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January 18, 2020

Both sides of the aisle call for fair, dignified Senate impeachment trial: 'It's a process of democracy'

With the impeachment trial against President Trump looming in the Senate, lawmakers and politicians on both sides of the aisle are calling for managers to follow the Constitution and keep to a fair and balanced approach.

January 17, 2020

Supreme Court to hear 'faithless elector' case ahead of 2020 presidential election

The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear a case over whether presidential electors have to vote in accordance with their states’ popular vote in the Electoral College.

January 17, 2020

Decades-old Apalachicola Basin water dispute between Georgia and Florida heads to Supreme Court

For three decades, Florida and Georgia have been entangled in a legal battle over the Apalachicola Basin, with Florida claiming it is not getting a fair usage of the water supply.

January 16, 2020

'OK, Boomer' uttered in Supreme Court for first time by Chief Justice Roberts in age discrimination lawsuit

“OK, Boomer,” was uttered for the first time in a Supreme Court session Wednesday as Chief Justice John Roberts, who will turn 65 this month, referenced the phrase used by younger people to dismiss their elders during a case about age discrimination in the workplace.

January 15, 2020

Rep. Doug Collins: Senate will see impeachment is driven by Dems' motivation to 'disenfranchise' Trump

Members of the Senate are about to see just how politically motivated the impeachment case against President Trump is, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., said Wednesday.

January 14, 2020

Supreme Court questions whether 'Bridgegate' prosecutions went too far

The Supreme Court took strong issue Tuesday at the federal government's prosecution of two New Jersey officials convicted of fraud in the 2013 "Bridgegate" scandal, where traffic gridlock was tied to political payback.

January 14, 2020

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow rule restricting green cards for immigrants on welfare

The Justice Department on Tuesday filed an emergency request to the Supreme Court to lift injunctions on the administration’s “public charge" rule -- which would restrict green cards for immigrants deemed likely to be reliant on welfare.

January 13, 2020

Supreme Court refuses to hear 'Free the Nipple' appeal in New Hampshire case

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by three women arrested for violating a local New Hampshire ordinance by exposing their breasts in public as part of the so-called "Free the Nipple" movement. 

January 9, 2020

Giuliani: Supreme Court should step in and declare Trump's impeachment 'unconstitutional'

President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani sounded off about the president’s impeachment Thursday, repeatedly calling on the Supreme Court to step in and declare it “unconstitutional.” 

January 9, 2020

Geoff Shepard: Supreme Court's John Roberts may not be the savior the GOP hopes

He’s facing the strongest headwinds of his Majority Leadership career: an alleged “conservative” justice and self-centered shenanigans from fellow GOP senators, each seemingly ripe for bullying by the liberal media.