Law & Court reports on legal developments, rulings, investigations, indictments, and judicial proceedings across the United States. Coverage is strictly factual, focusing on records, filings, verdicts, and statements from law enforcement, attorneys, and judges.
Ketanji Brown Jackson, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice-designate nominated by President Joe Biden, was seen clapping after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a comment about her country banning assault weapons. This took place whil Ardern was delivering a commencement speech for Harvard University graduates and Biden’s Supreme Court nominee was in attendance sitting …
Two people in the Buchanan County of Virginia face dozens of felony charges, many related to election fraud, after a grand jury indictment was handed down. WATCH the news video on it: According to a press release from Russell County Commonwealth’s Attorney Zach Stoots, Trey Adkins and Sherry Lynn Bailey were indicted on 94 total …
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert responded Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s call to arms against the Supreme Court. Boebert suggested Lightfoot was acting like an “insurrectionist” in response to the comment, but then Lightfoot shot back suggesting insurrection is something Republicans support. Here’s how the conversation went: LIGHTFOOT: To my friends in the LGBTQ+ community—the Supreme Court …
In a tweet on Monday, Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot appeared to issue a “call to arms” against the Supreme Court. After the Supreme Court’s draft judgment emerged on May 2, indicating the court’s determination to overturn Roe v. Wade, Lightfoot stated that LGBTQ+ rights were in danger. “To my LGBTQ+ friends, this same Supreme …
Justice Clarence Thomas of the United States Supreme Court spoke out on Friday about an abortion-related issue that has overtaken the nation’s top court. Last Monday, controversy arose after Politico released a leaked draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion, which indicated the court had decided to overturn Roe v. Wade. The circumstances behind the leakage …
Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., not only should Congress pass a law to legalize abortion nationwide, they should increase the size of the Supreme Court and add liberal justices, due to his response to the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade if published. Schiff proposed through a tweet what is commonly …
As a leftist organization planned protests against the justices’ residences, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, filed legislation to strengthen safeguards for Supreme Court justices and their families. Individuals who jeopardize or obstruct the Supreme Court’s capacity to fulfill its functions would be arrested under the proposal, which would also create a criminal punishment for those who …
The release of a draft Supreme Court judgment reversing the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion-rights decision reveals a once-stout body creaking under strain as its more assertive conservative majority seeks to upend the law on a variety of critical issues. The court’s hard-won status as the government’s mature branch is eroding. The draft’s release was …
Texas Rep. Pat Fallon talks about how Hillary Clinton’s team was ordered to turn over Trump-Russia documents in trial on ‘The Evening Edit.’ Just a few days ago, Special counsel John Durham demanded access to records from Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential campaign, and some other people, that were allegedly tied to the FBI’s probe into …
Former Attorney General Bill Barr predicted that Chief Justice John Roberts would have to appoint a special counsel to investigate and determine who leaked a draft Supreme Court decision this week. Barr also suggests leaker was trying to sway the court’s decision, during this interview. Watch: On Tuesday, Barr appeared on Megyn Kelly’s SiriusXM show …
A former pollster and adviser to President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton said that, in an effort to energize liberal voters ahead of the midterms, the draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked. The draft decision, which was written by Justice Samuel Alito, said the states should have the authority to regulate …
Some of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s admirers may need to reassess her legacy if the landmark abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade is overturned, after her failure to retire from the Supreme Court. Political scientists suggested that a “cult of personality” around Ginsburg contributed to the current threat to Roe. Despite the fact …
Hillary Clinton reacted to the leaked draft opinion suggesting that the United States Supreme Court might overturn Roe v. Wade. This took place while the controversial 74-year-old Clinton was attending the Met Gala on Monday, the first time she’s been there in 21 years as reported. WATCH the news video on the leaked document from …
Boston took a 9-0 loss handed to them directly from the United States Supreme Court who ruled unanimously that the city violated a Christian group’s freedom of speech by not flying their flag outside of the city hall. This 9-0 court decision overturned a previous case from a lower court, specifically Shurtleff vs City of …
Before a game, a coach crosses his arms. Before the bell sounds, a teacher reads the Bible aloud. A coach who holds a Christian youth club after school in his house. While hearing arguments regarding a former public high school football coach from Washington state who intended to bow and pray in the stadium after …
The Supreme Court rejected a local group’s request to stop one of the nation’s top high schools from utilizing a new admissions method that it claims discriminates against Asian Americans. The admissions method at Thomas Jefferson High School for Technology and Science in Fairfax County, VA, just outside of Washington, D.C., was modified two years …
When Joseph Kennedy was an assistant high school football coach in Bremerton, Washington, he began praying at the 50-yard line immediately after games. Soon, his players gathered around and along came the coaches and players from opposing teams. The school district asked him to find a more private place to pray to avoid the appearance …