US Courts

United States Courts

Appeals Court Revives Christian Case Against Washington State Law

Christian group in WA state showed it’s being injured by bias law, federal appeals court ruled reversing lower court decision, reviving case against state officials.
Ketanji Brown Jackson

In Depth: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Soft Spot for Drug Dealers, Pedophiles and Terrorists

“Justice demands this result.” That’s what Ketanji Brown Jackson said in 2011 after the U.S. Sentencing Commission knocked as much as three years off the prison terms...

Biden Admin Asks Supreme Court to Restore Bump Stock Ban

Biden admin petitioned Supreme Court to hear appeal of lower court that halted federal ban on “bump stocks,” with DOJ requesting court reimpose ban until hearing.
Supreme Court in Washington

Supreme Court Dissenting Opinion Moore v. Harper

Moore v. Harper presents question of constitutional law, namely, state court’s authority to reject rules adopted by a state legislature for use in conducting federal elections.

‘I’ve Acquired a Thick Skin’: Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Scrutiny of Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett said she welcomes public scrutiny of court, but individual justices are under more spotlight than in previous generations.
U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Sept. 18, 2023.

3 Conservative Justices Dissent as Supreme Court Refuses to Reinstate Florida Drag Show Law

The Supreme Court turned away Florida’s request to reinstate its law regulating drag shows, which has been blocked by the lower courts.

Supreme Court Asked to Decide on Law Blocking Abortion Clinic Protests

Catholic “sidewalk counselor” petitioned Supreme Court to review New York county law preventing pro-life protesters from speaking to people near abortion clinics.
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on May 29, 2024.

Supreme Court Holds 6–3 That Certain Visa Decisions Cannot Be Challenged

Supreme Court denied an appeal aimed at allowing U.S. citizens, whose spouses were denied immigrant visas, an opportunity to challenge those denials in court.
In Trump Time By Peter Navarro

Former Trump Adviser Navarro Found Guilty of Contempt of Congress

DC Federal jury has convicted former Trump aide Peter Navarro of 2 misdemeanor counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with congressional subpoena.
Louisiana AG Liz Murrill files federal lawsuit challenging new Title IX rules

Federal Judge Blocks Biden Admin’s Title IX Transgender Rules in 4 States

Federal Judge blocked Biden Admin’s Title IX transgender rules in 4 states and Republican Louisiana AG Liz Murrill called the ruling a ‘victory for women.’

Tennessee Appeals Court Upholds Covenant School’s Right to Contest Shooter’s Writings Release

Judge’s decision follows unauthorized leak of some documents that resulted in seven officers being placed on administrative duty pending a probe into the leak.

Fani Willis ‘Inconsistencies’ Found by DOJ: Spokesperson

Fulton County DA Fani Willis was asked by the DOJ to resolve “inconsistencies” in how her office reports federal funding, a spokesperson for federal dept. said.