Tag: judiciary

McCarthy calls on Supreme Court to ‘rein in’ administrative state in upcoming case

Kaelan Deese · July 25, 2023 12:22 am

The Supreme Court is shown, Monday, April 6, 2020 in Washington. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from the Catholic church in Washington, DC, that sought to place religious-themed ads on public buses.

Supreme Court news: Justices reject Alabama GOP congressional map under Voting Rights Act

Kaelan Deese · June 8, 2023 2:37 pm

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) attends a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

GOP helps seven Biden judicial nominees advance but shelves others amid Feinstein absence

Kaelan Deese, David Sivak · April 20, 2023 7:33 pm

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson lands in every Supreme Court majority opinion so far

Kaelan Deese · April 19, 2023 8:50 pm

The Supreme Court is shown, Monday, April 6, 2020 in Washington. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from the Catholic church in Washington, DC, that sought to place religious-themed ads on public buses.

New Supreme Court rules make it ‘much harder’ for justices to avoid reporting gifts

Kaelan Deese · March 29, 2023 7:25 pm

John Lipscombe, a Travis County judge since 2011, was charged with driving while intoxicated after reportedly attempting to back his car into an already occupied parking spot at a hotel in North Austin on Saturday around 12:30 a.m.

Packed court: Judiciary presses Congress for major expansion of court system

Kaelan Deese · March 14, 2023 9:54 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2019, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, right, and wife Virginia "Ginni" Thomas arrive for a State Dinner with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington.

Clarence and Ginni Thomas could be sidelined under Supreme Court ‘model’ ethics code

Kaelan Deese · March 13, 2023 9:45 am

WATCH LIVE: Hearing on the ‘weaponization’ of federal government: The ‘Twitter Files’

Brady Knox · March 9, 2023 1:59 pm

Former Vice President Joe Biden said he and former President Barack Obama often struggled with whether to speak publicly about Russia's interference in the election and how much to say. (AP)

McConnell chides Biden for failure to send ‘best and brighest’ judicial nominees

Kaelan Deese · March 1, 2023 8:37 pm

Democrats ratchet up Supreme Court ethics bills as justices can’t decide on new rules

Kaelan Deese · February 12, 2023 12:00 pm

Judicial security measure panned by free speech advocates quietly passes Congress

Kaelan Deese · December 16, 2022 6:44 pm

John Lipscombe, a Travis County judge since 2011, was charged with driving while intoxicated after reportedly attempting to back his car into an already occupied parking spot at a hotel in North Austin on Saturday around 12:30 a.m.

Judges who act like officers can’t hide behind judicial immunity

Tori Clark · December 8, 2022 2:47 pm