In the Courts
Supreme Court Turns To Internet Meme For Help In Age Bias Case
Though few institutions in public life are as removed from internet meme culture as the U.S. Supreme Court, a cutting…
Read More »Supreme Court Justices Appear Skeptical Of ‘Bridgegate’ Corruption Convictions
Members of the Supreme Court appeared skeptical Tuesday that onetime aides to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie committed a…
Read More »Supreme Court Rejects Appeal Of Michelle Carter, Convicted For Encouraging Boyfriend’s Suicide
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear the appeal of Michelle Carter, the Massachusetts woman convicted of manslaughter in connection…
Read More »‘Fast And Furious’ Gunmen Who Killed US Border Patrol Agent Is Sentenced To Life In Prison
One of the Mexican gunmen who killed a U.S. Border Patrol agent, consequently sparking the Obama administration’s “Fast and Furious”…
Read More »Supreme Court Orders Fast Response In Obamacare Challenge
The Supreme Court ordered the Trump administration and a coalition of red states to respond by Friday to a petition…
Read More »Florida Judge Blocks Release Of Jeffrey Epstein Grand Jury Files
A Florida judge on Tuesday blocked a request for grand-jury records from Jeffrey Epstein’s 2006 indictment, saying there’s not a…
Read More »First Amendment Challenge To Mandatory Membership, Bar Fees Reaches Supreme Court
Approximately 30 states require lawyers to join a bar association and pay membership fees in order to practice law. Two…
Read More »Roberts Urges Judges To Promote Public Confidence, As Divisive Supreme Court Term Looms
Chief Justice John Roberts lamented that misinformation is flourishing online and urged judges to conduct their work in a manner…
Read More »Sarah Palin Seeks NYT Advertising Revenue As Libel Lawsuit Heads Toward Trial
Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin filed a new complaint in her libel lawsuit against The New York Times, after the…
Read More »Quick Decision In McGahn Subpoena Case Will Trap Courts In Political Power Contest, DOJ Warns
The Department of Justice (DOJ) warned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that a swift ruling on…
Read More »House Lawyers Say They May Use Mueller Grand Jury Materials In Senate Impeachment Trial
Lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee told a federal appeals court Monday that congressional impeachment managers could use grand jury…
Read More »Blue States Will Turn To Supreme Court After Appeals Court Strikes Down Obamacare Mandate
California and a coalition of blue states defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) told a federal judge Friday that they…
Read More »Trump Administration Files Statement of Interest Supporting Campus Free Speech
The Justice Department today filed a Statement of Interest in a federal lawsuit in Mississippi, explaining that public colleges cannot…
Read More »A 9th Circuit Judge Savaged Congress For Inaction On The Immigration Crisis
Judge Jay Bybee of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals took Congress to task Thursday in an extraordinary opinion…
Read More »President Trump Challenges House Subpoena For His Financial Records In The Supreme Court
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court Thursday to take up a second case involving a subpoena for his accounting…
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