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May 2, 2020

Davis and Feder: Judge Justin Walker, a deserving nominee to the US Court of Appeals

Judge Justin Walker, a recently appointed federal district judge in Kentucky and the nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, has a resume that marks him as among the most talented lawyers of his generation. 

April 30, 2020

Roger Stone files appeal after saying he is 'praying for a pardon' from Trump

Stone filed a notice appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Thursday, which briefly stated that Stone would pursue a review of his conviction and sentence in the appeals court. 

April 30, 2020

Georgia fire chief fired 18 months after gender transition files discrimination lawsuit

A former Georgia fire chief, who was fired 18 months after she began coming to work as a woman, has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the city of Byron.

April 30, 2020

Judge refuses to block Trump's coronavirus green card freeze

A federal judge in Oregon who previously blocked President Trump’s order to bar immigrants who lacked or could not afford health insurance refused to do the same with regard to Trump’s recent pause on green cards.

April 29, 2020

Dems resist Senate GOP push to confirm judges, including ex-Kavanaugh clerk, amid coronavirus

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Wednesday joined a growing chorus of Democrats calling on Senate Republicans to pause their efforts to confirm federal judges when the Senate returns on May 4 amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying the GOP seems less interested in passing further measures to combat the virus than they are in putting more of President Trump's nominees on the federal bench. 

April 29, 2020

Federal appeals court strikes down Kansas voter registration law requiring proof of citizenship

A federal appeals court has struck down a restrictive voting law from Kansas that had required proof of citizenship before registering to vote.

April 27, 2020

Alito dissent blasts NYC gun law, as Supreme Court punts on highly charged case

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to decide on the constitutionality of a controversial New York City gun law that has since changed, ruling in an unsigned opinion that the case is now "moot" because of the changes in the law. 

April 27, 2020

Trump Supreme Court shortlister issues scathing dissent in Tennessee abortion case amid coronavirus

One of the judges on President Trump's Supreme Court shortlist issued a scathing dissent Friday in a case over whether Tennessee can halt abortions during the coronavirus pandemic. 

April 25, 2020

Federal judge says Mississippi church can hold drive-in services

A federal judge in Mississippi ruled Friday that the First Pentecostal Church of Holly Springs can stay open for drive-in services after police issued the pastor a citation for holding Easter services amid the coronavirus outbreak.

April 25, 2020

High profile inmates from Michael Avenatti to Tekashi 6ix9ine who have been released from prison early because of coronavirus

From 71-year-old federal fraudsters to Colombian drug lords, there has been a mad dash of high-profile prisoners petitioning the courts for a compassionate or restricted release in the wake of COVID-19. That means, while others are locked up in cramped over-crowded cells, they get to go home. Fox News has broken down a list of high-profile inmates who are pleading with the court to let them out.