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August 13, 2020

Male-only draft is constitutional, federal appeals court rules

A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the all-male military draft system Thursday, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court decision.

August 7, 2020

Democrats focus on state elections in push to control Congressional mapmaking

A decade ago, the GOP flipped 20 state legislative chambers, cementing their dominance at state and congressional levels.

August 7, 2020

Mike Pence is 'totally right' to criticize Roberts and conservatives are deeply 'alarmed': Carrie Severino

Vice President Mike Pence is "totally right" in his criticism of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as the court is once again a paramount issue for voters going to the polls in November, author and former Supreme Court clerk Carrie Severino told "Fox & Friends" Friday.

August 6, 2020

Pence rips Chief Justice Roberts in interview, calls him ‘disappointment to conservatives’

In a television interview scheduled to air Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence tears into U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, calling him a “disappointment to conservatives.”

July 31, 2020

Cuccinelli gives Supreme Court 'two enthusiastic thumbs up' for latest border wall decision

Acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli gave "two enthusiastic thumbs up" Friday to the Supreme Court's 5-4 vote denying a request to halt construction of President Trump’s border wall over environmental concerns.

July 31, 2020

Supreme Court denies request to halt construction of the border wall

The Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote has denied a request to halt construction of President Trump’s border wall over environmental concerns.

July 31, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from hospital after procedure earlier this week

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been discharged from a hospital after being admitted for a nonsurgical medical procedure in New York City earlier in the week, according to a statement from the court.

July 31, 2020

Federal appeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence

A federal appeals court has vacated the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, based on the opinion that the judge in the case did not vet the jury property, with regard to possible bias stemming from pretrial publicity. 

July 30, 2020

Hawley vows to vote against Supreme Court nominees who haven't 'explicitly acknowledged that Roe v. Wade was wrongly decided'

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Thursday he plans to vote against any Supreme Court nominees who haven't publicly come out against the 1973 Roe v. Wade abortion decision, adding that the GOP owes it to pro-life voters to take a hard-line stance on the issue. 

July 29, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg undergoes procedure at NYC hospital, expected to be released by end of week

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the hospital for a nonsurgical medical procedure in New York City Wednesday, according to a statement from the nation’s highest court.