Bob McDonnell: ‘It is a day in which my family and I rejoice and give thanks’
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell spoke outside the Supreme Court in Washington on April 27 after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the appeal of his corruption case.
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What the Supreme Court abortion ruling means for Texas women
On its face, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Texas' far-reaching abortion law seems clear: House Bill 2 is unconstitutional. But the implications might not be as straightforward.
Wait, Did Texas Hide Evidence On Abortion Case From SCOTUS?
If this is true, the people who hid information from The Supreme Court should go to prison for a long time. NBC News : [A}mong the reams of evidence presented to the high court and the public debate in Whole Woman's Health v.
Supreme Court rulings coming on abortion, public corruption, gun rights
The Supreme Court is set to close out its current term with opinions Monday in three remaining cases after a flurry of decisions last week. It's expected to be the justices' final meeting before they disperse on their summer breaks.
Evangelical vote? Trump, Clinton, nobody?
There are many who will cross party lines on occasion, especially if one bum or another manages to snag the nomination to appear on the ballot, despite disagreement among the party faithful over those candidates' positions or demeanor. And there are many other voters who base their selections solely on a specific issue -- abortion comes to mind immediately.
Despite Fisher ruling, legislature must work to improve diversity on campus
In an unexpected move, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the University's use of race-based affirmative action in its current admissions policy last Thursday. While this move may have been bad for most fantasy supreme court leagues , it is decidedly a good one for the near-future of college admissions for underrepresented students.
8News Daily Poll: How should SCOTUS vote in the case of Bob McDonnell?
Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell will find out Monday whether or not he will serve two years in jail for public corruption for accepting gifts and loans while in office in exchange for favors for a wealthy businessman. McDonnell v.
State of the Statehouse: Court’s deadlock on immigration leaves mayors frustrated
Jorge Elorza was headed to Indiana to meet with the country's mayors when he heard news of a U.S. Supreme Court deadlocked in an immigration case, dooming a plan to shield millions of people from deportation. For Elorza, mayor of Providence, R.I., the news from the court Thursday felt deeply disappointing.
Supreme Court supports police illegal searches
ARE YOU A WRITER? If you are interested in contributing content to ONN, please download our writer's contract pdf. In a surprising 5-3 ruling Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that evidence obtained in an illegal search is admissible in court if a person is determined to have an outstanding warrant for arrest.
U.S. Supreme Court to rule on ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnella s corruption conviction
Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell accepted gifts such as golf outings, a Rolex watch and $15,000 for catering at his daughter's wedding from a wealthy businessman. But whether he returned the favors by taking "official action" to promote the businessman's interests is the question at the heart of a closely watched public corruption case the U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide on Monday.
Supreme Court set to close out current term with 3 big cases
The Supreme Court is set to close out its current term with opinions Monday in three remaining cases after a flurry of decisions last week. The last three cases concern regulation of Texas abortion clinics, the public corruption conviction of former Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia and a federal law that seeks to keep guns out of the hands of people convicted of domestic violence.
NOM’s March For Marriage Draws Low Turnout
This year's event was the first since the U.S. Supreme Court found that gay and lesbian couples have a constitutional right to marry. The case, Obergefell v.
Denton gay couples reflect on first anniversary of marriage ruling
Tod King, left, and Casey Cavalier hold their adopted son, 3-year-old Eddie, for a portrait in their home in Denton. King and Cavalier were the first same-sex couple to try to seek a marriage license at the Denton County Courts Building following the June 26, 2015, Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage nationwide.
Inmate wants resentenced without mandatories
A year after the U.S. Supreme Court found a provision of the federal Armed Career Criminal Act, which authorizes severe prison sentences for defendants with lengthy criminal histories unconstitutional, the ruling has led to a review of 800 sentences in western Pennsylvania and the possible release of many of those inmates. Within the past two weeks, eight federal inmates have filed petitions with U.S. District Court in Johnstown asking that their cases be reviewed in light of the June 26, 2015, decision in Samuel Johnson v.
U.S. Supreme Court deadlock on immigration may boost Nevada Latino vote
Attendees listen to immigration attorneys during a press conference at the Culinary Workers Union Local 226 headquarters on Thursday, June 23, 2016, in Las Vegas.
Divided court draws plaudits and brickbats, but Kennedy’s role remains constant – for now
Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, flanked by colleagues Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., has on occasion left his ideological mates on cases to join the other side to make a winning majority. The statement came from the president of the Ms.
Marriage ruling plaintiff from Ohio dedicated to activism
Three years ago Sunday, Jim Obergefell asked his longtime partner to marry him, beginning a whirlwind of events that led to his name being at the top of the U.S. Supreme Court case that resulted exactly two years later in legalization of same-sex marriage across America. He and terminally ill John Arthur were married aboard a medically equipped plane on a tarmac in Maryland, where they flew because of Ohio's constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
Harvard just won big after the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action
Abigail Fisher, the plaintiff in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, speaks outside the US Supreme Court in December 2015.
Donald Verrilli speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington after…
As the U.S. Supreme Court heads into the homestretch of its current term, Donald Verrilli, the federal government's chief advocate, will not be there. After five years as solicitor general, he is turning over the reins to his successor, leaving a job he describes as "reaching the mountaintop" of American law.
Why Do Democrats Hate the ‘Dreamers’ So Much?
The U.S. Supreme Court this week let stand an appeals court decision that President Obama's executive amnesty is illegal under the U.S. Constitution. This means per the Constitution that immigration law is still set by the Congress passing bills that presidents sign into law.