Turley Says Merchan Refusing To Toss Trump Conviction Blows Up Media Narrative About SCOTUS Immunity Ruling
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Tuesday that Judge Juan Marchan’s refusal to overturn President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction has undermined media coverage of the Supreme Court’s immunity decision. he claimed. Marchan on Monday night asked Trump’s lawyers to dismiss the president-elect’s 34 convictions for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up $130,000 in […]
SCOTUS conservatives seem ready to uphold child sex change bans — but one justice is a wild card
On Wednesday, all conservative justices except Justice Neil Gorsuch expressed skepticism about the Biden administration’s challenge to state bans on child gender reassignment. Gorsuch, who written A landmark 2020 ruling that expanded sex discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation in the context of employment did not speak during more than two hours of […]
Group That Pushed SCOTUS To End Affirmative Action ‘Gravely Concerned’ Elite Colleges Aren’t Complying With Ruling
Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) sent letters to Yale, Princeton and Duke universities on Tuesday questioning whether the schools are complying with Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action and threatening legal action. The letter said SFFA is “gravely concerned that these universities are not complying” with the Supreme Court's landmark June 2023 decision, Students for […]
Kamala Harris’ antics during nomination hearings indicate ‘radical’ judges she would select for SCOTUS
Legal experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation that questions Vice President Kamala Harris has asked in past judicial nomination hearings indicate her top priority in selecting justices is to ensure they advance left-wing goals. During her confirmation hearings, as a California senator, Harris pressured Trump's judicial appointees with questions about climate change, abortion, religious […]
FACT CHECK: Fact-Checking Harris’ Claim About The SCOTUS Presidential Immunity Ruling
At a campaign rally in Michigan on August 7, 2024 Democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris Claimed Former President and 2024 Republican candidate Donald Trump will now be “immune from anything he does in the White House” due to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Verdict: No evidence While some experts […]
SCOTUS Bound? Opponents Of Maryland’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Hopeful After Legal Loss
A federal appeals court upheld Maryland's “assault weapons” ban last week, but the case could go to the Supreme Court, where gun rights advocates are highly hopeful of a ruling that could overturn gun restrictions across the country. On August 6, the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 10-5 that Maryland's 2013 assault weapons […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mike Lee Slams Biden’s ‘Nakedly Authoritarian’ And ‘Unconstitutional’ Threats Against SCOTUS
Senator Mike Lee of Utah responded to President Joe Biden's plan to reform the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) through term limits for judges and enforceable ethics rules. “This is a blatant authoritarian attempt by Joe Biden to violate the separation of powers and intimidate the judiciary,” Lee told the Daily Caller. (Related: […]
‘Unsupported By Any Evidence’: Legal Scholars Blast AOC Impeachment Move In ‘Profoundly Cynical’ SCOTUS Crusade
New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez launched a new attack on the Supreme Court on Wednesday, but legal experts say the move will do little other than further undermine the court's legitimacy. Ocasio-Cortez Introduced Congress introduced articles of impeachment against Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito on Wednesday, suggesting that the justices are corrupt or […]
Alvin Bragg’s Team Agrees To Delay Sentencing In Trump Trial Following SCOTUS Immunity Ruling
Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office agreed to a delay in former President Donald Trump's sentencing on Tuesday, The New York Times reported. A Manhattan jury found Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records on May 30. Bragg's office agreed to a request to delay the sentencing in light of […]
Bill Barr Reality Checks Trump Critics Following SCOTUS Ruling
Former US Attorney General Bill Barr has provided a reality check on criticism of the Supreme Court's decision granting former President Donald Trump “absolute immunity” for his official duties while in office. Trump's critics argued that the decision put the president above the law by giving him absolute power to carry out any illegal decisions […]