A report on the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion is coming, Justice Neil Gorsuch said on Sept. 8. “The chief justice appointed an internal committee to oversee the investigation,” Gorsuch said, the Wall Street Journal reported. “That committee has been busy and we’re looking forward to their report, I hope soon.” The justice…
Report on Findings in Supreme Court Leak Investigation Coming: Gorsuch
Michigan Judge Strikes Down State’s 1931 Law Banning Abortion
A judge in Michigan late on Sept. 7 invalidated a 1931 state law banning abortions in the state that stopped being enforced in 1973 when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion throughout the United States. The decision, which seems likely to be appealed, came as the Michigan Supreme Court considers whether to put a proposed…
Chief of Staff to Chief Justice John Roberts to Resign Sept. 30
The longtime counselor to Chief Justice John Roberts announced on Sept. 6 that he is leaving his post at the end of the month. Jeffrey P. Minear will retire as of Sept. 30 after serving as Roberts’ chief of staff since 2006. Minear previously worked for the U.S. solicitor general’s office, where he argued 56…
Convicted Mass Murderer Dylann Roof Asks Supreme Court to Consider His Death-Penalty Appeal
September 2, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) asked the Supreme Court to refuse to hear a death-penalty appeal by an avowed white supremacist who gunned down nine people at a black church in South Carolina in 2015 in an effort to spark a race war. Dylann Storm Roof, now 28, is the first individual in the…
California Lawmakers Reject New Concealed Carry License Law
September 2, 2022
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California lawmakers failed to pass gun control legislation Sept. 1 that would have added new limits to the state’s concealed carry laws. The measure that opponents called one of the most extreme in the nation would have placed more than three dozen new limits on lawfully carrying concealed guns in public and added several new…
US Constitution Should Include Amendment Stating the Supreme Court Has 9 Justices, Proponents Say
September 1, 2022
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As Democrats promote legislation to add four justices to the Supreme Court, a bipartisan countereffort is moving to ban court packing permanently. “We think it could be a really critical issue in the 2022 elections,” Roman Buhler told The Epoch Times. Buhler, an attorney and longtime political adviser, is executive director of Keep Nine, an organization…
Yeshiva University Asks Supreme Court to Block Order Forcing It to Recognize LGBTQ Club on Campus
August 30, 2022
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New York City-based Yeshiva University filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 29 asking the court to stay a lower court order forcing it to recognize an LGBTQ student club. The application comes as the high court has become increasingly protective of constitutionally protected religious rights in recent years. Last year…
Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, Slammed as ‘Homophobes’ at VMAs
August 29, 2022
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Gay actor Billy Eichner angrily attacked the Supreme Court and conservative Justice Clarence Thomas as “homophobes” who are stuck in the past during an appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Aug. 28. Eichner made the comments at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., as he promoted “Bros,” a movie slated for release…
Court Strikes Down “Quarantine Camp” Regulation in New York State
We have had a tremendous victory here in New York: a Supreme Court Judge has struck down Governor Kathy Hochul’s forced quarantine regulation! On July 8, 2022, Judge Ronald Ploetz ruled that the “Isolation and Quarantine Procedures” regulation is unconstitutional and “violative of New York State law as promulgated and enacted, and therefore null, void…
Catholic Group Criticizes Biden for Inaction Against Attacks in Ad Campaign
A Catholic advocacy group recently launched a $1 million ad campaign with the aim of pressuring President Joe Biden into taking action against violence and attacks against churches and pro-life pregnancy centers. The 30-second ad compares Biden to America’s first Catholic President, John F. Kennedy, and how the two leaders have reacted differently to “Churches…
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