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    What I Saw at ‘Blockade the Supreme Court’ Protest

    As America awaits an imminent Supreme Court ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and the future of legalized abortion in America, a group of angry pro-abortion protesters made its way to Capitol Hill on Monday and attempted to “blockade” the court. A small group of demonstrators gathered Sunday night outside…
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    Graphic Designer Asks Supreme Court to Allow Her to Say No to Same-Sex Weddings

    The Supreme Court next fall will hear arguments in the case of a Colorado graphic designer who says a state law forces her to supply services for same-sex weddings, a violation of her religious beliefs and right to free speech.   Alliance Defending Freedom, a nonprofit legal organization focused on protecting religious freedom and free…
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    Football Coach Fired for Praying Hopes Supreme Court Allows Him to Thank God

    Joe Kennedy was, in his own words, “a pretty bad kid.” So, when he was given the opportunity to coach football at the high school where he graduated, it felt like an opportunity for “penance … to pay back all the debt,” Kennedy says.  He hoped to help prevent his players from falling into “the…
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    Refusing to Prosecute Those Protesting at Supreme Court Justices’ Homes Is Inexcusable

    One of the strengths of America is our legal system in which we settle our disputes peacefully in courts. We do this without the type of violence, intimidation, and threats against judges that occur in too many other countries around the world. We take for granted that judges in our country can do their jobs…
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    Can Supreme Court Tame America’s Administrative State?

    What are the chances that the Supreme Court will spur tremendous reform to change how our nation’s administrative state—rather than Congress—engages in lawmaking? On this Saturday edition of “The Daily Signal Podcast,” former Justice Department official John Yoo joins the show to discusses the prospects. Yoo, a law professor at University of California, Berkeley, was…
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    In This Case, Supreme Court Rejects Damages for ‘Emotional Distress.’ That’s Good.

    The leak of a draft opinion in a major abortion case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, has swallowed much of the news cycle on the Supreme Court lately. That’s probably why the court’s 6-3 decision on the plain text of civil rights law may have gone largely unnoticed. In an opinion authored by Chief…
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    ‘Stay Away From Homes and Families’ of Justices, Sen. Dick Durbin Tells Supreme Court Protesters. He’s Right.

    Make-believe Handmaids of Gilead (or at least the ones wandering the streets of suburban Washington, D.C.), listen up: You and your compatriots are likely committing a crime. Regardless, you are certainly exhibiting poor judgment by trying to intimidate and influence Supreme Court justices and their families at their homes. You don’t have to take our…
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    What I Saw When Protesters Marched to Supreme Court Justices’ Homes

    Editor’s note: Videos and photos in this article contain adult language. Dozens of furious marchers made their way through a Washington, D.C., suburb Saturday evening, hellbent on demonstrating their rage toward conservative Supreme Court justices. “No uterus, no opinion!” they cried as they disrupted the quiet streets, days after a leaked draft of a Supreme…
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    Left’s Attack on Conservative Justices Is Attempt to Delegitimize Supreme Court

    The left’s attacks on American institutions accelerated this week with the shocking leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The substance of the draft opinion is an outstanding constitutional analysis by Justice Samuel Alito of why it is appropriate and necessary to overturn Roe v. Wade to be…
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    Democrats Blitz Supreme Court, Demand Court-Packing

    An ominous-looking fence has been erected outside the Supreme Court building’s perimeter. It seems there could be violence in the wake of a leaked opinion from Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. But riots, as awful as they are, aren’t the greatest threat to the Supreme Court. The policy the Supreme Court is reviewing is a…
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    Dobbs Opinion, If It Stands, Rights Supreme Court’s Wrong

    The now infamous draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, leaked Monday, will overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey in a rich, bold, and comprehensive manner. The law at the center of the Dobbs case is a Mississippi statute prohibiting abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Jackson Women’s Health…
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    Fact-Checking 6 Outrageous Claims About Leaked Supreme Court Draft Overturning Roe v. Wade

    Amid news reports about the leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would end abortion on demand, critics wailed in the media, in speeches, and on Twitter about the proposed ruling.  The high court confirmed the authenticity of the draft majority opinion by Justice Samuel Alito in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that…
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    Crowds Gather at Supreme Court at Prospect That Roe’s Days Are Numbered

    It’s been nearly a full day since Politico published a bombshell report indicating the Supreme Court could strike down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision legalizing abortion nationwide. Pro-abortion advocates continued to cluster outside the court to protest and give speeches denouncing the prospective ruling, which would be handed down late next month. Also present…
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    What to Know About Leaked Supreme Court Draft Opinion That Would Overturn Roe v. Wade

    History on the right to life was made Monday night in more ways than one.  Someone at the Supreme Court leaked to the press a draft version of a majority opinion in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The nearly 100-page opinion, drafted by Justice Samuel Alito, says at one point that…
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    What I Saw Outside Supreme Court After Report Roe v. Wade to Be Overturned

    The Daily Signal’s Doug Blair rushed to the Supreme Court late Monday night, right after Politico reported Roe v. Wade was about to be overturned. “The Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito circulated inside the court,” the outlet reported. In…
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    Praying Coach’s Case Gives Supreme Court Opportunity to Restore Teachers’ First Amendment Rights

    The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 25 in the case of Joe Kennedy, a Marine veteran-turned-football coach who made a commitment to God to kneel in prayer on the field after football games and was removed from his job as a result. The case, Kennedy v. Bremerton School District, has the potential to…
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    ‘Able to Be Heard’: Coach Fired for Praying Gets His Day at Supreme Court

    Both legal teams prepared and presented their arguments Monday, and now it is up to the Supreme Court to rule fair play or foul in the case of coach Joe Kennedy.  “It really does mean a lot to me just being able to be heard [on] the facts of the case,” Kennedy told reporters outside…
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    Jackson’s Failure to Define ‘Woman’ Indicates She Won’t Protect Females on Supreme Court

    Setting aside Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record on unions and pedophile sentencing, it’s clear from her resume that she boasts many qualifications, and will likely be confirmed to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court. During her nomination hearings this week, Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee asked a handful of questions that…
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    Supreme Court Declines Religious Liberty Case, but 1 Justice Hints at Potential Outcome in Future Cases Like It

    On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a religious organization claiming it had the right to refuse to hire individuals who did not share its religious beliefs. In denying the case on technical grounds, Justice Samuel Alito indicated that if it or a similar case came before the court in the…
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    4 Key Moments on Day 1 of Judge Jackson’s Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing

    The opening day of hearings on federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the Supreme Court focused on the nominee’s record and the historic nature of her appointment.  President Joe Biden last month nominated Jackson, a judge on the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and before that a federal district…
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