LawFeature
25 Years Later, How Clarence Thomas Has Transformed the Supreme Court
When the Senate confirmed Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court in the fall of 1991, he was still new to the flowing black robes that… Read More
LawNews
A Supreme Court Justice’s Dire Warning for Those Who Value Religious Freedom
The Supreme Court’s decision not to hear a case challenging a Washington state law that forces a family-owned pharmacy to dispense emergency contraceptives is an… Read More
LawNews
Pro-Lifers on Supreme Court Abortion Case: ‘We’re Coming Back in Full Force’
Members of the pro-life movement standing outside the Supreme Court on Monday were visibly discouraged by the 5-3 decision striking down a Texas law that… Read More
LawNews
Obama Says He Won’t Let Defeat on Amnesty Deter Other Executive Actions
President Barack Obama said the Supreme Court decision halting his executive actions to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants won’t discourage him from making other such… Read More
LawCommentary
Obama’s Amnesty Plan Effectively Struck Down
In a 4-4 split vote, the Supreme Court has affirmed the judgment of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which upheld the preliminary injunction issued… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Upholds Race-Based Discrimination in College Admissions
The Supreme Court issued its disappointing decision in Abigail Fisher’s case on Thursday against the University of Texas at Austin. In an opinion by Justice… Read More
LawCommentary
One Year After Same-Sex Marriage Decision, Dissent Not Permitted
By now, nearly one year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, it should be clear that the aggressive and unreasonable elements… Read More
PoliticsNews
GOP Senators Renew Pledge to Block Obama Supreme Court Nominee
Top Senate Republicans doubled down on opposition to President Barack Obama’s recent Supreme Court nomination, meaning the next justice could be indirectly picked in the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Will the Supreme Court Stop Obama’s Illegal Executive Amnesty Program?
One of the most fundamental challenges facing the United States today is the deep and growing distrust between the American people and their political system… Read More
LawCommentary
Alaskan Hunter Triumphs Over Federal Agency in Supreme Court, for Now
For more than 15 years, John Sturgeon used a hovercraft to reach moose-hunting grounds in Alaska without any incident or objection. Then, one day in 2007,… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court Hands Down Big Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel Win
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court delivered a win for the Sixth Amendment right to counsel in Luis v. United States. Five justices—Justice Stephen Breyer, who… Read More
LawAnalysis
The Next Supreme Court Justice
It now seems highly likely that the next president of the United States will have the opportunity to nominate someone to fill the vacancy on… Read More
LawCommentary
Key GOP Senators Say There’s ‘No Crack’ in Vow of No Hearings, No Votes
The battle over whether to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia has escalated since President Barack… Read More
LawCommentary
Justice Scalia’s Vote Likely Would Have Determined Teachers Union Case
It is the end of the road for Rebecca Friedrichs’ challenge to the requirement that teachers who opt out of union membership must nevertheless pay… Read More
LawAnalysis
Big Brother Bullies Little Sisters at the Supreme Court
The plaza of the U.S. Supreme Court and the courtroom itself were full of people you don’t normally see at the court—priests, ministers, and nuns… Read More
LawNews
Obamacare Mandate Would Make ‘Hypocrites’ of Catholic University, Its President Says
The head of one of the nation’s most prominent Catholic universities said in an interview with The Daily Signal that Obamacare is at odds with… Read More
LawCommentary
Little Sisters of the Poor Case Heads to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in a group of cases challenging the Obamacare requirement that nonprofit employers offer their employees health… Read More
LawNews
Poll: Majority Support Delaying Supreme Court Replacement
Republican opposition to any Supreme Court nominee by President Barack Obama may be politically popular, a new poll claims. Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, distributed… Read More
PoliticsNews
Senate Judiciary Chairman Gives Obama a Lesson on the Constitution
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, used his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference today to remind grassroots activists that it’s not just President Barack Obama… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Give the American People a Voice on the Next Supreme Court Justice
President Barack Obama will soon nominate a justice to fill Antonin Scalia’s seat on the Supreme Court. Senate Republicans have vowed to ignore him until after… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
How a New Liberal Supreme Court Justice Would Change America
It’s another day, and another tantrum from Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev. But it doesn’t matter how much he jumps up and down and stomps his feet—we… Read More
LawNews
Gov. Brian Sandoval Backs Out as Obama’s Possible Supreme Court Pick
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican, has taken his name out of contention in President Obama’s search for a nominee to fill the current Supreme Court… Read More
LawCommentary
Voters, Not Obama, Should Decide Future of Supreme Court
The last time voters had the opportunity to show the direction they’d like to see the country go, they voted against the one President Barack… Read More
LawNews
Progressives Rip GOP’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Blocking of Obama Supreme Court Nominee
Senate Republicans are abusing their constitutional authority by “blockading” any Supreme Court nominee put forward by President Barack Obama, progressive legal experts said Wednesday. “This… Read More
PoliticsNews
House Conservatives and Mitch McConnell Make Nice
A regular target of conservatives, Mitch McConnell often takes flak for political hesitancy and his willingness to cut bipartisan deals in the Senate. But Tuesday… Read More
LawNews
This Pro-Choice GOP Governor Wants to Succeed Scalia
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, a Republican, has risen as a rumored Supreme Court successor to the late Justice Antonin Scalia, but conservative lawyers say the… Read More
LawNews
Can the GOP Stay United on Strategy to Fight Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee?
The fight over the makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court is spilling over into a second week, with most Senate Republicans uniting around the idea… Read More
LawNews
6 Supreme Court Rulings That Could Be Overturned If a Liberal Replaced Scalia
If President Barack Obama or a future Democratic successor were to replace late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia with a liberal, a host of prior… Read More
LawCommentary
Cartoon: Problems on the Playground
Kim Holmes wrote earlier this week on the Supreme Court. The stakes are high—very high. Finding a replacement for deceased Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin… Read More
LawNews
4 Pro-Gun Senate Democrats Silent on Voting for Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee
A Supreme Court justice nominee appointed by President Barack Obama could do much to shift the ideological weight of a bench split now evenly among… Read More
