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November 20, 2020

Merrick Garland could be Biden's attorney general: report

Judge Merrick Garland is a candidate to become Attorney General for President-elect Joe Biden next year, NPR reported Friday. 

November 19, 2020

Kavanaugh should face new investigation, Biden transition official Barbara McQuade wrote

Justice Brett Kavanaugh should have faced a new congressional investigation after he was confirmed to the Supreme Court, a member of President-elect Joe Biden's transition team wrote in 2019.

November 19, 2020

Biden transition team member urged Dems to use Amy Coney Barrett's faith against her

A member of his legal review team questioned whether Barrett could put her faith aside to uphold the rule of law.

November 19, 2020

Cuomo admin in Supreme Court brief argues NY virus rules more lenient to churches than secular events

The court battle between the state and the church comes amid a significant spike in coronavirus cases nationwide that has caused officials to re-institute school closures, bans on indoor dining and even in some cases bar people from inviting others to their houses. 

November 16, 2020

Orthodox Jewish groups ask Supreme Court to lift NY Gov. Cuomo's COVID-19 restrictions

Filing says Cuomo’s restrictions “have eliminated the ability of many Jews to worship on important religious holy days."

November 13, 2020

Progressives furious over Supreme Court Justice Alito comments

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has come under fire from congressional Democrats after he gave an unusually charged address Thursday evening, hitting conservative talking points he believes have become unpalatable in the political climate.  

November 13, 2020

Gov. Cuomo slammed as 'Big Apple's biggest bigot' for coronavirus restrictions on houses of worship

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration is discriminating against houses of worship with coronavirus restrictions, Montse Alvarado, Becket Fund for Religious Liberty executive director, told "Fox & Friends" Friday.

November 13, 2020

Justice Alito warns of dangers to free speech, religious liberty in Federalist Society address

Religious liberty and free speech are among Americans' personal freedoms potentially imperiled along with government overreach during the coronavirus pandemic, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito warned Thursday.

November 12, 2020

Roman Catholic diocese seeks Supreme Court emergency relief over Cuomo coronavirus restrictions

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn is turning to the Supreme Court over coronavirus restrictions that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo imposed that include limits on how many congregants can gather for religious services.

November 12, 2020

Ex-HHS Secretary Price & Ortiz: ObamaCare court challenge no threat to preexisting conditions coverage

People with preexisting medical conditions are not threatened by the Trump administration's legal challenge to ObamaCare.