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March 7, 2019

Man suing on behalf of aborted fetus says it’s for all ‘men who actually want to have their baby,' lawyer says

The lawyer of the Alabama man suing an abortion clinic for terminating the life of his unborn child against his wishes, says he wants anyone associated with the abortion to pay up.

March 2, 2019

Chief Justice Roberts’ recent votes raise doubts about 'conservative revolution' on Supreme Court

Chief Justice John Roberts' recent votes aligning with the Supreme Court’s liberal wing have raised questions about whether a widely anticipated "conservative revolution" on the nation's highest court will materialize anytime soon.

February 27, 2019

Supreme Court appears inclined to let 40-foot ‘Peace Cross’ stand on public land

A majority of Supreme Court justices offered tepid support Wednesday for letting a Maryland war memorial in the shape of Christian cross remain on government land, in a landmark First Amendment case with implications for religious symbols on public property across the country.

February 25, 2019

2020 Dems being urged to back push to pack Supreme Court

Progressive groups are reaching out to 2020 Democratic presidential candidates for support for their push to expand the number of Supreme Court justices in order to diminish the current conservative majority.

February 25, 2019

Supreme Court says vote of dead ‘progressive icon’ judge does not count

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the decisive vote in a California pay dispute case before a lower court doesn’t count -- because the vote came from a judge who died before the ruling was issued.

February 25, 2019

World War I 'Peace Cross' deserves Supreme Court protection and so do other veteran memorials across US

It should not take five years of litigation and a four-volume appendix to conclude that a memorial to veterans is constitutional. Yet it has.

February 21, 2019

Supreme Court to decide if World War I memorial 'Peace Cross' can stand

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week on whether the World War I Bladensburg, Maryland memorial, known as the "Peace Cross," should survive or be torn down in what could be a landmark First Amendment case that could impact memorials across the country.

February 20, 2019

Fox News Poll: Voters split on abortion, but majority wants Roe v. Wade to endure

On the heels of controversial late-term abortion legislation from New York and Virginia in January and an early February Supreme Court ruling blocking a Louisiana state law that would have restricted access to the procedure, the latest Fox News Poll finds that voters remain divided on the issue.

February 20, 2019

Supreme Court curbs power of government to impose heavy fines and seize property

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled to drastically curb the powers that states and cities have to levy fines and seize property, marking the first time the court has applied the Constitution’s ban on excessive fines at the state level. 

February 19, 2019

Ginsburg returns to Supreme Court bench after lung cancer surgery

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg returned to the bench on Tuesday, eight weeks after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.