One signing the Supreme Court commission for Brett Kavanaugh Saturday evening. Kavanaugh was confirmed to be the 102nd Associate Justice to the Supreme Court earlier Saturday by a 50-48 vote by the Senate. Trump was flying from Washington, D.C., to […]
Kavanaugh sworn in as 114th Supreme Court justice, hours after Senate votes to confirm.
October 7, 2018 by
Judge Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th Associate Supreme Court Justice on Saturday (Fred Schilling/Supreme Court) Judge Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th Supreme Court justice late Saturday, just hours after the Senate voted to approve President Trump’s nominee to the nation’s highest court after a rancorous confirmation battle. Kavanaugh was sworn […]
Brett Kavanaugh Confirmed, Possibly Most Conservative Supreme Court Since 1934.
October 6, 2018 by
WASHINGTON, DC – Brett Kavanaugh became the 114th justice to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday, when the Senate confirmed him by a vote of 50-48, handing President Trump and Republicans a historic victory that shifts the balance of power on the Court. The vote came in the middle of the afternoon on […]
Surprise: Democratic Operative Admits Derailing Kavanaugh is Really About ‘Saving’ the Supreme Court from Trump.
September 26, 2018 by
Brian Fallon is a former top spokesman for Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential campaign, a confidante to Sen. Chuck Schumer, and an-ex senior official in Eric Holder’s Justice Department. He’s also now the public face of a left-wing group devoted to defeating President Trump’s judicial nominees, with the most urgent priority being doing whatever is necessary […]
Kavanaugh’s Accuser Considered Fleeing The Country Over His Supreme Court Nomination, Her Husband Says.
September 23, 2018 by
The woman accusing Judge Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to sexually assault her over 35 years ago reportedly threatened to leave the country if he was confirmed to the Supreme Court. Christine Blasey Ford began worrying about her “secret” that Kavanaugh allegedly attacked her when they were teenagers after Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement in June, according […]
Trump Blasts Kavanaugh Accuser, Says His Supreme Court Nominee Is ‘Under Assault’
September 21, 2018 by
President Trump on Friday said Brett Kavanaugh is “under assault” by “radical left” lawyers and politicians as he blasted his Supreme Court nominee’s accuser. “Judge Brett Kavanaugh is a fine man, with an impeccable reputation, who is under assault by radical left wing politicians who don’t want to know the answers, they just want to […]
Tucker Carlson: Democrats only care about keeping a Republican off the Supreme Court.
September 21, 2018 by
Brett Kavanaugh Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination remains in suspended animation Thursday. Thanks, as you well know, to allegations that he assaulted a psychology professor called Christine Blasey Ford some 36 years ago while both of them were still in high school. Despite blanket media coverage, the basic details of that story remain murky. Ford […]
Bill Clinton’s Supreme Court Picks Were Confirmed While He Was Under Investigation.
August 25, 2018 by
Following former Trump attorney Michael Cohen’s plea deal and the conviction of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, many Democrat lawmakers and Trump critics have called for a delay in the confirmation of Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. What they’ve forgotten, it seems, is that both justices nominated by former President Bill Clinton were confirmed […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader Threatens to Halt Gulf Oil Exports
July 21, 2018 by
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei resurrected an old threat from the 1980s. He said Iran would cut off all oil exports from the Persian Gulf region if their own exports were halted by sanctions. Iran sits astride the Straits of Hormuz — a choke point through which all Gulf shipping must pass. They have threatened […]
NRA, Gun-Rights Groups Applaud Trump Supreme Court Pick
July 11, 2018 by
Gun groups on both sides of the issue responded to President Donald Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court on Monday. Gun-rights proponents were universally supportive of the nomination while gun-control advocates roundly rejected it. The National Rifle Association, National Shooting Sports Foundation, and Second Amendment Foundation all […]
A Supreme Liberal Meltdown.
July 1, 2018 by
Who doesn’t love it when a good plan comes together? More than that, who doesn’t love it when their opponents’ own actions come back to bite them in the butt? Both of those things came to a head this week when Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced he was calling it a day, opening up […]
BREAKING: HUGE WIN – Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban.
June 26, 2018 by
In a 5-4 decision Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s travel ban – which he issued through an executive order last year. The ban bars individuals from Venezuela, Libya, Syria, Iran, Yemen, Somalia and North Korea from traveling to the United States. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TRUMP TRAVEL BAN. Wow! — Donald J. Trump […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules 7-2 in Favor of Colorado Baker Who Refused Gay Wedding Cake.
June 4, 2018 by
Gay activists protest the Masterpiece Cakeshop in 2012. Owner Jack Phillips faced charges for not baking a wedding cake for the gay couple. (Free Republic) The Colorado Attorney General’s office later filed a discrimination complaint against Masterpiece Cakeshop for not baking the wedding cake for a gay couple. On Monday the Supreme Court ruled in […]
POTUS Trump Likely to Win Travel Ban Case in Supreme Court.
April 26, 2018 by
The Supreme Court appears to favor President Trump in his travel ban case. This is great news for America and the MAGA base. This is what we voted for. Make America safe again! CBS reported: Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy both signaled support for the travel policy in arguments Wednesday at the […]
Master Zuckerberg Wants ‘Supreme Court’ to Define ‘Hate Speech’
April 3, 2018 by
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has proposed a ‘Facebook Supreme Court’ to rule on hate speech reports on the social media platform. In an interview with Vox.com Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg outlined the future of the social media platform, at one point suggesting that a “Supreme Court” model could be used when judging what counts as hate […]
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei applauds the idea of guns being banned in US.
March 5, 2018 by
Sayyid Ali Hosseini Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, is applauding the notion of a disarmed American citizenry. “No one dares apply the clear solution to the promotion of guns and homicide in America. What’s the solution? It’s to make guns illegal,” he wrote on Twitter Sunday. No one dares apply the clear solution to the promotion […]
Major win for president Trump: Supreme Court allows full enforcement of travel ban.
December 4, 2017 by
Supreme Court allows full Trump travel ban to take effect The Supreme Court on Monday gave President Trump another major win by granting his administration’s request to fully reinstate the third version of his travel ban. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and a federal district court in Maryland had said the president could only block nationals from […]
The Supreme Court Just Killed The Refugee Ban Challenge
October 25, 2017 by
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the second and final challenge to President Donald Trump’s executive order on refugees and migrants Tuesday, concluding that the expiration of a 120-day ban on refugee resettlement ended the controversy. The dismissal ends a protracted round of litigating around the president’s order that was replaced in late September by a […]
Supreme Court Hands Trump Another Travel Ban Win
September 13, 2017 by
The U.S. Supreme Court stayed a lower court ruling which narrowed enforcement of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, handing the administration another victory on a signature immigration policy initiative. As a result of the order, some 25,000 refugees are temporarily barred from resettlement in the U.S. The dispute concerned the reach of the high court’s June […]
Neil Gorsuch the new Supreme Court Justice.
April 11, 2017 by
On April 7, 2017, Judge Neil M. Gorsuch was confirmed by the Senate. It was a triumph for President Donald J. Trump, who campaigned in 2016 with a pledge to appoint another conservative to succeed Justice Antonin Scalia, who died on February 12, 2016. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, 49, could serve on the court […]
Senate confirms Gorsuch to Supreme Court, giving Trump big win
April 7, 2017 by
The Senate on Friday confirmed Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, giving President Trump the biggest victory of his first 100 days in office. The 54-45 vote caps a bitter political battle that began with the death of Justice Antonin Scalia more than a year ago and resulted in the Senate triggering the “nuclear option,” […]