Tag Archives: Supreme Court

President Joe Biden is said to be preparing to nominate District Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Merrick Garland on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The move could be a temporary stop for her on her way to helping Biden fulfill his campaign promise to choose a Black woman for a …

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signed into law legislation that bans all abortions except in medical emergencies. The ban makes no exceptions for cases of rape or incest. “Governor Hutchinson: we’ll see you in court,” the American Civil Liberties of Arkansas wrote on Twitter. The law will become effective in August. …

The DOJ asked the Supreme Court this week to dismiss three lawsuits over a Trump-era immigration policy that led some areas to declare themselves “sanctuary cities,” NBC News reports. The policy was part of an effort to get police departments to tell federal authorities when noncitizens were about to be …

President-elect Joe Biden announced that he would nominate Judge Merrick Garland as his attorney general. “Our first-rate nominees to lead the Justice Department are eminently qualified, embody character and judgment that is beyond reproach, and have devoted their careers to serving the American people with honor and integrity,” Biden said …

New York Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that the Trump Organization must turn over documents for a property whose tax abatements were being investigated by New York Attorney General Letitia James‘ office. Judge Engoron previously ruled that the documents were privileged. The Trump Organization’s attorney, Amy Carlin, argued that …

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a long-shot bid by President Trump and the state of Texas to overturn the election results in four states won by Joe Biden. “Texas has not demonstrated a judicially cognizable interest in the manner in which another State conducts its elections,” the court wrote …

Time and tide wait for no man, even if that man is the most powerful person on the planet. This proverb has been true since time immemorial, but maybe someone should tell Donald Trump. As the outgoing president’s team spams phones, inboxes, and commercial breaks pleading for donations to fight …