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December 18, 2020

Supreme Court dismisses case on excluding illegal immigrants from census count as 'riddled' with 'speculation'

The Supreme Court on Friday morning declined to issue a ruling one way or another on a case about whether or not the Trump administration may direct that illegal aliens be excluded from the census count for the purposes of congressional representation. 

December 17, 2020

Ricky Schroder says he plans Inauguration Day visit to DC – to rally for Trump or protest Biden

Actor Ricky Schroder, a supporter of President Trump, said he plans to be in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20 – either to rally in support of Trump or to protest the inauguration of Democrat Joe Biden.

December 17, 2020

Justice Gorsuch says Kentucky governor should face judicial review in dissent on religious schools case

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch argued in a Thursday decision that religious schools in Kentucky deserved to have their day in court rather than, as his colleagues did, sidelining their challenge to the governor's coronavirus restrictions.

December 17, 2020

NJ religious leaders win SCOTUS case fighting COVID rules: 'What's good for Costco is good for church'

After receiving a temporary victory from the Supreme Court, New Jersey religious leaders are celebrating their challenge against state coronavirus restrictions they say unfairly target houses of worship.

December 16, 2020

Supreme Court agrees to hear cases on NCAA athlete compensation

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases regarding whether the NCAA violated antitrust law by limiting the amount of education-related benefits that athletes could procure.

December 15, 2020

John Fund: Trump's legacy -- will president be remembered as a transformer or a tornado?

Donald Trump is clearly going to be a one-term president. But that doesn't mean he didn't have a real impact.

December 15, 2020

Supreme Court sides with Colorado church, NJ religious leaders over state coronavirus restrictions

The Supreme Court gave temporary victories to a Colorado church and New Jersey religious leaders that challenged their respective states coronavirus restrictions on the number of people allowed at prayer services, vacating lower court rulings and calling for the cases to be reconsidered after the court shot down similar prohibitions in New York.

December 15, 2020

Republicans backing Trump fraud claims even as Biden wins Electoral College

If tens of millions of Republicans believe Joe Biden is an illegitimate president--Trump actually used that phrase--it could well damage his administration. And at a deeper level, if much of one political party believes an election is being stolen--and next time it could be the Democrats--that seriously damages democracy.

December 14, 2020

Media insisted Amy Coney Barrett would back Trump on overturning election

The Supreme Court threw a wet blanket Friday on a once-popular liberal talking point that Amy Coney Barrett would back President Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.

December 13, 2020

Texas AG Paxton questions Supreme Court ruling, says 'this was our only chance'

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton lamented the Supreme Court's decision not to hear his case against Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin challenging those state's elections.