Tag: Judiciary

Navajo Nation Asks Supreme Court to Let It Access Colorado River Water

The Supreme Court heard a dispute on March 20 about whether an Indian tribe can draw water from the Colorado River over the opposition of several thirsty nearby states. The case pits the Navajo Nation, a large Indian reservation occupying territory in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, against the states of Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, the…


LIVE 6 PM ET: New Yorkers Protest Manhattan DA Bragg Indicting Trump

New York Young Republican Club members and Long Islanders rally at 6:00 p.m. ET on March 20 in lower Manhattan to protest Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s potential indictment of former President Trump. …


LIVE NOW: Exterior of Court Ahead of Possible Indictment of Trump

New York Young Republican Club members and Long Islanders rally at 6:00 p.m. ET on March 20 in lower Manhattan to protest Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s potential indictment of former President Trump. …


LIVE NOW: New Yorkers Protest Manhattan DA Bragg Indicting Trump

New York Young Republican Club members and Long Islanders rally at 6:00 p.m. ET on March 20 in lower Manhattan to protest Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s potential indictment of former President Trump. …


New Yorkers Protest Manhattan DA Bragg Indicting Trump

New York Young Republican Club members and Long Islanders rally at 6:00 p.m. ET on March 20 in lower Manhattan to protest Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s potential indictment of former President Trump. …


Supreme Court Overturns Appeals Court Ruling Upholding Abortion Without Parental Notification

The Supreme Court threw out a federal appeals court decision on March 20 that upheld the right of a minor to go to court for permission to pursue an abortion without notifying her parents. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole member of the Supreme Court to file a dissenting opinion in the case, Chapman…


SCOTUS Overturns Appeals Court Upholding Abortion Without Parental Consent

The Supreme Court threw out a federal appeals court decision on March 20 that upheld the right of a minor to go to court for permission to pursue an abortion without notifying her parents. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole member of the Supreme Court to file a dissenting opinion in the case, Chapman…


Rhode Island School District Blocks Christian Club from Holding After-School Meetings

The Providence Public School District (PPSD) is being sued in federal court for refusing to allow a Christian club to hold after-school meetings on school property. According to the complaint, for two years the district has ignored multiple applications from the plaintiff, the Child Evangelism Fellowship of Rhode Island, to allow a local chapter of…


Biden DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Fast-Track Case That Could Reinstate Federal Gun Ban

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that struck down a federal law preventing people under domestic violence-related restraining orders from having guns. The Biden administration asked in its new petition (pdf) for the high court to hear the case on a “highly expedited schedule”…


‘Huge Tipping Point’: Trump Allies Sound Off on Possible Indictment

An indictment of former President Donald Trump could blow back and help Trump in his bid to win back the Oval Office, some of his allies say. “This is a huge tipping point and turning point in America that has to be pulled back, and we cannot allow for our justice system to be weaponized,”…