A wife whose husband defrauded a man who bought their home should not be held financially responsible because she played no part in the fraud, the woman’s attorney told a seemingly unsympathetic Supreme Court on Dec. 6. The case is Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, court file 21-908. The petitioner, Kate Bartenwerfer, who filed for bankruptcy after an ill-fated…
Judge Upholds Indiana’s Law on Disposal of Aborted Children’s Bodies
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced on Nov. 29 that his team won a court battle over the state’s contentious law regarding the disposal of aborted fetal tissue. Rokita called the victory a “win” for the “dignity of life” when his office announced the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals decision to uphold Indiana’s law…
Supreme Court Sympathetic to Christian Web Designer Who Opposes Colorado Law Forcing Her to Honor Same-Sex Weddings
December 5, 2022
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The Supreme Court seemed receptive Dec. 5 to the arguments of a Christian website designer who says Colorado’s law requiring her to create websites to celebrate same-sex weddings infringes on her constitutional rights. Although the Supreme Court has become increasingly protective of religious freedoms in recent years, those on the left say the court’s embrace…
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Journalist Chuck Johnson’s Libel Appeal Against Huffington Post
The Supreme Court declined on Dec. 5 to hear the appeal of the controversial and formerly high-profile journalist Chuck Johnson, who sued the Huffington Post website over characterizing him as a white nationalist in a 2019 article. Some online businesses had watched the case carefully, fearing that if the Supreme Court had agreed to take…
Biden DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Suspend 2nd National Injunction Blocking Student Loan Forgiveness Program
December 4, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court on Dec. 2 to put on hold a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas that is blocking President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness initiative from proceeding. The debt relief program is already blocked as a result of another federal court order. The new…
Supreme Court Justices Question Biden Administration’s Border Policy
News Analysis The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Texas and Louisiana over Biden administration guidelines that severely restricted the Department of Homeland Security’s enforcement of federal immigration law against illegal aliens. Twenty other states supported Texas and Louisiana with amicus briefs, ranging from Arizona to Florida and West Virginia to Wyoming. The Biden administration was appealing…
Lawyers for Colorado Christian Web Designer Told to Accept Same-Sex Project Look to SCOTUS for Ruling
December 1, 2022
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The legal team for a Christian website designer whom Colorado wants to compel to create sites that celebrate same-sex marriage is “very hopeful” that the Supreme Court will rule in their client’s favor. The case is of interest to many because the Supreme Court has become increasingly protective of religious freedoms in recent years as…
Montana Property Owners Tell Supreme Court That Forest Service Treated Them Unfairly
Two Montana property owners who claim the U.S. Forest Service cheated them by changing the terms of a decades-old public access agreement affecting their private land made their case before the Supreme Court on Nov. 30. The case is Wilkins v. U.S., court file 21-1164, an appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
Biden Administration’s Selective Deportation Policy That States Say Endangers Communities Is Challenged in Supreme Court
November 29, 2022
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Two states challenging the Biden administration’s decision last year to focus its deportation efforts on individuals deemed to be a threat to public safety urged the Supreme Court during oral arguments on Nov. 29 not to restore the policy. The states take the position that the federal government is illegally refusing to enforce the nation’s…
Supreme Court: ‘Nothing to Suggest’ Alito Leaked 2014 Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court says that there is no indication that Justice Samuel Alito leaked a 2014 decision. A lawyer for the nation’s top court said in a letter to lawmakers on Nov. 28 that allegations Alito disclosed details about the decision to friends are “uncorroborated” and that Alito has denied being behind the leak….
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