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November 3, 2020

Pelosi labels Barrett 'an illegitimate Supreme Court justice'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., slammed Amy Coney Barrett as an "illegitimate Supreme Court justice" during an Election Day press call, indicating that Democratic attacks on Barrett have not stopped since she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn in one week ago.

November 2, 2020

Barrett speaks in first Supreme Court oral arguments since joining court

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett was asked her first questions during oral arguments on Monday, in a remote hearing on a Freedom of Information Act case. 

November 2, 2020

Justice Amy Coney Barrett hearing first Supreme Court oral arguments Monday

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Monday will participate in her first-ever oral arguments on the high court after being confirmed and seated just under one week ago.

November 1, 2020

Federal judge orders USPS to take 'extraordinary measures' to deliver mail-in ballots on time

A federal judge in Washington state on Friday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to take “extraordinary measures” to deliver mail-in ballots in Wisconsin and Michigan in time for Election Day.

October 30, 2020

Sen. Josh Hawley: Justice Barrett is pro-life and pro-faith — good news for religious conservatives

Justice Amy Coney Barrett is a devout Catholic and charismatic who has lived her faith in every walk of her life — choosing to teach at a Catholic university, publicly defending her church, mentoring Christian law students, and speaking to Christian legal groups.

October 29, 2020

Judge allows would-be Reagan assassin John Hinckley to display his artwork

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that John Hinckley, the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Regan in 1981, may display his artwork under his name.

October 29, 2020

Texas mask mandate must extend to polling places, judge rules

A federal judge ruled that Texas' statewide mask mandate must include polling places, but election officials Wednesday did not rush to enforce the order that was handed down after more than 8 million people have already voted.

October 28, 2020

Federal judge orders USPS to lift limits on extra trips to increase election mail deliveries

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the U.S. Postal Service must rescind rules put in place by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy over the summer and carry out extra trips to ensure the delivery of election mail.

October 27, 2020

Trump already chose Barrett successor on appeals court, confirmation possible regardless of election outcome

With Justice Amy Coney Barrett now on the Supreme Court, a new vacancy has opened on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals where she previously sat, and President Trump has already named the person he plans to have replace her on that bench. 

October 27, 2020

Judge rejects DOJ attempt to replace Trump as defendant in E. Jean Carroll case

A federal court ruled that the Justice Department cannot take President Trump's place as the defendant in a lawsuit filed by writer E. Jean Carroll, who sued for defamation over Trump's response to her allegations that he raped her in the 1990s.