President Seeks Power to Fire Head of Consumer Bureau at Will
BY MATTHEW VADUM WASHINGTON—The Trump administration told the Supreme Court in a new filing that a rule that the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can only be fired by the president for cause is unconstitutional. […]
Kavanaugh impeachment calls mark latest strike on ‘judicial independence,’ Republicans say
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News Conservatives once more have rallied around Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh as he faces a new round of disputed sexual misconduct allegations. But GOP lawmakers claim the calls from Democratic presidential candidates for […]
Supreme Court Allows Full Enforcement of Asylum Restrictions
By Reuters The Supreme Court granted a request by President Donald Trump’s administration to fully enforce a rule that would deny asylum to anyone trying to enter the United States after traveling through another country […]
Senator Says Kavanaugh Remarks Made by Blasey Ford’s Attorney Are ‘Worth Looking Into’
BY ZACHARY STIEBER Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said the comments made by the attorney who represented Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser could prompt a probe into the lawyer. “I think it’s worth just checking off […]
Kavanaugh accuser’s lawyer said allegations could help undermine abortion rulings: ‘Part of what motivated Christine’
By Gregg Re | Fox News The attorney who represented Christine Blasey Ford during Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court contentious confirmation hearings said in a speech earlier this year that Ford was motivated to come forward in part by a desire […]
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Undergoes Cancer Treatment
BY ZACHARY STIEBER Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent radiation therapy after a cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas, the court announced on Aug. 23. Ginsburg had a routine blood test in early July, which uncovered […]
Dem senator hit with bar complaint for ‘openly threatening’ Supreme Court
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News Conservative watchdog Judicial Watch has accused Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., of “openly threatening the U.S. Supreme Court” in a complaint brought before the Rhode Island Judiciary. The complaint pertains to a sternly worded brief he and […]
Senate Dems deliver stunning warning to Supreme Court: ‘Heal’ or face restructuring
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News Several high-profile Senate Democrats warned the Supreme Court in pointed terms this week that it could face a fundamental restructuring if justices do not take steps to “heal” the court in the near future. […]
Ginsburg defends Kavanaugh, Gorsuch as ‘very decent, very smart individuals’
By Gregg Re | Fox News Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Wednesday night defended Associate Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch as “very decent” and “very smart” individuals after one of her former law clerks suggested […]
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is ‘very much alive,’ unlike senator who said she’d be ‘dead within six months’
By Talia Kaplan | Fox News Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Tuesday that she is “very much alive,” tamping down concerns that recent health issues could cause her to leave the bench. “There was a senator, I […]
Trump orders flags at half-staff in memory of Justice John Paul Stevens
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News In memory of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who died Tuesday night at 99, President Trump ordered the American flag flown at half-staff at the White House and other government facilities. Trump issued […]
Supreme Court to decide whether Trump administration can end DACA program
Supreme Court releases decisions on gerrymandering and censusJustices rule they have no business dealing with the political shaping of voting districts and refuse, for now, to grant permission for the administration to put a […]
Supreme Court to issue census, electoral map rulings on Thursday
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court is set to issue rulings on Thursday in major cases on the Trump administration’s bid to add a contentious citizenship question to the 2020 […]
Supreme Court chips away at federal agency power
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday constrained the power of federal agencies, scaling back a legal doctrine that calls for judges to give agencies deference to interpret their own rules but […]
Supreme Court strikes down Tennessee liquor retail regulations
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in a case concerning alcohol regulations enacted following the Prohibition era that Tennessee residency requirements for liquor retailers violate the U.S. […]
After long delay, U.S. Supreme Court may act on ‘Dreamers’ immigrants
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court in the coming days will have a last chance before its three-month summer break to decide whether to take up President Donald Trump’s long-stalled […]
Clarence Thomas calls for abandoning ‘demonstrably erroneous’ precedent, touching off Roe v. Wade speculation
By Gregg Re | Fox News In a concurring opinion in a Supreme Court case announced Monday, Justice Clarence Thomas issued a lengthy call for his colleagues to overturn “demonstrably erroneous decisions” even if they have been upheld for decades […]
Democrats outraged after McConnell vows to fill any Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News Democrats are livid after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., stated that Republicans would confirm a new Supreme Court justice in 2020 if given the chance, despite refusing to do so when Barack Obama […]
Roe v. Wade at risk: key facts on legal challenges to U.S. abortion rights
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, U.S., June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Erin Schaff/File Photo By: Lawrence Hurley, Andrew Chung WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bill passed by Alabama legislators that would […]
U.S. Supreme Court takes no action in Indiana abortion cases
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday took no action on appeals seeking to […]