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July 10, 2020

Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyer slams federal charges against her as 'meritless'

An attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of disgraced sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, claimed in a court filing Thursday night that the federal indictment against the British socialite on perjury and sex crimes against minors is "meritless."

July 10, 2020

An inside look at how Trump's Supreme Court list is made: ‘A tremendous investment of time’

President Trump announced that he will be releasing an updated version of his list of possible future Supreme Court nominees before September

July 9, 2020

Michael Cohen, former Trump attorney, taken back into custody

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was taken back into custody Thursday morning and is now at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after the Federal Bureau of Prisons claimed Cohen violated "the conditions of his home confinement."

July 9, 2020

Supreme Court punts, denies Trump immunity but blocks House Dems from tax docs

Trump's lawyers made a sweeping argument about the level of immunity a president enjoys while in office. 

July 9, 2020

Biden says he would restore pre-Hobby Lobby contraceptive mandate in wake of Little Sisters ruling

Years of litigation -- and the election of a new president -- have slowly morphed the original form of the contraceptive mandate.

July 8, 2020

Little Sisters' legal ordeal may not be over, Supreme Court justices indicate

Two concurring opinions signal that the two states involved in the litigation may drag the nuns back to court yet again. 

July 8, 2020

Supreme Court rules in favor of Little Sisters of the Poor in ObamaCare contraception case

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration acted within its authority when it expanded exemptions to the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement for employers to provide insurance coverage that includes contraception -- in a victory for Little Sisters of the Poor.

July 6, 2020

US District Court orders Dakota Access Pipeline shutdown, emptied

A federal judge ordered the shutdown of the Dakota Access Pipeline and it be emptied, while a lengthy environmental review is conducted.

July 2, 2020

Ousted SDNY federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman to appear before House Judiciary Committee next week

Former Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman will testify next week before the House Judiciary committee in a closed door hearing – just weeks after President Trump fired him.

July 2, 2020

Watch: McConnell says Democrats are 'threatening' institutions, declaring 'war on the rulebook itself'

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on the Senate floor Thursday tore into Democrats for allegedly "threatening" the courts, the Senate and other "governing institutions" to get their way on policy.