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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.

May 7, 2020

Supreme Court unanimously reverses 'Bridgegate' convictions

The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the federal convictions of former New Jersey officials Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni, who had been charged with fraud for closing lanes on the George Washington Bridge under false pretenses for political purposes.

May 7, 2020

Read: Supreme Court ruling in favor of ‘Bridgegate’ defendants

Read the Supreme Court ruling in favor of ‘Bridgegate’ defendants

May 6, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital after infection

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday following an infection caused by a gallstone, the Supreme Court said in a statement. 

May 6, 2020

Supreme Court denies Pennsylvania businesses' request to halt governor's order keeping them closed

The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied an application filed on behalf of a group of Pennsylvania businesses and a Republican state House candidate to halt an executive order issued by Gov. Tom Wolf that limits which industries can operate amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

May 6, 2020

Little Sister of the Poor on defying ObamaCare mandate: 'We believe in the dignity of every human life'

Little Sisters of the Poor Sister Constance Veit and Judicial Crisis Network President Carrie Severino joined "Fox News @ Night" Tuesday to discuss an ongoing Supreme Court case over whether religious groups are exempt from the ObamaCare contraception mandate.

May 6, 2020

Sound of toilet flushing is thought to be heard during remote Supreme Court oral arguments

The Supreme Court heard its third day of virtual oral arguments on Wednesday -- and what sounded like a toilet flushing could be heard in the background as one attorney made his case while working remotely.

May 6, 2020

Supreme Court appears split along ideological lines during arguments in ObamaCare contraception case

Familiar ideological lines emerged Wednesday as the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two consolidated cases involving competing interests related to the Affordable Care Act: birth control and religious liberty.