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May 28, 2019

Justices Ginsburg, Thomas trade barbs in Supreme Court ruling on state abortion matter

Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Clarence Thomas has two very different opinions when it came to Tuesday’s ruling on upholding an Indiana law supported by abortion opponents that regulates the disposal of fetal remains.

May 28, 2019

Supreme Court hands down varying decisions in hot-button abortion, transgender and border cases

A spate of decisions handed down by the nation's high court on Tuesday left room for cheers -- and jeers -- from both the right and the left, continuing a trend of judicial independence that flies in the face of expectations that Justice Brett Kavanaugh's appointment tipped the scales of justice firmly to the right.

May 27, 2019

Kelly Shackelford: Will SCOTUS save the Bladensburg ‘Peace Cross’ -- or will this Memorial Day be its last?

This Memorial Day, as they have since 1925, the members of The American Legion in Bladensburg, Maryland, will gather before the Bladensburg WWI Veterans Memorial to lead the community in a moment of remembrance.

May 24, 2019

2020 Dems jump into abortion fray as legal battle heats up

The divisive issue of abortion has rocketed to the center of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination -- and with a lawsuit filed Friday against Alabama's law, legal proceedings could easily keep the debate hot going into the 2020 general election. 

May 22, 2019

Trump administration fights back against lone judges nixing policies ‘with the stroke of the pen’

Individual federal judges across the country have been issuing nationwide injunctions against the Trump administration in record numbers, blocking a range of executive policies from being enforced.

May 22, 2019

2020 Dem laments party 'playing defense,' cites 'conservative pro-life court'

Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, suggested Wednesday that his party kept losing elections -- and subsequently judicial confirmation battles -- because it wasn't being aggressive enough in challenging its opponents.

May 22, 2019

Sen. Mazie Hirono says she spoke to eighth graders about how abortion rights are under attack

Hawaii Democrat Sen. Mazie Hirono said to a pro-choice crowd that she told eighth grade students that their abortion rights are under attack.

May 22, 2019

Kavanaugh and Gorsuch defy Dem predictions with independent streak

Democrats’ warnings that Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would solidify an unwavering conservative majority on the bench so far have not come to pass, with the two Trump-nominated justices crossing over to side with liberal colleagues on numerous occasions since joining the court. 

May 21, 2019

Cal Thomas: Roe vs. Wade and the pro-life movement's most favorable moment in 46 years

New court cases have been building toward a moment when more conservative judges, including those now on the Supreme Court, might look favorably on modifying Roe v. Wade.

May 20, 2019

Gorsuch breaks with conservative justices, delivering win to Native American hunter

One of President Trump’s nominees sided Monday with the liberal wing of the Supreme Court for the second time in two weeks, as Justice Neil Gorsuch joined a narrow majority in support of a Native American man convicted for hunting in a national forest.