According to a unanimous decision that just came down from the U.S. Supreme Court, it is now officially legal for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to secretly obtain the bank records of third-party individuals who are not under investigation. At a time when the liberal wing and the conservative wing of the Supreme Court can’t…
Former Trump Lawyer Files Petition With US Supreme Court
A former lawyer to Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse lower court rulings that enabled the now-defunct House January 6 committee to access information, arguing that those decisions harm the former president’s presidential aspirations. A petition (pdf) filed by John Eastman with the Supreme Court argued that a March 2022 ruling handed down…
LIVE NOW: NTD Good Morning (May 26): Biden, McCarthy Nearing Debt Limit Deal; SCOTUS Rules on Home Confiscation Case
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy seem to be nearing a deal on the debt limit. But will the two sides be able to finalize an agreement before default? The Supreme Court made an unanimous ruling May 25, on a case involving government confiscation of real estate property. And a look back at the devastating…
NTD Good Morning (May 26): Biden, McCarthy Nearing Debt Limit Deal; SCOTUS Rules on Home Confiscation Case
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy seem to be nearing a deal on the debt limit. But will the two sides be able to finalize an agreement before default? The Supreme Court made an unanimous ruling May 25, on a case involving government confiscation of real estate property. And a look back at the devastating…
The Line Between Free Speech and Anti-Discrimination
Jack Phillips, a cakemaker, and Lorie Smith, a graphic designer, want to use their artistry to create products and services that align with their faith, protected under the First Amendment. However, Colorado’s Anti-Discrimination Act compels companies to act against their beliefs and silences businesses from voicing their belief statements. After winning his first court case,…
NTD Evening News (May 25): Oath Keepers Leader Sentenced to 18 Years in Jan. 6 Case; SCOTUS Rules Against EPA in Wetlands Case
A U.S. judge on May 25 sentenced the founder of the Oath Keepers militia group to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the U.S. Capitol breach, after a defiant Stewart Rhodes stood before him and insisted he is a “political prisoner.” The House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to…
Supreme Court Sides With 94-Year-Old Woman Whose Home Equity Was Seized by County
The Supreme Court ruled that a Minnesota county wronged a grandmother when it forced the sale of her condominium over an unpaid tax debt and kept the sale proceeds that far exceeded the tax she owed. Critics call such a practice “home equity theft.” The case came after Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) released a report late last…
Supreme Court Rules Against EPA in Major Wetlands Case
The Supreme Court voted to rein in the power of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate wetlands in a ruling issued on May 25, the latest in a series of rulings curbing federal regulatory authority. The nation’s High Court ruled in favor of an Idaho couple who have been battling federal officials for…
Chief Justice Roberts Says the Supreme Court Is Trying to Address Court Ethics
The Supreme Court is working on addressing concerns about justices’ ethics, Chief Justice John Roberts told a gathering of lawyers in the nation’s capital on May 23 in a 15-minute speech that was short on specifics. Roberts’s comments came at a dinner at the National Building Museum that was hosted by the American Law Institute….
DeSantis Says 7–2 Supreme Court Majority Possible During Next 2 Presidential Terms
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who will officially announce his 2024 presidential run on Twitter on May 24, is envisaging the establishment of a 7–2 conservative supermajority “that would last a quarter-century” on the U.S. Supreme Court. “I think if you look over the next two presidential terms, there is a good chance that you could…
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