Making Trump Great Again

Many Republicans and conservatives are supporting Trump now that he enlisted input from The Federalist Society and The Heritage Foundation to craft a list of potential Supreme Court justices. Reluctant Trump supporters take comfort knowing they can vote for him because his SCOTUS choices are not only preferable to Clinton's, but in line with the experts.

Judge in Texas temporarily blocks President Obama’s transgender rules

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Obama administration's order that requires public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity. In a temporary injunction signed Sunday, U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled that the federal education law known as Title IX "is not ambiguous" about sex being defined as "the biological and anatomical differences between male and female students as determined at their birth."

A (Hopefully) Hypothetical Question for Reince Priebus, Paul Ryan, and Mitch McConnell

This is a question that is not asked with any malice or ill will, but rather only with genuine curiosity. Imagine the following scenario occurs: After the dust clears from the Nov. 8th Senate races, the composition of the next Senate is 50 Republicans, 49 Democrats; Duke promises to vote against any liberal SCOTUS nominee Hillary brings to the table, while the Democrat promises to vote FOR any SCOTUS nominee Hillary brings to the table, no matter how liberal or corrupt.

Battle Against Forced Arbitration in Financial Contracts Could Take Years

A U.S. agency's plans to ban forced arbitration clauses from financial contracts faces a tough road, with early reaction pointing to a years-long battle that could take a Supreme Court test to settle. Thousands of angry consumers and business representatives have flooded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with comments on its May proposal to block companies from forcing customers to take disputes to arbitration instead of joining group lawsuits.

Polish prosecutors investigate court head for abuse of power

Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into the head of the country's Constitutional Tribunal to determine if he abused his power in not allowing judges appointed by the ruling party to take part in rulings. The investigation into Andrzej Rzeplinski, which opened Thursday, is the latest development in an ongoing conflict between the Polish government and the constitutional court, whose role is similar to the U.S. Supreme Court.

This day in history

Today's birthdays: Actress Rose Marie is 93. Political activist Phyllis Schlafly is 92. Civil rights activist Vernon Jordan is 81. Actor Jim Dale is 81. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is 78. Author-journalist Linda Ellerbee is 72. Songwriter Jimmy Webb is 70. Actress Phyllis Smith is 67. Britain's Princess Anne is 66. Movie director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is 53. Philanthropist Melinda Gates is 52. Actor Ben Affleck is 44. Actress Natasha Henstridge is 42. Actress Nicole Paggi is 39. Christian rock musician Tim Foreman is 38. Figure skater Jennifer Kirk is 32. Latin pop singer Belinda is 27. Rock singer Joe Jonas is 27. Rap DJ Smoove da General is 26. In 1945, Japan's Emperor Hirohito announced that his country had accepted terms of surrender for ending World War II.

What others say: Senate needs to act on Supreme Court nomination

It has been almost six months since Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly, and almost five months since President Obama nominated Merrick Garland, the widely respected and centrist chief judge of the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., to succeed him. Because of obstructionism by Senate Republicans, however, the Senate is no closer to holding a hearing on Garland's nomination, much less voting on it.

Texas lawyer who never won a capital murder case calls it quits defending ‘the very worst’ clients

Texas lawyer Jerry Guerinot said he no longer represents people accused of capital murder after four decades of posting a perfect record. Some opponents of capital punishment label him the worst lawyer in the U.S. Guerinot shrugs off the criticism, which he says comes from taking notorious cases.