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Trump Calls for SAVE America Act Passage After SCOTUS Ruling
President Donald Trump has called for the SAVE America Act to be passed after the Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s policy to count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. Conservative Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts joined the three Democrat appointees on the court in drafting the majority opinion. The case of… -
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Supreme Court Deals Massive Blow to the Deep State, Reversing 90-Year Precedent in Humphrey’s Executor
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down the 90-year-old precedent in Humphrey’s Executor that insulated deep state actors when even the president sought to fire them. “Nearly 250 years ago, the Framers decided to vest ‘[t]he executive Power’ in one person—‘a President of the United States of America,’” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in… -
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High Court Makes High-Stakes Ruling in Federal Reserve Case
The Supreme Court held in a 5‑4 ruling that the president can’t fire members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors without cause while litigation continues. The majority held that President Donald Trump’s attempted firing of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook violated the statutory requirement that the removal be for cause only. The justices… -
Supreme Court Rebuffs Trump’s Appeal in E. Jean Carroll Case
WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters)—The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a $5 million verdict in favor of E. Jean Carroll in a case in which a jury found him liable for sexually abusing the former magazine columnist and then defaming her. The justices turned away Trump’s appeal… -
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High Court Rules on Mail Ballots Arriving After Election Day
The Supreme Court determined in an 5-4 ruling that states can continue counting ballots that arrive after Election Day. Justice Amy Coney Barrett authored the majority opinion, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and the three Democrat appointees on the court. The case of Watson v. Republican National Committee involved Mississippi’s policy of counting… -
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Religious Freedom Report Reveals How Secularism Forces Some Americans Out of Public Life
President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission released a 224-page report on Friday on the threats to religious freedom, recommending policy changes. The Religious Liberty Commission, established by executive order last May, interviewed more than 100 witnesses across seven hearings. The hearings produced a common theme: “Far too often in our national life, religion is treated… -
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5 Reasons Why Obergefell Remains Constitutionally Vulnerable
The Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges stands as one of the most egregious examples of judicial activism in modern history. In a single stroke, five unelected lawyers redefined the timeless institution of marriage for the entire nation, bypassing the Constitution, the democratic process, and millennia of human experience rooted in biblical truth and human… -
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Supreme Court Sets Hawaii Straight on Second Amendment
This morning, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Wolford v. Lopez, an important opinion clarifying the scope of the Second Amendment’s right to bear arms outside of the home. The issue before the court this time was whether the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals erred in holding that Hawaii may presumptively prohibit the… -
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Supreme Court Rules on Temporary Protected Status for Syrians, Haitians
The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the Trump administration in its removal of Temporary Protected Status for Syrian and Haitian immigrants, denying immigrants’ claims that they are entitled to court orders postponing the removal of protections during litigation. The ruling likely opens them up to deportation proceedings. The case concerned a Department of Homeland… -
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Supreme Court Decides Whether US Can Turn Back Asylum-Seekers at the Border
The Supreme Court held Thursday that, for the purposes of federal immigration law, asylum-seekers do not arrive in the United States until they physically cross the border, meaning that the government can turn them away before they cross the border to claim asylum. The case of Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, formerly Noem v. Al… -
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SCOTUS Shoots Down Requiring Permission to Carry Handgun in Public Accommodations
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a Hawaii law banning licensed permit holders from carrying concealed handguns in public accommodations, without the property owner’s authorization, violates the Second and 14th Amendments. Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority in the case of Wolford v. Lopez. The ruling applies to private property open to the public,… -
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Supreme Court Rules CBP Does Not Need Clear and Convincing Evidence to Find Alien Inadmissible
Today, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Blanche v. Lau that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can decline to admit a lawful permanent resident (LPR) into the U.S. based on an ongoing criminal proceeding; a CBP agent is not required to have clear and convincing evidence that the alien committed the crime. When Muk… -
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SCOTUS: Prison Officials Who Violated Prisoner’s Free Exercise Rights Not Liable for Money Damages
Few Americans would read the facts in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety without being disturbed. According to Damon Landor and the state of Louisiana, prison officials shaved his dreadlocks against his will and in violation of his religious beliefs as a devout Rastafarian. Even more appalling is the fact that Landor… -
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In Immigration Win for Trump, Supreme Court Decides on Green Card Case
The Supreme Court held Tuesday that immigration law doesn’t require the government to have clear and convincing evidence that a green card holder has committed a crime before deeming him an applicant for admission. The case involved removal proceedings against an immigrant legally residing in the United States who was charged with selling counterfeit products…. -
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Supreme Court Weighs in on 2 Cases Involving Religious Freedom
The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided on two religious freedom cases, in a pair of 6-3 rulings. In a victory for tech giant Cisco, the Supreme Court held Tuesday that a company or entity cannot be held liable for aiding and abetting a violation of an anti-torture law. Members of China’s Falun Gong movement claimed… -
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Supreme Court Determines ExxonMobil Can Sue Communist Cuba for Confiscated Property
In a case involving oil giant ExxonMobil, the Supreme Court held that a federal law granting the right to sue a foreign country over confiscated property overrides sovereign immunity. The court ruled 6-3, splitting along ideological lines. Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion. ExxonMobil is seeking more than $1 billion in compensation for oil… -
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Supreme Court Makes Major 9-0 Ruling on Second Amendment and Drug Offenders
The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that a drug user could not lose his Second Amendment rights, in a case that put the ACLU and the National Rifle Association on the same side. The court held that a federal law that automatically disarms someone who unlawfully uses a controlled substance is unconstitutional. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the… -
Why Justice Alito Dissented From the Supreme Court’s Rejection of Pro-Life Student’s Free Speech Lawsuit
The Supreme Court declined to take up a pro-life student’s lawsuit Monday after her school refused to let her post flyers with photos of signs reading “Defund Planned Parenthood,” but Justice Samuel Alito dissented. Alito, an appointee of President George W. Bush, argued that the case represented an important opportunity to clarify the rules on… -
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Supreme Court Rebuffs Challenge to New York Law Allowing Suits Against Gun Industry
June 15 (Reuters)—The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a gun industry challenge to a New York law that permits lawsuits against gunmakers, wholesalers, and dealers for endangering people’s safety through sales of firearms and ammunition. The justices declined to hear an appeal by an industry trade group, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, of… -
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Not Just California: Where Vote Counts Drag on Beyond Election Day and Why SCOTUS Could End It
California is not the only state with trouble counting votes on time. On Friday, New Jersey finished counting in the state’s 9th Congressional District Republican primary, and Clifton City Councilwoman Rosie Pino defeated Tiffany Burress to advance to a November faceoff against Democrat incumbent Rep. Nellie Pou, The Associated Press reported. While California received national…