Trial challenging Tennessee lethal injection method wraps up

Attorneys for the state and lawyers representing 33 death row inmates Tuesday concluded a nearly two-week trial challenging Tennessee's new lethal injection procedure, and plenty is at stake with Tennessee's first execution since 2009 still scheduled for Aug. 9. During closing arguments Tuesday, federal public defender Kelley Henry said the three-drug method amounts to torturous and unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment. She said the state hasn't acted in good faith to try to find its previous lethal injection drug, pentobarbital.

Tennessee abortion change vote case appealed to high court

Opponents of a state constitutional amendment that passed in 2014 to allow tougher abortion restrictions are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court after a circuit appellate court denied a recount. A 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion in January said the state's vote tabulating method was reasonable and true to the meaning of the state constitution and didn't infringe on plaintiffs' voting rights.

OpinionGive Brett Kavanaugh a fair hearing, Sen. Casey | Charlie Gerow

President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the Supreme Court seat of retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy sparked predictable bile reactions, both on the left and the right. What was especially interesting was not the vitriol with which the left attacked the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh, but the timing.

Kavanaugh: Once questioned Watergate tapes decision

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh suggested several years ago that the unanimous high court ruling in 1974 that forced President Richard Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes, leading to the end of his presidency, may have been wrongly decided. Kavanaugh was taking part in a roundtable discussion with other lawyers when he said at three different points that the decision in U.S. v.

Constitutional Connections: Abortion rights and the Kavanaugh nomination NEW

Last week, President Trump nominated federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the Supreme Court seat opened by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. Immediately, coverage of the nomination focused on abortion and whether Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation would spell the end of the constitutional right recognized in Roe v.

Kavanaugh: Watergate tapes decision may have been wrong

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh suggested several years ago that the unanimous high court ruling in 1974 that forced President Richard Nixon to turn over the Watergate tapes, leading to the end of his presidency, may have been wrongly decided. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh glances at reporters during a meeting with Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 19, 2018.

Trump leaving lasting legacy throughout judiciary

President Trump is not only poised to put his conservative imprint on the Supreme Court, but he's restocking vacancies throughout lower US courts at a historic clip, ensuring a judicial legacy that will last decades. Trump has appointed 44 judges since taking office - including more appellate judges than any president in American history at this point in their tenure.

Liberals Send Female Senate Democrats – Pee-Proof’Underwear to Oppose Trump’s SCOTUS Pick

Liberals Send Female Senate Democrats 'Pee-Proof' Underwear to Oppose Trump's SCOTUS Pick Washington Free Beacon, by Elizabeth Harrington Liberals are sending care packages to female Democratic senators to oppose Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, including "pee-proof" underwear to use in their opposition to President TrumpA s court pick.

How to Start a 3D Printing Business: 3 Legal FAQ

As 3D printers become better and more affordable , more and more entrepreneurs become interested in how they can contribute to their small businesses or provide avenues for brand new businesses altogether. Being able to manufacture products without the same staff, machinery, and space requirements opens all new avenues of productivity and profit.

LGBT advocates fear Kavanaugh’s votes on gay-rights issues

None of Kavanaugh's roughly 300 opinions as an appellate judge deals directly with LGBT issues, but his approach to judging leads some scholars and activists to believe he is unlikely to echo Kennedy's votes. Still, they said Kavanaugh might be reluctant to overrule the landmark 2015 same-sex marriage decision, even if he might have voted against it in the first instance.