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May 12, 2020

Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump tax return cases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear oral arguments via teleconference in high-profile cases centered on whether President Trump can be shielded from congressional and state subpoenas for his personal banking and accounting records.

May 11, 2020

Gorsuch's pivotal vote could favor Oklahoma tribe in controversial Native American rape case

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will likely be the deciding vote in a high-profile rape case that hinges on whether or not a portion of Oklahoma falls under state jurisdiction or that of the Indian reservation that existed before. 

May 11, 2020

Supreme Court divided in religious school employment discrimination case

Supreme Court Justices were split Monday in their approach to cases involving employment discrimination lawsuits against religious schools. 

May 11, 2020

Supreme Court enters week of high-profile cases featuring Trump tax returns

The Supreme Court continues to hear oral arguments via teleconference this week, with several high-profile cases on the calendar dealing with issues including the Electoral College, religious freedom, and President Trump's tax returns.

May 8, 2020

Supreme Court grants DOJ request to temporarily block order on release of Mueller grand jury files

The Supreme Court on Friday granted an emergency request from the Department of Justice to block enforcement of an order to release grand jury materials from former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and alleged Trump campaign collusion in those efforts. 

May 8, 2020

Trump hails ‘Bridgegate’ ruling, blames ‘corrupt’ prosecutors on case

President Trump on Friday hailed the Supreme Court’s “Bridgegate” ruling a day earlier, when the court threw out the federal convictions of former New Jersey officials who had been charged with fraud for their role in the controversy. 

May 8, 2020

Christie lashes out at 'Bridgegate' prosecutor after convictions reversed: 'The politics of this reek'

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slammed the Obama-appointed federal prosecutor who oversaw the 2013 "Bridgegate" case Thursday after the Supreme Court unanimously threw out the convictions of two of his political allies.

May 7, 2020

DOJ asks Supreme Court to temporarily block release of Mueller grand jury material

The Department of Justice filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court Thursday asking them to temporarily block the enforcement of an order requiring the release of secret grand jury materials from former special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation to the House Judiciary Committee by May 11.

May 7, 2020

Christie claims vindication, slams Obama Justice Department after Supreme Court tosses 'Bridgegate' convictions

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie claimed vindication on Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the convictions of two political allies involved in the 2013 “Bridgegate” scandal, slamming the Justice Department under former President Obama for the “political crusade” that helped derail Christie’s presidential bid in 2016.

May 7, 2020

Ginsburg eviscerates 9th Circuit’s handling of immigration consultant's case

Authoring a unanimous Supreme Court opinion, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tore into the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for "drastically" straying from judicial norms when hearing a case involving a California immigration consultant.