Tag: Brett Kavanaugh

Supreme Court Justice Responds to Claims That High Court is Getting Political

Justice Brett Kavanaugh pushed back this week against claims that Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices are engaged in a partisan war against justices who were appointed by Democrats. In comments to an audience in Minnesota, Mr. Kavanaugh said that the nine justices often find common ground on a range of issues in their rulings. He delivered…


Supreme Court Rejects Oil Companies’ Attempt to Move Climate Change Lawsuits to Federal Court

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by major oil companies to move a series of climate change-related lawsuits against them out of state courts and into federal courts, where they hoped to have better odds. The justices denied (pdf) a total of five petitions from BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Suncor Energy,…


US Supreme Court Skeptical of Overturning Federal Ban on Encouraging Illegal Immigration

The U.S. Supreme Court has cast a skeptical eye on a First Amendment challenge against a federal ban on encouraging illegal immigration, with justices saying the law is too rarely invoked to actually chill free speech. The law in question, known as Section 1324 of the U.S. Code, makes it a crime punishable by up…


Man Who Attempted Murder of Supreme Justice Called Himself ‘Trans Gamer Girl’

The suspect charged two months ago with attempting to murder a conservative justice, had identified himself as a “male-to-female” and a “trans gamer girl” named Sophie, according to online posts he previously wrote. Nicholas John Roske, 26, attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on June 8, but was arrested near the justice’s personal home…


Man Who Tried Killing Brett Kavanaugh Was ‘Shooting for 3’ Justices

The California man who is facing life in prison after confessing to attempting to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told an associate that he wanted to murder three justices in a bid to “change the votes for decades to come,” according to new court documents. Nicholas Roske, who flew to Maryland in June and…


Man Charged With Attempting to Assassinate Supreme Court Justice Wants Confessions Thrown Out

The California man accused of planning to kill a Supreme Court justice is asking the court through his lawyer to suppress his confessions and any other statements he made to law enforcement. Nicholas John Roske, of Simi Valley, waived his rights to an attorney and to remain silent and confessed on June 8, shortly after…


Leftist Group Offers to Pay Anyone Who Abets Supreme Court Harassment

Commentary You’ve heard of crowdsourced encyclopedias (Wikipedia), crowdsourced donations (GoFundMe), crowdsourced reviews (Yelp), crowdsourced navigation (Waze), and crowdsourced delivery (DoorDash). Now, get ready for … (drumroll please) crowdsourced political harassment! Infuriated by their failure to intimidate the Supreme Court, leftists have attributed the failure—just like communism’s—to insufficient extremism. To atone for their moderation, they are…


Buttigieg Defends Protesters Disrupting Supreme Court Justice’s Dinner

Top Biden administration official Pete Buttigieg on July 10 defended protesters harassing Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at a restaurant in Washington. “Look, when public officials go into public life, we should expect two things. One, that you should always be free from violence, harassment, and intimidation. And two, you’re never going to be free…


White House Responds After Police Were Called to DC Restaurant for Harassment of Supreme Court Justice

Police officers in Washington were called this week to Morton’s Steakhouse in Washington, where Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was being harassed. A call for service was lodged at approximately 8:55 p.m. on July 6, a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an email. “It appears some suspicious individuals were trying to…


DHS Warns of Violent Extremism in Memo After Roe v. Wade Ruling: Reports

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly issued a memo to warn that government officials and judges could be at risk by violent extremists after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday. Government officials and judges “probably are at most risk for violence in response to the decision,” according to the memo, obtained by Axios and…