US Supreme Court Tag

Biden Planning New Assault On Supreme Court Independence

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 16, 2024 38 Comments

So much for lowering the political temperature: "Look, it’s not, it’s not hyperbole to suggest Trump is literally an existential threat, an existential threat to the very constitution of democracy we, we say we care about...

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Chuck Schumer Working on Bill to Strip Trump of Immunity Set Forth In U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 10, 2024 101 Comments

Schumer's proposed legislation likely would violate the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 9, Clause 3: "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed."...

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Pro-Gun Control Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s Bodyguard Shoots Man Trying to Steal Car

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 09, 2024 38 Comments

Sotomayor with the McDonald dissent: "In sum, the Framers did not write the Second Amendment in order to protect a private right of armed self defense."...

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New Biden Ad Attacks Conservative Supreme Court Justices

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 05, 2024 42 Comments

A new low....

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Supreme Court Sends Latest New York Gun Case Back to Appeals Court for a Re-Do

Posted by James Nault on July 04, 2024 49 Comments

Court kicks case finding New York concealed carry statute partially valid back to the Second Circuit in light of the recent SCOTUS Rahimi opinion, which held that laws temporarily disarming individuals who pose a credible threat to others are constitutional...

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Biden Address on SCOTUS Immunity Ruling Gets Mocked Across the Political Spectrum

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 02, 2024 68 Comments

"trashes the Supreme Court with prewritten remarks and then waddles away without taking questions"...

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Immunity Hot Take: The DC Case Against Trump Is Virtually Over

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2024 70 Comments

That doesn't mean Jack Smith won't keep trying to fight it....

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Supreme Court: Trump Entitled To “At Least Presumptive Immunity From Prosecution For All His Official Acts”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2024 119 Comments

Absolute immunity in carrying out "core constitutional powers", and presumptive immunity for all official acts: "Congress may not criminalize the President’s conduct in carrying out the responsibilities of the Executive Branch under the Constitution." Remands to determine whether actions at issue were official or personal....

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Behind the Headlines Episode 1: SCOTUS Rulings and Debate Disasters

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on June 28, 2024 20 Comments

And the first installment has arrived. Please enjoy. If you didn't catch our short conversation earlier, we have started a podcast (and video cast) called Behind the Headlines. This is our first full episode.

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SCOTUS Deals Massive Blow to Administrative State, Overrules Deference Doctrine

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 28, 2024 45 Comments

Courts no longer owe deference to an administrative agency's interpretation of its ambiguous statutory mandate....

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SCOTUS Restricts Criminal Charge Of Interference With Official Proceeding Under Statute Used Against J6 Defendants

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 28, 2024 61 Comments

"To prove a violation of Section 1512(c)(2), the Government must establish that the defendant impaired the availability or integrity for use in an official proceeding of records, documents, objects, or as we earlier explained, other things used in the proceeding, or attempted to do so."...

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SCOTUS: Anti-Camping Ordinances Applied to Homeless Are Constitutional

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 28, 2024 37 Comments

The Court rejected the argument that preventing homeless camping amounted to 'cruel and unusual punishment.'...

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DEI Invades SCOTUS – ‘Pregnant People’ are in the House (via KBJ)

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 27, 2024 57 Comments

Using "pregnant patients" or "pregnant people" is a slap in the face to females....

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Supreme Court Dealt Free Speech A Blow In “The Worst Possible Way”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 26, 2024 85 Comments

My appearance on the Jesse Kelly Show talking about the Supreme Court ruling in Murthy v. Missouri, the social media censorship case....

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Someone Posted the Supreme Court Decision Regarding Idaho Emergency Abortion Case

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 26, 2024 37 Comments

WHY are the two decisions linked to abortion? Someone "accidentally" posted the Supreme Court's decision for Moyle v. United States. The case relates to an Idaho law that bans abortions in emergency situations. The opinion shows an affirmative vote, 6-3, with Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Clarence...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge Against Biden Admin Pressuring Social Media to Censor Speech

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 26, 2024 137 Comments

The majority held that the plaintiffs did not establish Article III standing. The plaintiffs requested "forward-looking relief." Therefore, they had to prove they would face "a real and immediate threat of repeated injury."...

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SCOTUS to Hear Challenge to Tennessee State Law Banning Child Sex Transitions

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 24, 2024 22 Comments

The Court will decide whether banning 'medical treatments intended' to transition a child 'violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.'...

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Supreme Court Upholds Law Temporarily Disarming Person Subject to Domestic Violence Restraining Order

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 21, 2024 106 Comments

SCOTUS: Disarming an individual 'found by a court to pose a credible threat to the physical safety of another' is 'consistent with the Second Amendment.'...

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