A businessman whose initial fine of $50,000 for violating an obscure filing rule ballooned to $2.72 million at the insistence of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) urged the Supreme Court Nov. 2 to reduce the fine. The case came as the Biden administration’s attempts to beef up enforcement efforts by the IRS became an issue…
Supreme Court Hears Businessman’s Appeal After IRS Increases Penalty for a Paperwork Mistake by 5,400%
Supreme Court Hears Businessman’s Appeal After IRS Increases Penalty for Paperwork Mistake by 5,400%
A businessman whose initial fine of $50,000 for violating an obscure tax-filing rule ballooned to $2.72 million at the insistence of the IRS urged the Supreme Court on Nov. 2 to reduce the fine. The case came as the Biden administration’s attempts to beef up enforcement efforts by the IRS became an issue in the…
Supreme Court Poised to Strike Down Racial Preferences
Commentary Lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are exposing the crude and dehumanizing racial sorting that goes on in the admissions offices at elite universities. The application form asks young people to check a box identifying themselves as either “(1) Asian, (2) Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, (3) Hispanic, (4) White,…
Lindsey Graham Must Testify in Georgia Election Probe: US Supreme Court
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) must testify to a grand jury in Georgia investigating the 2020 presidential election, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Nov. 1. In an unsigned order (pdf), the court rejected Graham’s request for a stay and an injunction pending appeal. After two lower courts turned down Graham’s efforts to block a subpoena,…
Supreme Court Leaves TSA Mask Mandate Ruling in Place
November 1, 2022
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The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal on Oct. 31, leaving in place a federal appeals court ruling that allowed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to require the wearing of masks on airplanes, trains, and buses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the TSA abandoned its mask mandate in April, the decision allows a Dec….
Supreme Court Blocks Congress From Getting Trump’s Tax Returns
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1 blocked Congress from obtaining former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Chief Justice John Roberts, a George W. Bush appointee, stayed an appeals court order that had ruled a congressional panel could gain access to the documents. Trump filed an emergency application on Monday to the Supreme Court, asking…
Border Patrol Fire Rubber Bullets During Protest on Mexican Side; SCOTUS on Race-based Admissions | NTD Good Morning
A protest on the Mexican side of the border. Border Patrol agents resort to deploying non-lethal force to drive would-be migrants people back. Affirmative action in higher education hangs in the balance. Hear what Supreme Court Justices had to say about it on Oct. 31. New details on the man accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband after breaking into…
Capitol Report (Oct. 31): Supreme Court Hears Case on Harvard Asian Discrimination Case
October 31, 2022
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Is race-based college admissions coming to an end? The Supreme Court hears arguments in a high-profile case against Harvard. The House speaker’s husband, Paul Pelosi, is recovering from surgery to repair a skull fracture after a violent attack. Now, the suspect faces multiple charges. Chairwoman of the Arizona GOP Kelli Ward joins us to discuss…
Capitol Report (Oct. 31): Supreme Court Hears Case on Harvard Asian Discrimination Case; CDC Director Test Positive for COVID Again
October 31, 2022
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Is race-based college admissions coming to an end? The Supreme Court hears arguments in a high-profile case against Harvard. The House speaker’s husband, Paul Pelosi, is recovering from surgery to repair a skull fracture after a violent attack. Now, the suspect faces multiple charges. Chairwoman of the Arizona GOP Kelli Ward joins us to discuss…
Racially Discriminatory College Admission Policies Receive Rough Ride at Supreme Court
October 31, 2022
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Most Supreme Court justices seemed receptive on Oct. 31 to a student group’s argument that racially discriminatory admissions policies at U.S. colleges are unconstitutional and must be struck down. The Biden administration countered that such policies should be allowed to continue indefinitely because they promote diversity, which it claims benefit the nation. Although left-wing activists…
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