Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Ted Cruz To SCOTUS: “Put A Stop” To Trump’s Cases

The Hill reports: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday said he is hopeful the U.S. Supreme Court “puts a stop” to what he called an “abuse of power” aimed against former President Trump after the high court announced it will weigh whether the former president can be criminally prosecuted for his efforts to overturn the election. “I’m glad the Supreme …

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Supreme Court To Consider Trump’s Immunity Claim

The Washington Post reports: The Supreme Court will review Donald Trump’s unprecedented claim that he is shielded from prosecution for actions taken while in office, further delaying the former president’s federal trial in the nation’s capital on charges of conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss to remain in power. The justices set argument for the week of April 22 …

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Justices Skeptical Of Laws Against Social Media Bans

The New York Times reports: The Supreme Court seemed troubled on Monday by a Florida law that prohibits social media companies from disfavoring conservative speakers, at least to the extent that it bars major platforms like Facebook and YouTube from making editorial judgments. But several justices indicated that the sprawling law may be constitutional as applied to other sites like …

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Today: SCOTUS Hears Laws Against Social Media Bans

Vox reports: In mid-2021, about a year before he began his longstanding feud with the biggest employer in his state, Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation attempting to seize control of content moderation at major social media platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, or Twitter (now called X by Elon Musk). A few months later, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, also …

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Thomas Hires Clerk Accused Of Sending Racist Texts

The New York Times reports: Justice Clarence Thomas recently hired a law clerk who was previously accused of sending racist text messages, resurfacing the controversy around her. Crystal Clanton will begin clerking for the justice in the upcoming term, according to the Antonin Scalia Law School, from which she graduated in 2022. In late 2017, a New Yorker story reported …

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Samuel Alito: I Was Right To Predict That Christians Would Be Labeled Bigots For Opposing Homosexuality

USA Today reports: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito attempted an “I told you so” on Tuesday when he criticized a judge’s dismissal of potential jurors in a workplace discrimination case because they believed homosexuality is a sin. Alito said that’s exactly the type of outcome he warned against when, against his objections, the Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that the …

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Supreme Court Upholds Mask Fines For Covidiot Reps

The Associated Press reports: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021. The justices did not comment on leaving in place $500 fines issued in May 2021 to U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Ralph …

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Fox Analyst Expects Trump To Lose Immunity Claim

“Where he’s [Trump] going to have trouble, I think, is on the immunity claim. It’s very sweeping [the DC court’s ruling], and I expect that there are going to be justices, including some on the right, who are skeptical of those claims. After that, there’s two aspects in play here. One is the merits, where I think that it favors …

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SCOTUS Sets Deadline On Trump Appeal Response

Bloomberg News reports: The US Supreme Court gave a special counsel until next Tuesday to respond to Donald Trump’s bid to pause his criminal trial for election interference while the ex-president presses an appeal that seeks immunity. Trump, who is campaigning for a return to the White House, is challenging a federal appeals court decision that let him be prosecuted …

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Justices Skeptical Of Attempt To Keep Trump Off Ballot

Reuters reports: U.S. Supreme Court justices on Thursday appeared skeptical toward a judicial decision kicking former President Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado for participating in an insurrection during the 2021 Capitol attack in a case with major implications for the Nov. 5 election. The nine justices heard arguments in Trump’s appeal of a Dec. 19 ruling by Colorado’s …

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LIVE AUDIO: Supreme Court Hears Trump Ballot Case

The Associated Press reports: The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the 2024 ballot because of his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, culminating in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. There are no cameras in the courtroom, but since the pandemic, the court has livestreamed its argument …

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TODAY: Supreme Court Hears Trump Ballot Challenge

CNBC reports: The Supreme Court is set Thursday morning to hear oral arguments on an effort by former President Donald Trump to reverse a ruling by Colorado’s top court barring him from that state’s 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot. The arguments, which are expected to last several hours, come as Trump has a commanding lead in the national GOP primary …

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CNN Analyst: SCOTUS May Reject Immunity Appeal

“There’s really three major findings that the D.C. Court of Appeals makes here. First of all, they reject this notion of blanket immunity. They say it is not, and cannot be, that a president simply can never be charged for anything that happens during his time in office. “Second, the Court of Appeals in D.C. says, if we’re asking the …

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What Happens If SCOTUS Does Disqualify Trump?

Politico Magazine today published a number of takes about the potential fallout should the Supreme Court actually disqualify Trump from the ballot. Here’s the first one, authored by a Carnegie Endowment for International Peace fellow: The question carries the implicit suggestion that we should worry about violence from a Supreme Court decision more than from other possible outcomes. In fact, …

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Thursday: SCOTUS To Hear Trump Ballot Arguments

The Associated Press reports: On Thursday, the nation’s highest court is scheduled to hear arguments over whether Trump can remain on the ballot in Colorado, where the state’s Supreme Court ruled that he violated Section 3. It’s the first time in history that the nation’s highest court has heard a case on Section 3, which was used to keep former …

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Colorado Voters Press SCOTUS On Trump Ballot Ban

The Washington Post reports: A group of Colorado voters on Friday asked the Supreme Court to bar Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot, telling the justices in their brief that he is ineligible to return to the White House after spearheading the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The high court is set to consider on Feb. …

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SCOTUS Allows Alabama To Use Nitrogen Execution

Courthouse News reports: The Supreme Court refused to pause an experimental execution in Alabama on Wednesday, allowing the state to move forward with the U.S.’s first oxygen deprivation execution. Kenneth Eugene Smith asked the Supreme Court to block Alabama’s second shot at carrying out his death sentence. In 2022, Alabama spent nearly two hours poking and prodding Smith while he …

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Abbott Blasts Razor Wire Ruling: “This Is Not Over”

The Messenger reports: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, R, on Monday responded to the Supreme Court ruling the federal government had the authority to remove razor wire installed by the state at the southern border, saying “This is not over.” “I will continue to defend Texas’ constitutional authority to secure the border and prevent the Biden Admin from destroying our property,” …

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SCOTUS Sides With Feds On Texas Border Razor Wire

The New York Times reports: The Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration on Monday in a dispute over a concertina-wire barrier erected by Texas along the Mexican border. The justices temporarily lifted an appeals court’s ruling that had generally prohibited federal officials from removing the wire. The Supreme Court’s brief order gave no reasons, which is typical when the …

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Trump To SCOTUS: Presidents Aren’t “Officers” Of US

NBC News reports: Former President Donald Trump on Thursday pleaded with the Supreme Court to allow him to remain on the Republican primary ballot in Colorado as he seeks to overturn a state ruling that found him ineligible because of his role leading up to the Jan. 6. attack on the Capitol. Trump’s lawyers filed a brief laying out his …

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