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Supreme Court Turns Down Bids to Stop Trump’s Bump Stock Ban
The Supreme Court has turned down two bids to halt the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks, an accessory that increases a semiautomatic rifle’s rate… Read More
LawCommentary
This Case Could Finally Rein in Federal Agencies
Administrative agencies today issue regulations touching on nearly every aspect of Americans’ daily lives—from highways to health care, and often with limited supervision from the… Read More
LawCommentary
Courts Should Stay Out of the ‘Political Thicket’ of Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court heard oral argument this week in two cases challenging congressional district lines drawn for partisan advantage. The question before the justices is… Read More
LawCommentary
Here Are 4 Egregious Ways the Left Wants to Transform American Politics
“When you can’t win the game, change the rules.” That seems to be the motto of the far left these days. Not content to play… Read More
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GOP Lawmaker to Introduce Bill to Keep Supreme Court Justices at 9
A lawmaker from Tennessee plans to introduce a bill in Congress to keep the Supreme Court at nine justices amid efforts by some Democrats to… Read More
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Supreme Court Sides With Trump, Overturning 9th Circuit on Detaining Illegal Immigrants
A closely divided Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its efforts to combat illegal immigration in a 5-4 ruling Tuesday. In the majority… Read More
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Trump Assails Left’s Court-Packing Scheme, Social Media Bias
President Donald Trump on Tuesday criticized calls by some Democrats and liberals for packing the Supreme Court with more justices and endorsed changes to make… Read More
LawAnalysis
Supreme Court Is Back in Session. Here’s What’s on the Docket.
After a two-week break, the Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in several cases during its March sitting. Among the issues the court… Read More
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Senate Confirms Rao to Succeed Kavanaugh on DC Circuit Court
President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit left by now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh… Read More
LawCommentary
Why the Commerce Secretary Shouldn’t Testify to Lawmakers About the Census
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is scheduled to testify Thursday before the House Oversight and Reform Committee in a hearing on the Trump administration’s reinstating a… Read More
LawCommentary
The Left Is Doubling Down on Schemes to Pack the Supreme Court
Anything the left can’t control, it aims to destroy. From campaigns to abolish the Senate to the growing movement to upend the Electoral College after… Read More
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Eric Holder: Democrats Should Consider Packing Supreme Court
Former Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday said Democrats should consider packing the Supreme Court when they regain political power. Holder said he would “seriously consider” adding… Read More
LawCommentary
6 Key Exchanges From the Peace Cross Oral Argument
The Supreme Court heard oral argument Wednesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of a World War I memorial in Bladensburg, Maryland. In American Legion… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court’s 9-0 Ruling Protects Americans Against Excessive Fines
It’s a good day when all nine justices of the Supreme Court make a stand for liberty. On Wednesday, the court held unanimously that the… Read More
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Covington Teen’s Libel Suit Follows Justice Thomas’ Questioning of Libel Precedent
A day after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas signaled it might be time to review a landmark ruling on libel law, President Donald Trump cheered… Read More
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Justice Ginsburg Is Back at the Supreme Court, and She’s Sending a Message
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg took the bench at the Supreme Court Tuesday, the first time she has heard arguments since her treatment for lung cancer… Read More
LawAnalysis
What’s at Stake for the First Amendment in These 2 Cases
The Supreme Court is back in session after a monthlong break. All eyes likely will be on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who returns to the… Read More
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Supreme Court Expedites Citizenship Question in Census Case
The Supreme Court will settle the question on whether the question of citizenship can be included in the 2020 census, bypassing an appeals court hearing…. Read More
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Justice Ginsburg Returns to Supreme Court After Cancer Treatment
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the Supreme Court Friday, concluding a two-month absence that followed her treatment for lung cancer in December 2018. The… Read More
LawCommentary
The Constitution Rejects the Premise of Judicial Supremacy. So Should All Americans.
Americans today are inclined to accept, without thinking much about it, the idea of judicial supremacy. We think that the federal courts—and especially the Supreme… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Halts Louisiana Abortion Law—for Now
Late Thursday night, the Supreme Court put on hold a Louisiana law that would require abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a hospital within… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Coach Kennedy’s Religious Freedom Case. Here’s Why There’s Still Hope.
The Supreme Court decided last week to not review the case of Joe Kennedy, a Washington state football coach who was fired for praying with… Read More
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Review Census Citizenship Case
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to hear a case on including a citizenship question on the 2020 census. Last week, federal Judge… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court to Hear First Gun Rights Case in Nearly a Decade
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear a case challenging New York City’s prohibition on transporting licensed handguns within city limits to locations… Read More
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Supreme Court Upholds Trump Transgender Military Policy—for Now
The Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in a limited ruling Tuesday on the issue of transgender people serving in the military. The narrow… Read More
LawAnalysis
What Justice Ginsburg’s Absence From the Supreme Court Means—and What It Doesn’t
The Supreme Court justices returned for the court’s first oral arguments of 2019 this week without America’s favorite octogenarian, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Seasoned litigators… Read More
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Supreme Court: ‘No Evidence’ of Cancer Remaining for Justice Ginsburg
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s recovery from a lung cancer operation is proceeding apace and there are no signs of further disease, the Supreme Court announced… Read More
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Conservative Groups Targeted in Lois Lerner’s IRS Scandal Receive Settlement Checks
MADISON, Wis.—Dozens of conservative organizations are receiving late Christmas presents years after the IRS handed them a lump of coal. The federal government in recent… Read More
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Misses Oral Arguments Following Lung Cancer Surgery
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg missed oral arguments Monday as she recuperates from cancer surgery. It’s not clear when the 85-year-old justice will return… Read More
LawAnalysis
How America’s Greatest Chief Justice Shaped the Supreme Court
John Marshall may not have a Broadway play about his life, but the Founding Father deserves recognition from Americans as one of the chief architects… Read More
