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July 28, 2020

Judge Napolitano: NJ governor is 'fraud,' making up his own laws

New Jersey's Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy is a "fraud" and is making up his own laws in relation to the ongoing case against Bellmawr's Atilis gym owners, Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano stated Tuesday.

July 28, 2020

Trump's lawyers say Manhattan subpoena for tax records issued in 'bad faith'

President Trump's lawyers in a Monday court filing called a subpoena for his tax records issued by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance "wildly overbroad" and done in "bad faith" as the battle over the president's documents drags on in the wake of two Supreme Court rulings that likely put them out of reach for the public until after the election. 

July 28, 2020

John Yoo: To solidify Supreme Court's conservative majority Republicans need to reelect President Trump

If the Supreme Court doesn’t reach these and other long-held conservative goals, it will only be because Chief Justice Roberts sees his role as limiting the political consequences of a Trump counterrevolution on the Court. 

July 27, 2020

Sen. Hawley roils GOP court watchers with declaration he will only vote for nominees who oppose Roe

Vocal conservative Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., over the weekend escalated his pressure on Republicans planning for a potential Supreme Court vacancy by declaring that he would not vote for any nominee who has not made clear they believe Roe v. Wade, the precedent that abortion is a constitutional right based on a right to privacy, was wrongly decided. 

July 24, 2020

Supreme Court denies Nevada church's appeal of attendance restriction amid coronavirus pandemic

The Supreme Court on Friday denied an appeal by a Nevada church to allow additional worshipers to join in-person services based on capacity amid the coronavirus pandemic.

July 22, 2020

Roger B. Taney: Chief Justice who authored decision not to make African Americans citizens

The House of Representatives debated a plan Wednesday to remove four statues of historical figures from the Captiol who “voluntarily served the Confederate States of America.”

July 20, 2020

Supreme Court refuses to expedite Trump records ruling, further delaying House bid to obtain docs

The Supreme Court on Monday morning refused a request from the House of Representatives to move up the timeline under which a ruling in a case concerning President Trump's financial records would officially be issued, further delaying House Democrats' quest to get ahold of Trump's documents. 

July 20, 2020

Leslie Marshall: Forget Trump's tax returns – here's how we make him a one-term president

To make Donald Trump a one-term president, the focus must be on his policies, not on tax returns or what his campaign is doing. 

July 17, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been undergoing chemotherapy to treat recurrence of cancer

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment since May because of a recurrence of cancer, the justice said in a statement Friday.

July 17, 2020

Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 set for execution Friday

A meth kingpin from Iowa who killed five people, including two young girls, is scheduled Friday to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week, following a 17-year pause in federal executions.