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June 24, 2019

Supreme Court rejects early challenge to Trump steel tariffs

The Supreme Court is rejecting an early challenge to President Donald Trump's authority to impose tariffs on imported steel based on national security concerns.

June 21, 2019

Supreme Court Peace Cross ruling a 'huge win for religious liberty': attorney representing American Legion

The decision to allow a Peace Cross to remain standing on public ground in Maryland is a “landmark decision for religious liberty,” according to one of the lawyers who represented the American Legion in the case.

June 21, 2019

John Eastman: The Supreme Court, citizenship and the census – What’s really at stake

What is really at stake in litigation pending before the Supreme Court is a challenge to the basic concepts of sovereignty and citizenship.

June 21, 2019

Matthew Brouillette: Janus vs. Obergefell -- Are union fees different from same-sex marriage?

State lawmakers nationwide should act swiftly to assure public workers that their rights stand protected by state law.

June 21, 2019

Supreme Court sides with property owners in fight over cemetery mandate

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that people can sue in federal court if they believe state or local governments have infringed on their property rights, siding with a Pennsylvania woman fighting her town over a supposed cemetery on her land.

June 21, 2019

Supreme Court throws out murder conviction of black inmate as Kavanaugh, Gorsuch split again

The Supreme Court on Friday tossed out the murder conviction of a black death row inmate who underwent six criminal trials before being convicted, in a 7-2 opinion that saw Trump-appointed Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch split once again. 

June 20, 2019

Georgia inmate convicted of murdering man who gave him ride outside Walmart in 1996 is executed

A last-ditch attempt by Georgia lawyers pleading to the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent a man from being put to death for a 1996 murder failed and he was executed on Thursday night. 

June 20, 2019

Kelly Shackelford: Supreme Court Peace Cross decision is a major victory for religious freedom

Thursday’s 7-2 Supreme Court decision allowing a Peace Cross war memorial to remain on public land in Bladensburg, Md., near the nation’s capital is a landmark victory for religious freedom. This is good news for America.

June 20, 2019

Robert Charles: Supreme Court speaks on Peace Cross -- Memorial crosses may stand, thank God!

Public monuments do not compel anything. They simply show respect for those honored.  

June 20, 2019

Supreme Court rules Peace Cross war memorial can stand

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Peace Cross war memorial on public land outside Washington, D.C., can stand, determining in a 7-2 decision that it does not violate the Constitution.