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Live updates: Supreme Court rules Trump has presumptive criminal immunity for official acts
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SCOTUS has issued a Homer Simpson ruling (DOH!) that the President enjoys immunity for official acts. Why would anyone be surprised by that ruling? Now the political punditry will be arguing over...
Nearly 65,000 pregnancies from rape have occurred in states with abortion bans, study estimates
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IMPORTANT RELATED ARTICLES: 1. Post-Roe, nearly 1 in 5 people seeking an abortion traveled out of state, analysis finds 2. See where abortions are banned and legal — and where it’s...
Nancy Pelosi Calls to Eliminate Filibuster to Codify Roe , Kamala Harris Disagrees
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Let the games begin. The significance of the SCOTUS Dobbs decision is that the question of abortion has been returned to the states; abortion is not a Federal issue. Make no mistake, the Dobbs...
Clarence Thomas Told His Clerks He Wants to Make Liberals Miserable
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"The liberals made my life miserable for 43 years," a former clerk remembered Thomas – who was 43 years old when confirmed – saying, according to The New York Times . "And I'm going to make...
SCOTUS swats away SALT cap challenge that limits tax deductions in New York, Maryland
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This is great news! Now states citizens with lower tax rates and possibly fewer services don’t have to subsidize the tax payers of high tax states and the “benefits” they get from them. The cap...
Why abortion must remain legal and safe
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Abortion has been a hot topic ever since the Supreme Court's landmark ruling Roe v. Wade (1973). The abortion issue has polarized the American people for nearly 50 years now, with both sides of...
CRUSH THEM AT THE POLLS!
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We can do this. We MUST do it! Crush the cockroaches at the polls with a stampede of VOTERS! The Republican Party, hijacked by Extreme RIGHT-WING Billionaires seeking TAX CUTS for the Super...
Supreme Court and Court-Packing: 28th Amendment Would Codify a Nine-Justice Court | National Review
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J oe Biden refuses to say whether he hopes to end a century-and-a-half long political settlement and “pack” the Supreme Court with judges upon whom his administration would invariably be able...
Trump's Selection of Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court Is Part of a Larger Antidemocratic Project
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Barrett is a member of People of Praise . An examination of the group's website leaves a lot of questions - in particular: Who gives the orders?
'Tennessee Natural Marriage Defense Act' seeks to strip gay marriage rights
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Nearly four years after the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal throughout the U.S. in its landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are attempting to turn...
Supreme Court asked to review abortion law signed by Pence
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Indiana is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments over a law that bars women from having abortions based on gender, race or disability. Vice President Mike Pence signed the law in 2016...
What to Expect in Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing
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Two Brett Kavanaughs will be on the hot seat Tuesday when Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley gavels the Supreme Court nominee’s confirmation hearing to order — his critics’...
6 Big Changes Coming To Public Schools And Politics Thanks To The Supreme Court’s Union Smashdown
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Thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME that people cannot be forced to pay unions they don’t want to join, the country has gone from 28 right-to-work states to 50...
FAMILY MAN BRETT KAVANAUGH THINKS BUSINESSES SHOULDN’T BE LIABLE IF EMPLOYEES ARE EATEN ON THE JOB
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The Supreme Court nominee has also overruled federal regulators 75 times, to the business community’s delight. Since Donald Trump nominated Brett Kavanaugh to succeed Justice...
Mainstream media will pile on 'conservative' label to Trump's Supreme Court pick, study shows
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President Trump is scheduled to announce his nominee for the vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday evening, but the mainstream media will harp on the fact that the choice is...
What do Americans really think about the Roe v Wade decision?
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The activist court responsible for the decision For the purpose of this discussion I am using the Pew Research Poll released in January 2013 (Roe's 40th anniversary). That Poll provides an...
The Imaginary Constitution
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The era of the Supreme Court serving as progressivism’s fairy godmother should have ended long ago. Taken together, Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush...
In Travel Ban Ruling, Justice Thomas Takes Aim At Nationwide Injunctions
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Justice Clarence Thomas opened the door to future Supreme Court sparring over an issue with profound legal and practical implications that go well beyond Trump’s travel ban in his concurring...
People are sending wire hangers to a senator who they think is too soft on protecting abortion rights
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#HangersForCollins: the Twitter trend sending a message about protecting abortion rights.(Getty Images) People are sending a warning to a senator whose stance on protecting abortion...
A presidency is more than one man, and so far, the Constitution is winning.
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It’s odd, isn’t it, that so many of the folks who warn us about the authoritarianism of the GOP also happen to support an array of policies that coerce Americans to do things they don’t want to?...
TRUMP will get to appoint another Supreme Court Justice.
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WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said on Wednesday he plans to retire after three decades as a pivotal vote on the highest U.S. judicial body, giving President...
Neil Gorsuch’s Question Is Key To Unlocking The Upcoming Masterpiece Cakeshop Decision
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The Supreme Court’s decision on Jack Phillips and his Masterpiece Cakeshop is expected in the next two to three weeks. While the outcome could surprise us all, the result both sides of...
U.S. top court rejects challenge to strict Arkansas abortion law
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From MSN News: In a setback to abortion rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday paved the way for Republican-backed restrictions on medication-induced abortions to take effect in...
New 'Roe v. Wade' Movie Will Show the 'Social War' Behind the Landmark Decision Legalizing Abortion
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Actor and producer Nick Loeb spoke with Townhall recently about his upcoming feature-length film ‘Roe v. Wade’ that tells the untold story behind the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized...
The Latest: Judge temporarily blocks 15-week abortion ban
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From Associated Press : JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks' gestation — the most restrictive abortion...
Bermuda lawyer goes to court to challenge gay marriage reversal
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From NBC NEWS : A Bermudian lawyer has filed a legal motion with the island’s Supreme Court to undo a new law banning same-sex marriage, according to a court document seen on Monday. On Feb....
Satanic Temple challenges Missouri’s abortion law on religious grounds
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From NBCNEWS : There will be a showdown with Satan on Tuesday in the Missouri Supreme Court. Not with Lucifer himself, but with a group called the Satanic Temple that is going to bat for a...
Supreme Court lets Trump ban on most refugees stand
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to maintain its restrictive policy on refugees. The justices on Tuesday agreed to an administration request to block a lower...
SCOTUS Grants Temporary Stay In Texas Redistricting Case
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Justice Samuel Alito stayed a lower court order requiring the Texas state legislature to draw new legislative district lines in advance of the 2018 elections Monday. The stay will remain in...