Tag: Supreme Court

The Trump administration's March 5 deadline will come and go without imperiling the so-called "Dreamers" as the case works its way through an appeals process that could take up to a year. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

On DACA, Trump and Democrats live to fight another day

W. James Antle III · February 27, 2018 5:01 am

A vast majority of gun murders are committed with hand guns, the type a mother might keep in her bedroom to defend against intruders. The most popular single weapon in the U.S. is the AR-15, and an overwhelming majority of them are never used in a crime. (iStock)

The right of self-defense is fundamental

Washington Examiner · February 27, 2018 2:02 am

Democrats are carefully wording their position on the matter after angering immigration activists in December, when they refused to block a temporary government spending bill that did not legalize the Dreamers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Lawmakers relieved after Supreme Court spurns DACA request from Trump administration

Al Weaver · February 27, 2018 1:38 am

The Supreme Court in 2012 determined Obamacare's individual mandate was allowed because it was a tax, amid arguments by opponents that it was unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

20 states sue Trump administration to end Obamacare after mandate repeal

Kimberly Leonard · February 27, 2018 12:36 am

Janus v. AFSCME: What Will Become of Public-Sector Unions?

Alice B. Lloyd · February 26, 2018 11:35 pm

The Supreme Court did not uphold a ruling Monday blocking President Trump's efforts to wind down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, despite the Hill's social media post. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Beltway Confidential

Hill botches Supreme Court headline. Badly.

Becket Adams · February 26, 2018 9:04 pm

Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch stayed silent during oral arguments on a case that could determine the political strength of labor unions. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

Neil Gorsuch doesn’t tip hand in Supreme Court case about forced union dues

Sean Higgins · February 26, 2018 7:03 pm

The DACA program will continue to operate similarly to how it has in recent weeks since two injunctions were issued earlier this year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Supreme Court decision opens door to 535,000 DACA renewals

Anna Giaritelli · February 26, 2018 6:56 pm

Despite not showing his hand, the smart money remains that Justice Gorsuch will vote with Justices Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas (who also remained silent), and Alito in supporting Janus's lawsuit. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Beltway Confidential

Janus v. AFSCME oral arguments at the Supreme Court: The dog that didn’t bark

Ilya Shapiro · February 26, 2018 6:07 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with the members of the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Washington.

White House demands swift decision on DACA after Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal

Gabby Morrongiello · February 26, 2018 5:43 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 to hear capital case involving Alabama inmate who can’t remember killing police officer

Melissa Quinn · February 26, 2018 3:34 pm

Pat Toomey: After mass shooting, focus should be on FBI, mental health

Salena Zito · February 26, 2018 3:21 pm