After the Biden administration asked it to do so, on Feb. 16 the Supreme Court canceled highly anticipated upcoming arguments over the fate of the pandemic-era Title 42 policy that allows the rapid expulsion of would-be migrants at the border. Oral arguments in the case, Arizona v. Mayorkas, court file 22-592, had been scheduled for…
Supreme Court Cancels Highly Anticipated Hearing Over Title 42 Immigration, Border Security Case
February 16, 2023
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Couple Appeals Wealth Tax to SCOTUS That 9th Circuit Upheld
A Washington state couple will soon ask the Supreme Court to disallow what they consider to be an unconstitutional wealth tax that was levied on capital gains they never received. In 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The new law, a reform of the federal tax code, also included a provision known…
Georgia Senate Approves Statue of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Over Democrats’ Opposition
February 15, 2023
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Georgia’s state Senate passed legislation on Feb. 14 to erect a statue honoring U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas at the state capitol in Atlanta, over the impassioned objections of Democratic lawmakers. Thomas, a black man, has long been a target of the left for his conservative, constitutionalist views and has been bitterly denounced by…
Supreme Court Considering Whether Offended Atheists May Sue Florida City Over Prayers
February 14, 2023
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The Supreme Court will soon consider whether a city’s sponsorship of a prayer vigil that offended atheists who witnessed it violates the First Amendment. The case comes as the Supreme Court has become increasingly protective of constitutionally based religious freedoms in recent years. The justices are scheduled to consider the petition in City of Ocala,…
Christian School Tells Supreme Court It Can’t Be Sued by Former Teacher Who Accused It of Racism
A Christian school in Colorado told the Supreme Court it can’t be sued for firing a woke teacher who accused the school, parents, and students of racism because it is a religious institution that is beyond the reach of the First Amendment. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution begins, “Congress shall make no law…
Biden Admin Asks Supreme Court to Drop Title 42 Immigration Case
February 8, 2023
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The Biden administration urged the Supreme Court on Feb. 7 to dismiss 19 states’ challenge to the cancellation of the pandemic-era Title 42 policy that allows rapid expulsion of would-be migrants at the border. The administration argued that its plan to terminate the public health emergency on May 11 would make the case moot. The high…
Four Supreme Court Justices Don’t Attend Biden’s State of the Union
Four Supreme Court justices were absent during President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday night in front of both houses of Congress. A review of footage of the area where Supreme Court justices sat during the speech show that Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Samuel Alito weren’t present. Sotomayor was appointed by…
Judge Robert Onofry Retires After Nearly 30 Years of Service
Recently retired Orange County Supreme Court Justice Robert Onofry gathered many firsts in his life. He was the first city court judge in the county to establish a domestic violence victim advocacy program, the first Port Jervis native to be elected to a countywide judgeship, and the first judge to issue an opinion interpreting the regulatory…
Former Speaker Boehner Urges Supreme Court to Block Biden’s Student Loan Cancellation Plan
February 6, 2023
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The Supreme Court should disallow President Joe Biden’s sweeping plan to partially forgive student loans, former House Speaker John Boehner and two other former lawmakers who crafted the loan relief legislation the president says empowers him to grant debt relief, told the court. Biden unveiled the controversial plan in August 2022 in a move critics…
Appeals Court Finds Federal Gun Ban on Domestic Violence Offenders Unconstitutional
February 2, 2023
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A federal court on Thursday ruled that it is unconstitutional to ban Americans accused of domestic violence from possessing firearms, even if they’re subjected to restraining orders. Applying the logic the U.S. Supreme Court put forward last summer in deciding a landmark Second Amendment case, a panel of three judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit…
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