Tag: Supreme Court

Labor experts have predicted a significant percentage of employees would stop supporting their union if given the choice. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Supreme Court case on compulsory union dues: Are teachers unknowingly supporting Democrats?

Kate Hardiman · November 10, 2017 7:16 pm

Katsas was nominated to serve on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, where he formerly served as a law clerk to Justice Clarence Thomas. Katsas also clerked for Thomas at the U.S. Supreme Court (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate Judiciary Committee votes to advance D.C. Court of Appeals nominee

Ryan Lovelace · November 9, 2017 4:17 pm

The appellate court panel in Ottawa, Ill., said Wednesday Judge Jeffrey O'Connor's naps did not impede justice since he did not appear asleep during crucial motions or evidence presented during a murder trial in 2014. (Photo: IvoShandor, via Wikimedia Commons)

Illinois appeals court: Judge can sleep through murder case if he wants to

Ryan Lovelace · November 9, 2017 3:29 pm

The listing for Gorsuch's former home described it as a "horse lovers' paradise near downtown Boulder," which features mountain views and a three-stall barn and is surrounded by miles of riding trails. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Gorsuch’s $1.6 million Colorado home has a buyer

Ryan Lovelace · November 8, 2017 6:02 pm

In Patchak v. Zinke, the Supreme Court is looking to determine the constitutionality of a federal statute that blocks an American from pursuing a pending lawsuit. (iStock photo)

Supreme Court questions if Congress can affect federal courts’ decisions

Ryan Lovelace · November 7, 2017 6:15 pm

Stock image of a human embryo.

Beltway Confidential

No, Cosmo, women aren’t going to die because of Republicans

Nicole Russell · November 6, 2017 4:52 pm

This undated file photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows a police mug shot of Vernon Madison, who is scheduled to be executed for the 1985 murder of Mobile police officer Julius Schulte. (Alabama Department of Corrections, via AP, File)

Supreme Court says cop killer who doesn’t remember murder can be executed

Ryan Lovelace · November 6, 2017 3:42 pm

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, joined at left by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, leads a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Inside Republicans’ plot to ensure Trump’s federal judge victories

Ryan Lovelace · November 5, 2017 4:01 am

The ACLU has once again opted to sacrifice its reputation on the altar of abortion. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

ACLU’s web of deceit exposed in Justice Department filing on illegal immigrant abortion case

Margot Cleveland · November 3, 2017 3:26 pm

The Justice Department wants there to be a precedent for all lower courts to follow. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Justice Department asks Supreme Court to hear illegal immigrant abortion case

Kelly Cohen · November 3, 2017 2:04 pm

Menendez in the Dock

Jay Cost · November 2, 2017 6:16 pm

Senate votes to confirm Allison Eid to 10th Circuit Court of Appeals

Ryan Lovelace · November 2, 2017 4:29 pm