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June 18, 2020

Thomas calls ruling blocking Trump move to rescind DACA a 'timid' effort to avoid 'controversial' decision

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in an opinion objecting to the court's Thursday decision blocking President Trump's effort to end an Obama-era program that protected those who illegally arrived in the U.S. as children, criticized his fellow justices for avoiding a "politically controversial" decision and showing "timidity" in not striking down the policy. 

June 18, 2020

California court rules city can exclude church services in downtown, favoring theaters, entertainment

A federal court in the San Francisco Bay Area ruled an evangelical church does not contribute to a city's goals of a vibrant and fun atmosphere and therefore can be excluded from operating in downtown Salinas, Calif.

June 18, 2020

Gregg Jarrett: Michael Flynn’s prosecution is a shameful injustice – charges against him should be dropped

The Justice Department has concluded former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn should not be prosecuted. A judge should stop trying to keep the case against Flynn alive..

June 17, 2020

Senate advances nomination of former Kavanaugh clerk for appeals court

Justin Walker's confirmation is likely this week.

June 16, 2020

DOJ sues John Bolton in federal court to block publication of upcoming book

The Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a complaint in federal court over former national security adviser John Bolton’s new book about his time in the Trump White House.

June 16, 2020

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to sexually molesting girls in African orphanage he opened

A Pennsylvania man who claimed to be a Christian missionary and went to Africa to open an orphanage pleaded guilty Monday to sexually molesting four underage girls -- two as young as 11 years old -- whom he told to call him "dad." 

June 15, 2020

Thomas, Kavanaugh lament 'decade-long failure to protect the Second Amendment'

Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanagh on Monday admonished their fellow justices for letting Second Amendment cases languish in the lower courts in a dissent to the tribunal's decision not to take up a gun rights case.

June 12, 2020

Federal judge orders Seattle Police to temporarily stop using tear gas against peaceful protesters

A federal judge in Seattle has issued a temporary injunction preventing police in the city from using tear gas or other “chemical irritants” against peaceful protesters.

June 12, 2020

McConnell spokesman slams group pushing allegations about appeals court nominee: 'Bottom of the barrel'

The condemnation comes as the group called Fix the Court, which observers on the right note is funded by a dark-money network that largely supports liberal causes, has raised last-second objections to Walker's nomination after he was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

June 12, 2020

Court denies immunity to West Virginia cops in 2013 Shooting: ‘This Has to Stop’

The decision sets the stage for further legal discussions surrounding qualified immunity.