John Sauer, a lawyer arguing Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case, generated significant controversy when he asserted, in response to a judge’s hypothetical, that a president could not be prosecuted if he were to order the assassination of a political rival — unless he were first impeached and convicted. With that …
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TheSupreme Court, amid an unprecedented crisis of legitimacypertaining tounreported gifts to justices,debated on Monday whether a contractor making a $13,000 gratuity to a politician is similar to taking a teacher to Cheesecake Factory. In 2012, James Synder was elected mayor of the Northwest Indiana town of just under 38,000 people. …
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The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday regarding a challenge to federal laws that have allowed the Justice Department to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters with obstruction of an official proceeding. The court’s decision could reduce the sentences of many Jan. 6 defendants — and grant a major boon …
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The Supreme Court decided on Monday not to intervene in a lawsuit seeking to hold the organizer of a Black Lives Matter protest liable for injuries sustained by a police officer who was attacked by a demonstrator. The decision leaves in place an appeals court ruling that effectively renders organizers …
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As the Supreme Court gets ready to hear oral arguments in Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case, his allies are working to tamp down any concerns the justices might have about one of the more absurd and disconcerting arguments offered by any Trump lawyer ever: that a president would have to …
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On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that threatens to limit access to mifepristone — a critical component of the abortion pill protocol —nationwide. A decision in the case is not expected until June, but close observers of the Supreme Court seem to think the case will …
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Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas are just asking questions about the Comstock Act, a 150-year-old obscenity law that anti-abortion activists believe could be revived as a national abortion ban. The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a case that …
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Texas can begin enforcing a controversial immigration law that allows state law enforcement to arrest individuals on suspicion of being undocumented border crossers. Hours later, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the state from acting on the court’s decision. In a 6-3 …
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Conservative activist and Supreme Court puppetmaster Leonard Leo recently outlined his pitch for billionaires on how they can help move the United States government and society to the right. “It’s really important that we flood the zone with cases that challenge misuse of the Constitution by the administrative state and …
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For the second time in a week, the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority has blessed the Donald Trump campaign with a favorable ruling. The former president, who upon leaving office had nothing but scorn for the court he built, has been gushing about his success at the high court this term …
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