Tag: Supreme Court

The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to confirm Judge Amul Thapar to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)

Senate Judiciary Committee approves Amul Thapar for 6th Circuit

Ryan Lovelace · May 18, 2017 2:51 pm

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said America's first freedoms are under pressure in the United States during a graduation ceremony in Saint Martin of Tours Chapel at the Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Justice Samuel Alito warns Catholic seminarians that religious liberty is being tested

Ryan Lovelace · May 18, 2017 1:25 pm

Club for Growth president David McIntosh defended President Trump's reported conversation with FBI director James Comey about the investigation into former national security adviser Mike Flynn. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Club for Growth president: Trump did nothing wrong by ‘directing’ Comey on FBI investigation of Mike Flynn

Ryan Lovelace · May 17, 2017 3:03 pm

Sen. Mike Lee said Monday the American people believe they have lost control of their government — but he was talking about the growth of the administrative state and not the actions of a president gone rogue. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

National Security

Sen. Mike Lee: Americans believe they have lost control of their government

Ryan Lovelace · May 17, 2017 2:17 pm

Man convicted of murdering his neighbor and robbing his neighbor's wife had asked for the alternative to lethal injection. (AP)

Appeals court shoots down Georgia inmate’s request to be executed by firing squad

Ryan Lovelace · May 16, 2017 4:59 pm

A Tennessee man who adopted the alias "Dr. Evil" sought to extort $1 million from 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

6th Circuit decides case featuring ‘Dr. Evil’s’ failed attempt to profit off nonexistent Mitt Romney tax returns

Ryan Lovelace · May 16, 2017 3:19 pm

"We're not in favor of psychoanalysis or trying to get into the president's head," Katyal said. "You don't, your honor, need to be Sigmund Freud in order to affirm the district court. You just simply must ask as the Supreme Court has told you, what would an objective observer think with these sorts of statements?" (AP Photo)

Judges don’t need to be Freud to understand Trump’s reason for travel ban, Hawaii argues

Ryan Lovelace · May 15, 2017 7:32 pm

The decision allows a lower court ruling holding that the law was passed with "discriminatory intent" to prevail. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Supreme Court declines to hear North Carolina voter ID case

Ryan Lovelace · May 15, 2017 2:03 pm

The case promises to pack a bigger punch than any of the preceding arguments thus far. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Appeals court to hear case against Trump’s travel ban, with bigger punch

Ryan Lovelace · May 15, 2017 4:01 am

According to President Trump's adviser Leonard Leo, the nation's judicial branch is headed for a massive overhaul under Trump. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump adviser Leonard Leo details plans to overhaul judiciary

Ryan Lovelace · May 12, 2017 6:00 pm

Rumors of Supreme Court vacancy spark liberal panic

Ryan Lovelace · May 11, 2017 6:41 pm

In this undated photo provided by the Misssouri State Senate, the gavel of the Missouri Senate is displayed resting on the Senate dais in Jefferson City, Missouri. The gavel was last seen on March 18, 2016, and Senate leaders fear that someone may have stolen it.

Oregon to have female majority on its Supreme Court

Ryan Lovelace · May 11, 2017 3:38 pm