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January 22, 2020

Sen. Josh Hawley: Nadler basically accused senators of treason before Chief Justice Roberts admonished him

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday that he had never seen U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts admonish litigators the way had admonished House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y. and members of President Trump's legal team near the end of the first day of the Senate impeachment trial.

January 22, 2020

Supreme Court justices clash over major school-choice case

The Supreme Court appeared closely split during oral arguments Wednesday in a case with potentially major implications for the school choice movement, as the justices -- including Chief Justice John Roberts, who presided over President Trump's impeachment trial the previous night until 2 a.m. -- sparred with the lawyers and each other. 

January 22, 2020

How Trump has reshaped the federal judiciary, 3 years into his presidency

Three years into President Trump’s term, the Senate has confirmed 192 Trump-appointed federal judges. But what does that mean for the country's judicial system?

January 22, 2020

Supreme Court pushes forward Flint water crisis victims' case, says city officials not immune to prosecution

The Supreme Court on Tuesday paved the way for a case filed by victims of the Flint, Mich., water crisis to advance, rejecting an appeal from city officials who argued they were protected under "qualified immunity” from being sued after at least 12 died and many more were sickened when the city switched its water supply in 2014.   

January 21, 2020

Supreme Court turns away case that could have helped Dems get unredacted Mueller report

A court ruling in an obscure case that threw a roadblock before House Democrats' efforts to obtain secret grand jury information from Robert Mueller's report on the Russia investigation will remain in place, as the Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will not hear the case.

January 21, 2020

Rep. Ratcliffe on Dems' impeachment case: Lack of fairness and due process will 'surprise' senators

As the Senate prepares to take on the case to impeach President Trump, all senators will be "surprised to learn" the full extent of the lack of due process and fairness implemented by House Democrats, Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Tx., said Tuesday.

January 21, 2020

Supreme Court refuses to hear expedited ObamaCare appeal

The Supreme Court Tuesday denied a motion from a coalition of Democrat-led states asking the justices to speed up the review of a federal appeals court decision that put the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in doubt. 

January 21, 2020

Chief Justice Roberts pulls double duty with court arguments, impeachment trial

Chief Justice John Roberts has his hands full Tuesday, with the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in two cases in the morning, before he heads over to the Senate to preside over President Trump's impeachment trial in the afternoon.

January 21, 2020

David Bossie: Supreme Court 'Citizens United' decision still protects the First Amendment 10 years later

Without the rights guaranteed in the First Amendment, there are no others.

January 20, 2020

Clarence Thomas in new documentary: I was 'the wrong black guy' and had 'to be destroyed'

The director of a forthcoming documentary on the life of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says the film will give the American people the chance “to hear his very remarkable life story directly.”