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Supreme Court sends Trump immunity case back to lower court, dimming chance of trial before election
The Supreme Court has extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss. The historic 6-3 ruling by the justices stated that former presidents have absolute immunity from prosecution for their official acts and no immunity for unofficial acts. The outcome means additional delay before Trump could face trial in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.
US Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity looms
The US Supreme Court will rule on Monday if former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for allegedly conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss. The decision, pivotal for Trump's upcoming trial and the presidential election, could delay proceedings. Despite skepticism from the justices, the ruling's scope might push the trial past November. Trump, convicted in a separate New York case, faces multiple trials but aims to delay them until after the election, potentially halting them if reelected.
US Supreme Court ruling on emergency abortions offers no clarity for states
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Thursday temporarily permits abortions for women facing medical emergencies in Idaho, even though the state enforces a near-total ban on the procedure. Despite this ruling, legal experts believe it fails to clear up the widespread confusion over when emergency abortions are permissible in many states.
Biden to secure 200th judicial confirmation as election looms
President Joe Biden is set to secure his 200th appointment to the federal judiciary, surpassing his predecessor Donald Trump's pace. Reaching this milestone shows Biden's progress in matching Trump's tally of 234 judges appointed to life-tenured positions on the federal bench.
Donald Trump's attacks on his trial judges trigger widespread calls for violence
New York Justice Juan Merchan, Trump declared on Truth Social, is a "highly conflicted" overseer of a "kangaroo court." Trump supporters swiftly replied to his post with a blitz of attacks on Merchan. The comments soon turned ugly. Some called for Merchan and other judges hearing cases against Trump to be killed.
Judges in Trump-related cases face unprecedented wave of threats
Right-wing websites painted Lamberth, appointed to the bench by Republican President Ronald Reagan, as part of a "deep state" conspiracy to destroy Trump and his followers. Calls for his execution cropped up on Trump-friendly websites. "Traitors get ropes," one wrote. After he issued a prison sentence to a 69-year-old Idaho woman who pleaded guilty to joining the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, his chambers' voicemail filled with death threats. One man found Lamberth's home phone number and called repeatedly with graphic vows to murder him.
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Can Trump be on the ballot? It's the Supreme Court's biggest election test since Bush v. Gore
The Supreme Court is at the center of the 2024 presidential campaign as it considers a case that could impact Donald Trump's return to the White House. The case involves a constitutional provision adopted after the Civil War to prevent former officeholders who engaged in insurrection from reclaiming power. The dispute arises from efforts by Republican and independent voters in Colorado to remove Trump from the state's primary ballot due to his role in the January 6th attack on the Capitol. A ruling in favor of the voters would bar Trump from holding office again and could imperil his campaign.
US Supreme Court rules in favor of Coinbase in arbitration dispute
The US Supreme Court has supported Coinbase's stance on moving customer disputes into private arbitration instead of allowing them to proceed with lawsuits. The 5-4 ruling enables Coinbase to pursue its appeal to move claims out of courts and into arbitration. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, along with four other conservative justices, overturned a lower court's ruling that permitted a class action lawsuit to move forward while Coinbase contested that the claims belonged in arbitration. Coinbase asserts that claims should be resolved through arbitration due to its user agreement.
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade abortion landmark
The court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a Republican-backed Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks. The vote was 5-4 to overturn Roe, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing separately to say he would have upheld the Mississippi law but not taken the additional step of erasing the precedent altogether.
Armed man arrested near Justice Brett Kavanaugh's house, charged with an attempt to murder
On Wednesday early morning, a man was arrested near Justice B. Kavanaugh's home. The man was carrying a pistol, a knife, and other things in his backpack and also had a suitcase. The law enforcement agency has taken him into custody. The man, Nicholas J. Roske, has agreed to remain in jail, and his hearing is scheduled to happen on June 22.
President Joe Biden has long been preparing for a Supreme Court pick
Biden said as a presidential candidate that if he were given the chance to nominate someone to the court, he would make history by choosing a Black woman. And word on Wednesday that Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire should give Biden that opportunity.
More than 3.6 million Americans at risk of eviction from homes after Biden, Congress fail to extend ban
More than 3.6 million Americans are at risk of eviction, some in a matter of days, as nearly $47 billion in federal housing aid to the states during the pandemic has been slow to make it into the hands of renters and landlords owed payments. The moratorium expires at midnight Saturday.
A farewell to @realDonaldTrump, gone after 57,000 tweets
It began with a May 4, 2009, tweet promoting Donald Trump's upcoming appearance on David Letterman's show. It died more than 57,000 tweets later, with Trump using some of his final postings on the powerful platform to commiserate with a pro-Trump mob that besieged the halls of Congress as lawmakers were set to certify his defeat.
Donald Trump's court appointments will leave decades-long imprint
Donald Trump used the promise of conservative judicial appointments to win over Republican skeptics as a candidate. Then as president, he relied on conservative legal organizations and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to employ an assembly line-like precision to install more than 230 judges on the federal bench, including the three newest justices of the Supreme Court.
Republicans oppose nomination of Neera Tanden as Director of OMB; call her worst nominee of Joe Biden
Tanden, 50, if confirmed by the Senate, would be the first woman of colour and first Indian-American to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
US Supreme Court justices appear unlikely to strike down Obamacare
Chief Justice John Roberts and fellow conservative Brett Kavanaugh both asked questions that suggested they were skeptical of Republican arguments that all of Obamacare must fall even if one key provision, known as the individual mandate, is found to be unconstitutional.
Senate control hangs in balance with a few races undecided
With the presidential race between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden also undecided, the Senate is in limbo because the vice president of the eventual winner's party would serve as a tie-breaker in a split chamber.
Republicans are keeping their legal options open to challenge absentee ballots in US elections
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Republicans and a local voter accused county officials in suburban Philadelphia of improperly sorting deficient ballots before Tuesday to give voters a chance to fix problems.
Donald Trump's appointee Amy Coney Barrett takes part in first Supreme Court arguments
Although Barrett officially started work last Tuesday, she did not participate in Friday's private conference in which the justices discussed what new cases to hear because she was preparing for this week's arguments, a court spokeswoman said.
U.S. Supreme Court allows App Store anti-trust suit against Apple
The justices, in a 5-4 ruling, upheld a lower court's decision to allow the proposed class action lawsuit to proceed.
Indian-American Neomi Rao sworn in as judge of powerful DC court
Rao, 45, was sworn in by US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Tuesday.
Donald Trump praises 'incredible' role played by Indian-Americans in his administration
As a Diwali gift to the community, Trump surprised many by announcing that he has nominated his regulatory czar Neomi Jehangir Rao, to the powerful US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.
If harassment was open secret, why long conspiracy of silence?
The distortions of an otherwise well-meaning movement have been understood in the West, particularly in the wake of the controversy over the appointment of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court.
Kavanaugh steps away from being confirmed as US Supreme Court judge
A last minute deadline oriented FBI investigation appeared to gave a near clean chit to Kavanaugh, which Is believed to have tilted the balance in his favor.
On Kavanaugh, FBI’s ‘Caged Parrot’ act
In the three-week-long pitched battle between the Republicans and the Democrats in the Kavanaugh case, it is the FBI and its reputation that is taking a severe battering.
Donald Trump 'very proud' after Senate sets vote on Kavanaugh nomination
On Friday the Senate voted along party lines to remove the last obstacle to holding a decisive vote this weekend.
White House aides say Trump didn’t set limits on Kavanaugh probe
The probe will be limited in scope in ways determined by the White House, a person familiar with the proceedings said on Saturday.
Sharing incident of assault by man being considered for SC judge my 'civic duty': Kavanaugh accuser
Christine Blasey Ford has alleged that at the age of 15 she was sexually assaulted by Kavanaugh in 1982.Both of them were in high school in suburban Maryland at that time.
Senate committee to hear Ford's testimony about sexual assault charge against Kavanaugh on Thursday
The Committee will tentatively hear the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford on Thursday regarding her allegation that Judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her.
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