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May 24, 2021

Kelly Shackelford: Biden's secret court-packing commission – here's what first meeting tells of Dems' plans

President Joe Biden, already under intense criticism for lack of transparency on his border and immigration policies, is launching his Supreme Court “reform” commission in a way that is sure to bring more suspicion and mistrust his way.

May 20, 2021

Obama WH counsel says Breyer won't retire just because left-wing activists 'bought a van' that tells him to

Former Obama White House Counsel Neil Eggleston predicted Thursday that Justice Stephen Breyer isn't going to retire from his Supreme Court seat just “because somebody bought a van” advocating that he do so, an apparent swipe at left-wing Demand Justice activists who did just that.

May 20, 2021

Psaki calls Texas abortion law an 'assault' on women's rights

White House press secretary Jen Psaki denounced a new Texas abortion law as an "assault" on women’s rights.

May 19, 2021

Texas executes Quintin Jones, convicted of beating great aunt, 83, to death

A Texas inmate convicted of beating his 83-year-old great aunt to death more than two decades ago was executed by lethal injection Wednesday evening.

May 19, 2021

Biden's Supreme Court commission: Who's on it?

President Biden's Supreme Court commission includes a variety of primarily liberal legal experts, with some conservatives as well, and is tasked with providing the president with a report on the current debate around potential reforms to the court, including court packing. 

May 19, 2021

Biden's Supreme Court commission to meet with key abortion case looming

President Biden's commission on the Supreme Court meets for the first time on Wednesday, triggering the 180-day deadline for the group to provide its report to the president on the status of the court and the issues surrounding it – including on packing the court.

May 18, 2021

Ex-Clinton aide says Biden's Supreme Court commission is 'doomed from the start,' calls for court packing

A former aide to failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called for packing the Supreme Court and said President Biden’s commission to explore that possibility is "doomed from the start."

May 18, 2021

Kim Kardashian 'deeply disappointed' by SCOTUS' refusal to make non-unanimous jury ban retroactive

Kim Kardashian expressed grief over the Supreme Court's ruling not to make their ban on non-unanimous juries retroactive.

May 17, 2021

Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Mississippi abortion law

 The Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will take up Mississippi's bid to enforce a 15-week ban on abortion.

May 17, 2021

Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips: How I became the face of ‘rights of conscience’ litigation in US

I respect other people’s right to make their choices and to decide for themselves what messages they do and don’t want to communicate. I expect them to respect my right to make those decisions, too.