Tag: Judiciary

LIVE NOW: US Attorney General Merrick Garland Testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies at an oversight hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee at 10:00 a.m. ET on Mar. 1. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


US Attorney General Merrick Garland Testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies at an oversight hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee at 10:00 a.m. ET on Mar. 1. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Supreme Court Slashes IRS Penalty Against Taxpayer for Not Reporting Foreign Bank Accounts

The Supreme Court ruled 5–4 in a fractured opinion on Feb. 28 that the IRS imposed an excessive fine on a businessman for failing to report foreign bank accounts, reducing the financial penalty from $2.72 million to $50,000. The decision came after the U.S. House of Representatives, now controlled by Republicans, voted in January to…


Conservative Supreme Court Justices Question Legal Authority of Biden Admin to Forgive Student Loans

During oral arguments on Feb. 28, conservative members of the Supreme Court seemed skeptical of Biden administration statements that the government’s plan to partially forgive student loans is authorized by federal law. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the High Court that the federal Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act gives the federal secretary of…


Conservative Supreme Court Justices Question Legal Authority of Biden Administration to Forgive Student Loans

During oral arguments on Feb. 28, conservative members of the Supreme Court seemed skeptical of Biden administration statements that the government’s plan to partially forgive student loans is authorized by federal law. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the High Court that the federal Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act gives the federal secretary of…


Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Tuesday

On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding challenges on the legality of the Biden administration’s contested program to forgive billions of dollars in federally-backed student loan debt. Confirmation that the High Court would hear the case came on Dec. 1, 2022. The Biden administration announced the three-pronged Student Debt Relief program in…


Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding challenges on the legality of the Biden administration’s contested program to forgive billions of dollars in federally-backed student loan debt. Confirmation that the High Court would hear the case came on Dec. 1, 2022. The Biden administration announced the three-pronged Student Debt Relief program in…


Supreme Court Not Receptive to Biden DOJ’s Arguments About Reach of Identity Theft Law

The Supreme Court seemed unreceptive to the Biden administration’s arguments on Feb. 27 that a Texas man convicted of Medicaid fraud should also be convicted of aggravated identity theft arising out of the same transaction because a form he filed contained a patient’s name. Several justices expressed concern that the government wants to interpret the…


Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Second Challenge to Constitutionality of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Supreme Court agreed on Feb. 27 to hear a second challenge to the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in three years. The appeal gives the court’s 6–3 conservative majority an opportunity to continue its campaign to restrain the so-called administrative state by curtailing the authority of regulators and placing them under…


Abortion Pill Challenge: Democrats and Republicans Square Off in Lawsuits Against FDA

Democrats and Republicans are squaring off in dueling legal efforts in opposition and defense of the widely used abortion pill. Dozens of attorneys general from both red and blue states are taking sides in a battle that will ultimately determine the fate and availability of the widely used abortion pill. Blue states are suing the…