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Republicans gearing up to fill possible Supreme Court vacancy this election year

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 18, 2020 33 Comments

Can you feel the tension? Every time Ruth Bader Ginsburg goes to the hospital or has a medical diagnosis or procedure, you can feel it. What if this is the time?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KVqaIaeRpA

A Loss or a Win? Reassessing New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. City of New York

Posted by Cody Wisniewski on May 05, 2020 37 Comments

A lot has been said in a short period of time about the Supreme Court’s opinion handed down in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. City of New York just a week ago. Most gun rights supporters are frustrated. Many accuse Chief Justice Roberts of caving to pressure. Some consider the case to be a complete loss. In reality, it is just the opposite.

https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/justices.aspx

Supreme Court dismisses major 2d Amendment case as ‘moot’

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 27, 2020 40 Comments

The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed as "moot" a lawsuit challenging a New York City gun regulation, thus disposing without a substantive ruling of the first major 2nd Amendment case the court had taken in over a decade, New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. City of New York.

Supreme Court Postpones Arguments for March Session Due to Coronavirus

Posted by Mary Chastain on March 16, 2020 14 Comments

The Supreme Court announced this morning it will postpone arguments during the March session.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuNPCqcsInQ

Trump ‘Remain in Mexico’ Asylum Rule Continues, Supreme Court Stays Lower Court Injunction

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 11, 2020 33 Comments

The Supreme Court, once again, has put on hold a lower court injunction trying to prevent Trump from exercising his lpower over who enters the country. Amy Howe reports:

https://twitter.com/SenSchumer/status/1235280512375312384?s=20

Should Schumer Face Censure for Threatening Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh?

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 10, 2020 67 Comments

Last week at a pro-abortion rally, Senate Majority Leader Schumer verbally threatened Supreme Court Justices Kavanaugh and Gorsuch saying, “You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price! You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions!” in reference to abortion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1RklrwQ448 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkcH3y8UCmM

McConnell Admonishes Schumer’s SCOTUS Threats, Schumer Walks Back Threats… Kind of

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 05, 2020 81 Comments

Is anyone buying Schumer's nonpology? During a pro-abortion rally, Senate Majority Leader Schumer threatened Supreme Court Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh.

Schumer Goes to War with the Supreme Court Over Abortion

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 04, 2020 108 Comments

Senate Majority Leader Schumer picked a fight with the Supreme Court Wednesday.

Sen. Chuck Schumer Threatens U.S. Supreme Court Justices Gorsuch and Kavanaugh

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on March 04, 2020 88 Comments

In a bizarre speech at what appears to be a pro-abortion event, Senate Minority Leader Schumer accused Republicans of "taking away fundamental rights."

Justice Sotomayor accuses SCOTUS conservative majority of pro-Trump bias

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 22, 2020 110 Comments

The lower federal courts repeatedly have had their orders and injunctions against Trump administration programs halted by the Supreme Court. In the travel cases, multiple stays were issued and when the case finally reached the Supreme Court on the merits, Trump won. This is not a matter of pro-Trump bias, but of out-of-control lower courts, particularly at the District Court level, where judges have overstepped their bounds to substitute judicial preferences for those of the executive branch in which the constitution vests matters related to entry into the country, among other things.

SCOTUS: Trump’s Immigration “Public Charge” Rule is Good to Go Pending Appeals

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on January 27, 2020 23 Comments

Monday, the Supreme Court issued an order allowing the Trump administration's "public charge" rule to proceed, pending further appeals. The rule issued by the Department of Homeland Security would make it more difficult for immigrants to obtain immigration benefits if they are likely to use public assistance. The decision was 5-4 and split neatly down party lines.

Supreme Court “Faithless Electors” case has potential to destabilize 2020 election result

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 17, 2020 91 Comments

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases presenting the issue of whether Electoral College electors can be bound by state law to vote consistent with the state popular vote winner. The concept of electors voting as the voters in their states voted is central to the viability of the Electoral College.

Biden: Of course I’d nominate Obama for Supreme Court “if he’d take it”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 28, 2019 10 Comments

Nice way to motivate the base -- the Republican base....

Will SCOTUS moot its big 2nd Amendment case? An analysis of oral arguments

Posted by Cody Wisniewski on December 14, 2019 22 Comments

Many Second Amendment supporters were excited this month for the Supreme Court to hear New York Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. City of New York, the first major Second Amendment case since 2010. But now, with oral argument behind us, it looks likely, although not certain, the case will be considered moot.

Supreme Court stays subpoenas for Trump financial records, will hear all three cases

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 13, 2019 63 Comments

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear three cases involving attempts by Democrats to subpoena Trump's financial records. Two of the case involve House committee subpoenas and one case involves a Manhattan District Attorney grand jury subpoena. The Court also stayed enforcement of the subpoenas pending argument and decision.

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Kentucky Abortion Ultrasound Law

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 09, 2019 6 Comments

The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal to the Kentucky Ultrasound Informed Consent Act, which requires "doctors to perform ultrasounds and show and describe fetal images to patients before abortions, as well as play an audible heartbeat of the fetus." Their decision means the law will stay in place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT-WAinF2tM

Democrats’ Star Impeachment Law Professor Was Too Radical For … Obama

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 06, 2019 54 Comments

Earlier this week, we covered Stanford law professor Pam Karlan's testimony during the Democrat impeachment circus: Democrats’ Star Impeachment “Witness” Mocks 13-year-old Barron Trump in Hearings UPDATE/S: FLOTUS Responds. As noted in that post, Karlan once stated that she "had" to cross the street to avoid walking in front of the Trump hotel.

Former Hillary Aide Still Attacking Brett Kavanaugh

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 01, 2019 16 Comments

Brian Fallon was the press secretary for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign. Now he is the executive director of a far left organization called "Demand Justice" which has repeatedly gone after Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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