Judges say Wisconsin legislative boundaries unconstitutional

Federal judges struck down Wisconsin's Republican-drawn legislative districts as unconstitutional on Monday, marking a victory for minority Democrats that could force the Legislature to redraw the maps. The three-judge panel didn't order any immediate changes to district boundaries, instead saying they would give state attorneys and the voters who challenged the old maps 45 days to offer suggestions.

“Unconstitutional gerrymander”: Federal court strikes…

With the 2016 election, Donald Trump became the first Republican presidential candidate to win Wisconsin in nearly 30 years and Republicans took control of nearly two-thirds of the Legislature, including their largest majority in the Assembly since 1957, despite a roughly even split of votes between Democrats and Republicans in statewide races. On Monday, a federal court overturned Wisconsin's Republican-drawn legislative maps as an "unconstitutional gerrymander" that likely played a major factor in the party's disproportionate electoral success.

Judicial Crisis Network Launches Ad Campaign Praising Sen. Chuck Grassley

The conservative Judicial Crisis Network is launching $175,000 in ads praising Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, for his role in blocking President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland. According to Politico , the network's ads are encouraging Grassley toward the impending confirmation of a high court nominee submitted by President-elect Donald Trump.

Justice Thomas calls conservatives to continue Scalia’s work

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says conservatives should make the work of the late Justice Antonin Scalia a "prologue" in the effort to limit the power of the courts and other branches of government. The Supreme Court has too often granted rights to people that are not found in the Constitution, Thomas said, citing the decision in 2015 that made same-sex marriage legal across the country.

Justice Thomas: Honor Scalia by reining in government

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called on fellow conservatives Thursday to continue the work of the late Justice Antonin Scalia to keep the power of the courts and other branches of government in check. Thomas told 1,700 people at a dinner in honour of Scalia that the Supreme Court has too often granted rights to people that are not found in the Constitution.

Clarence Thomas: Honor Scalia by reining in government

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas addresses the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention dinner at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD, on Nov. 17, 2016. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas addresses the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention dinner at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD, on Nov. 17, 2016.

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An Indiana Republican lawmaker says he will propose legislation next year that would effectively ban abortion in the state, despite a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that established a nationwide right to abortion. Abortion-rights groups are certain to oppose the measure, and it is doubtful that it will advance in the Statehouse.

A Trump Presidency Will Bring Significant Changes for Healthcare

After almost 15 months of campaigning, polls, and 24/7 election coverage of "he-said-she-said," we finally have our answer: President-Elect Donald Trump. Regardless of where you fall politically or who you voted for, the top question on everyone's mind is: What is next for our industry once Mr. Trump is in the Oval Office? Mr. Trump's major policy priorities on the campaign trail were: trade , immigration , infrastructure , and the Federal Reserve .

Ginsburg looking forward to Trump’s naming of a ninth justice

Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking to the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2016. Photo by Bob Jacob/Cleveland Jewish News The associate Supreme Court justice, speaking Monday at the annual Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly, was asked what the immediate impact of a Trump presidency would be.

The Latest: Trump aide says more staff picks to come

A top adviser to President-elect Donald Trump says the incoming president will make additional appointments to his team this week. Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway tells reporters at Trump Tower that the transition team is working on naming members of the incoming president's staff and Cabinet.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes her Washington National Opera debut with a role mirroring her real life

The Supreme Court justice and known lover of the arts had a one-night-only performance at the opening of Washington National Opera's "The Daughter of the Regiment." The show, which is a little more Disney than diva, is about a young French woman who grows up on the battlefield, but is whisked away from her true love once she reaches marrying age so that she can join high society and find a suitable match.

How Trump could shift the Supreme Court’s agenda

Even before Donald Trump chooses a Supreme Court nominee, the new president can take steps to make several contentious court cases go away. Legal challenges involving immigration, climate change, cost-free contraceptive care and transgender rights all could be affected, without any help from Congress.

Trump’s presidential pen could remake Supreme Court’s agenda

Even before Donald Trump chooses a Supreme Court nominee, the new president can take steps to make several contentious court cases go away. Legal challenges involving immigration, climate change, cost-free contraceptive care and transgender rights all could be affected, without any help from Congress.

Justice trades robes for opera costume

This Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016 photo released by the Washington National Opera shows U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, left, as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in a dress rehearsal of Donizetti's "The Daughter of the Regiment" at the Washington National Opera, in Washington. Seated next to her is Deborah Nansteel as the Marquise of Berkenfield.