A friend of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is pushing back against a new report claiming a wealthy GOP donor paid for the private school tuition of the justice’s grandnephew. During the presidency of Donald Trump, Mark Paoletta was general counsel to the Office of Management and Budget and before that chief counsel to then-Vice…
‘Another Attempt to Manufacture a Scandal’: Friend of Clarence Thomas Hits Back at New Report Targeting the Justice
May 4, 2023
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Judge Blocks Utah Law Banning New Licenses for Abortion Clinics
May 3, 2023
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A judge in Utah has temporarily blocked Utah from enforcing a new law that would ban new licenses for abortion clinics in the state. The law, HB 467, would have barred Utah from issuing licenses for any new abortion clinics and would have phased out existing licenses by 2024. Planned Parenthood had sued to block the…
Attempt to Remove Soros-Backed Prosecutor Moves Forward; She Vows to Fight ‘Witch Hunt’
May 3, 2023
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Days after an embattled prosecutor vowed she would never resign from office, a judge ruled that removal proceedings against her would continue. On May 2, Visiting Judge John Torbitzky ordered seven out of 10 claims against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner to move forward. He denied her lawyers’ request to throw out all of…
Democrats, Republicans Battle Over Supreme Court Ethics Questions in Senate Hearing
May 2, 2023
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Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee traded accusations on Tuesday as they debated whether to impose new ethical requirements on the U.S. Supreme Court. The debate centered around whether the court should be required to provide more detailed financial disclosures or implement stricter guidelines for when a justice must recuse themselves from hearing a case….
Democrats Say Supreme Court Should Adopt Code of Conduct as Republicans Allege Partisan Attack
Democrats told a tense oversight hearing that the Supreme Court must adopt a code of conduct governing justices’ behavior or Congress will impose one on them, while Republicans pushed back, saying Democrats have manufactured a phony ethics crisis to justify cracking down on the conservative-led court. Discussion at the May 2 hearing largely centered on…
Hospital Can’t Be Forced to Give Patient Ivermectin: State Supreme Court
A judge in Wisconsin wrongly tried to force a hospital to give a COVID-19 patient ivermectin, the state’s top court ruled on May 2. Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Lloyd Carter’s 2021 order that Aurora Medical Center in Hartford administer ivermectin to patient John Zingsheim was improperly entered because the judge “cited no law,” Wisconsin Supreme Court…
Major Banks Could Be Liable for Jeffrey Epstein Sex Trafficking: Judge
Two major banks and a bank executive could be liable for Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking, a judge has ruled. Plaintiffs have presented enough evidence that JPMorgan Chase, longtime JPMorgan executive Jes Staley, and Deutsche Bank could be liable for Epstein’s sex trafficking, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said on May 1 as he rejected motions to dismiss…
Top Banks Could Be Liable for Jeffrey Epstein Sex Trafficking: Judge
Two banks and a bank executive could be liable for Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking, a judge has ruled. Plaintiffs have presented enough evidence that JPMorgan Chase, longtime JPMorgan executive Jes Staley, and Deutsche Bank could be liable for Epstein’s sex trafficking, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said on May 1 as he rejected motions to dismiss cases…
Supreme Court Intervenes After Gun Rights Advocates Challenge Bans in Illinois City
The Supreme Court has requested a further response from city officials in Naperville, Illinois, after they introduced a law restricting gun rights, prompting the National Association for Gun Rights and the owner of a gun store to file a lawsuit against the measure. Justice Amy Coney Barrett has asked the city to provide further information…
LIVE NOW: Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Supreme Court Ethics Reform
May 2, 2023
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The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 2. …
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