Indiana will be required to recognize both wives in same-sex unions as parents of the children after the Supreme Court denied a petition to appeal the lower court decision. “It’s a major victory that is going to keep the same-sex families together and the children born to these marriages will have two parents to love […]
Eighteen states have joined Texas in its lawsuit that seeks to halt presidential electors in four battleground states from casting their votes for President-elect Joe Biden. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) filed the lawsuit before the Supreme Court on Tuesday against Michigan, Georgia, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania — all states Biden won. It argues that […]
The Supreme Court denied a request from GOP allies of President Trump to overturn Pennsylvania’s election results on Tuesday The high court left intact a decision from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court which tossed a lawsuit from Rep. Mike Kelly challenging a 2019 law to expand mail-in voting. The GOP appeal to the high court was […]
A district judge on Sunday night blocked three Georgia counties from altering or erasing data on Dominion voting machines after Republican nominees to the Electoral College filed an emergency motion. Judge Timothy C. Batten Sr.’s order applies to Dominion voting machines in Cobb, Gwinnett and Cherokee counties, which are clustered in the Atlanta metropolitan area. […]
President Trump’s campaign on Friday lost its appeal in the legal battle to contest Pennsylvania’s already-certified election results. A federal appeals court in Philadelphia upheld a previous ruling that dismissed the campaign’s case to prevent Pennsylvania from certifying its election results showing former Vice President Joe Biden winning the state. The three-judge panel of the […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday night blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo from reimposing strict attendance caps at worship services in areas hit hard by the novel coronavirus. The court ruled 5-4 to bar Cuomo from enforcing his Oct. 6 “Cluster Initiative” against houses of worship that sued to challenge the restrictions. The order […]
The Justice Department has authorized federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against an MS-13 gang leader charged in connection to seven slayings — including the gruesome baseball bat bludgeoning of two teenage girls, according to court papers. Jairo Saenz, 24, faces execution if convicted of any of the killings. Saenz, second in command of […]
Two conservative justices on the Supreme Court appeared prepared to preserve at least some of the major components of ObamaCare, including its protections for people with preexisting conditions, as they heard arguments Tuesday in a suit challenging the law. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh seemed to express the view that if the […]
A federal judge Monday ruled against Texas Republicans who sued to toss out more than 127,000 ballots cast in drive-thru voting booths in Harris County, declaring that the plaintiffs didn’t have standing to sue. Judge Andrew Hanen, who was nominated to the bench by George W. Bush, gave an oral ruling after an emergency hearing […]
Judge Amy Coney Barrett officially became Justice Barrett following a private ceremony in the Supreme Court’s East Conference Room Tuesday morning. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the Judicial Oath to Barrett, officially making her the court’s 103rd associate justice. “Upon administration of that oath, she will be able to begin to participate in the work […]
More than two dozen constitutional law experts on Friday voiced support for a bill that would establish 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices, adding scholarly backing to one of several court reform proposals that have gained traction in recent weeks. The endorsement comes a day after Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would […]
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination Thursday of Amy Coney Barrett to serve as a Supreme Court justice in a 12-0 vote, with Democrats boycotting the day’s proceeding. “The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is the most illegitimate process I have ever witnessed in the Senate. And her potential confirmation will have […]