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December 7, 2020

Biden's HHS pick Becerra sued the Trump admin more than 100 times as California AG: Here are some of his cases

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who President-elect Biden announced Monday will be his nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, has been one of the most litigious attorneys general against the president in recent years, actively pursuing progressive policies in the courts more than perhaps any other attorney general.

December 3, 2020

Trump's legacy on courts still building in waning days of presidency

The Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote next week on the nominee to fill the appeals court seat vacated by new Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett as well as voting on whether to send three other lower trial court nominees to the Senate floor — which could further cement President Trump’s reshaping of the federal judiciary before he leaves office.

December 3, 2020

New Jersey judge says husband may need 14th surgery after family attacked

A federal judge in New Jersey whose husband was shot multiple times by a suspect who authorities said was targeting her family said Wednesday that her spouse had suffered a “medical setback.”

December 2, 2020

Sen. Ted Cruz: AG Barr right, Democrats wrong on executions – here's why lawful sentences must proceed

The Justice Department’s decision to carry out lawfully imposed death sentences on murderers in federal prisons is well overdue.

November 30, 2020

Jonathan Turley: Gun-rights case tailor made for Justice Barrett, Supreme Court. Here's why

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit has issued an opinion over the right to bear arms that has received little attention, but it should.  

November 29, 2020

Trump slams judges' election decisions: 'What kind of a court system is this?'

President Trump blasted judges' rejections of his legal challenges to 2020 election results and said he couldn't be certain any of his cases would make it to the Supreme Court in his first interview since Election Day on Sunday.

November 28, 2020

LIVE UPDATES: Trump weighs in on efforts in Pa., alleges 'massive proof' of fraud

The Trump 2020 Campaign looked ahead to a potential Supreme Court fight after a panel of federal appeals judges in Pennsylvania dismissed the campaign's lawsuit over alleged voter fraud in the presidential election. 

November 27, 2020

John Yoo: Supreme Court rejection of Cuomo’s COVID restrictions on worship upholds religious liberty

We should welcome a Supreme Court decision issued Wednesday night that is an important victory for religious liberty. The court overturned New York's strict limits on attendance at religious services during the coronavirus pandemic.

November 25, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Trump’s Flynn pardon justified — adviser should never have been investigated and prosecuted

Months ago, the Justice Department moved to dismiss Flynn’s prosecution on the ground that there was no basis to investigate him in the first place – a point I started making in 2017. But the Justice Department ran into an angry jurist and a quirk of federal law.

November 24, 2020

Medicaid can be cut from Planned Parenthood in Texas, Louisiana, 5th Circuit rules

A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Texas and Louisiana can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics, reversing an earlier appellate ruling that blocked Texas from enforcing its ban.