To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. WASHINGTON – Both the transgender teen who sued to use a boys’ bathroom and the Virginia school board that won’t let him still want the Supreme Court to issue a definitive ruling in their ongoing dispute, even after the Trump administration retreated from an Obama-era policy on bathroom use.
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Transgender teen to press Supreme Court case despite Trump administration guidance
Attorneys for a Virginia transgender teen who sued his school board for barring him from the boys’ bathroom said Thursday that they plan to continue to press his case before the U.S. Supreme Court, despite the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw guidance on transgender students that had buoyed his lawsuit. Lawyers with the American … Complete access to news articles on this website is available to Daily Record subscribers who are logged in.
Ivanka Trump and daughter go to the Supreme Court
The first daughter is there as an invited guest as Justice Anthony Kennedy, whom she met at the inaugural lunch at the Capitol last month just after her father’s swearing-in ceremony. Supreme Court justices often host guests for arguments, and there is a gallery above the courtroom where visitors are able to observe the judicial branch in action.
Supreme Court orders new hearing for black Texas inmate
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a new court hearing for a black Texas prison inmate who claims improper testimony about his race tainted his death sentence. The justices voted 6-2 in favor of inmate Duane Buck.
High Court appears split over whether Constitution extends to Mexican teen shot across the border
Local sports fans – the people who didn’t care about the debut of the Good Wife spinoff – had a decision to make Sunday night.
In rare concession, top Dem predicts Gorsuch will be confirmed
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that President Trump’s pick to replace Justice Scalia on the Supreme Court will likely be confirmed because even if he does not win enough votes, the “nuclear option” would likely be employed. “I hope we do vote him down,” she said in an interview with NY1 .
Walworth County settles in lawsuit over fatal shooting for $1.1 million
A woman who son was shot and killed by a Walworth County sheriff’s deputy in 2012 has settled her lawsuit against the county and deputy for $1.1 million. Nancy Brown, mother of 22-year-old John Brown, filed suit in U.S. District Court in Milwaukee in May 2013 alleging Deputy Wayne Blanchard used excessive force when he shot her son a year earlier at her town of Lyons home, according to court documents.
In cross-border shooting case, Supreme Court asks: Does Constitution stop at the border?
The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case involving the cross-border shooting of a Mexican teenager, who was standing in Mexico, by a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was standing in El Paso. The case may invite prosecution against border patrol agents who injure or kill Mexican citizens at a time when the Trump administration is looking to swell the ranks and expand the responsibilities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
North Carolina Tells Supreme Court It’s Giving Up Fight Over ‘Jim Crow’ Voting Law
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday he was dropping his state’s appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over a 2013 voting bill that a federal appeals court called the most restrictive in the state ” since the era of Jim Crow .” a North Carolina bill that required residents to show photo ID at the polls, shortened early voting and eliminated same-day registration.
Houston police respond to reports of shots fired at major hospital
Houston police said they were responding to reports of shots being fired on Tuesday at Ben Taub Hospital, a major healthcare center in the city. There were no indications yet if anyone was injured or killed.
Supreme Court seems split in case of boya s death near border
Examining a tragic shooting death on the U.S. border with Mexico, a divided Supreme Court on Tuesday puzzled over the rights of foreigners to sue in American courts. The case involving a Mexican teen slain by a U.S. Border Patrol agent’s gunshot, which traveled across the border, elicited questions about how a ruling could affect victims of American drone strikes.
Supreme Court rejects Alabama death row appeal
The Supreme Court is freeing Alabama to try again to execute a convicted killer who has been on death row for more than 30 years. The justices on Tuesday turned down an appeal from inmate Tommy Arthur.
Supreme Court To Decide If Mexican Nationals May Sue For Border Shooting
Relatives of Sergio HernA ndez sit in Ciudad Juarez at the U.S.-Mexico border, on the second anniversary of his killing in 2012. The cellphone video is vivid.
Court considers constitutionality of Ohio execution process
A federal appeals court will hear arguments Tuesday over the constitutionality of Ohio’s lethal injection process as the state tries to start carrying out executions once again. At issue is whether a contested sedative, midazolam, is powerful enough to put inmates into a deep state of unconsciousness before two subsequent drugs paralyze them and stop their hearts.
Limited gun rights
In my letter about guns published in the Feb. 16 Herald, one sentence was garbled such that the logic of my point about the legal right to possess weapons in public was severely distorted.
Legacy of Roe v. Wade endures after death of woman who sued
Using the pseudonym “Jane Roe,” Norma McCorvey undertook a legal challenge that culminated in the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in 1973 that legalized abortion nationwide. McCorvey died Saturday at age 69. McCorvey, then living in Texas, was pregnant with her third child and wanted an abortion.
Blind cleric behind 1990s terror plots dies in US prison
Kenneth McKoy of the Federal Correction Complex in Butner, N.C., said Abdel-Rahman died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, after a long battle with… A huge Pacific storm parked itself over Southern California and unloaded, ravaging roads, opening sinkholes and leading to the deaths of at least two people. A huge Pacific storm parked itself over Southern California and unloaded, ravaging roads, opening sinkholes and leading to the deaths of at least two people.
Man dies after breaching security at Honolulu airport
A huge Pacific storm parked itself over Southern California and unloaded, ravaging roads, opening sinkholes and leading to the deaths of at least two people. A huge Pacific storm parked itself over Southern California and unloaded, ravaging roads, opening sinkholes and leading to the deaths of at least two people.
Montana officials alarmed as they fight surge in meth use
A huge Pacific storm parked itself over Southern California and unloaded, ravaging roads, opening sinkholes and leading to the deaths of at least two people. Omar Abdel-Rahman, the “Blind Sheik” convicted of plotting terror attacks in the United States in the 1990s, has died.
Today in History
On Feb. 16, 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee ended as some 12,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered; Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s victory earned him the moniker “Unconditional Surrender Grant.”
Journalists won’t be ‘shutting up’ anytime soon
White House Chief Strategist for President Donald Trump, Stephen Bannon, was recently questioned on what would be the attitude of the new administration in regards to the press. Being a founding member and former executive of Breitbart News, one might ask how Bannon developed this attitude toward the press.
Supreme Court Justice Breyer talks art _ in French
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer has given a talk – entirely in French – about the artistry of courtroom sketches. Holger Spamann, a Harvard Law School professor who attended the talk, says Breyer also made a case for the professionalism of judges and the importance of their detachment from politics.
Two Views: Grading Trump – Keeping promises, growing the economy
President Trump has hit the ground running since he was sworn in Jan. 20, and many have been shocked by the aggressive pace the new president has taken to deliver quickly on the promises he made during the campaign. And that’s primarily how our political leaders should be graded: whether they fulfill the promises they make to voters or not.
A Political History Of Washington V. Trump
When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on immigration and refugees last month, it was Washington state that led the legal battle to overturn it. Now, after a string of court rulings, it appears that the fight could be be heading all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
David M. Shribman: Advice and consent – or combat?
Without issuing an opinion – no ruling on school desegregation, no decision on abortion rights – the Supreme Court is at the center of perhaps its gravest constitutional crisis in eight decades. The stakes could not be higher, the implications could not be greater, the consequences could not be more far-reaching.
After court slaps down travel ban, Trump promises to ‘make our…
President Donald Trump promised Friday to take action “very rapidly” to protect the U.S. and its citizens, a day after a federal appeals court firmly kept his travel ban on hold . He didn’t reveal his planned next step to control travel into the U.S. from countries that he considers potential terrorist threats.
Corker Lauds Trump Meeting With Japanese Leader
Senator Bob Corker on Friday made the following statement about President Donald J. Trump’s meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: “There is tremendous opportunity to expand a relationship that is hugely beneficial for both countries, and I commend President Trump for recognizing that by welcoming Prime Minister Abe to the White House so … (more)
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A federal appeals court has handed a resounding victory to Washington state and Minnesota in their challenge of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, finding unanimously that a lower court ruling suspending the ban’s enforcement should stay in place while the case continues. The 3-0 decision from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the states on nearly every issue presented.
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A federal appeals court refused Thursday to reinstate President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers from se… . Security officers are seen outside the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in San Francisco on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017.
Trump travel ban on hold after appeals court rejection
In a tweet Friday, Trump called the decision disgraceful. Trump quoted an article by Benjamin Wittes, editor-in-chief of the Lawfare blog.
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson smiles at a news conference…
A federal appeals court has handed a resounding victory to Washington state and Minnesota in their challenge of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, finding unanimously that a lower court ruling suspending the ban’s enforcement should stay in place while the case continues. The 3-0 decision from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the states on nearly every issue presented.
Drudge Report Distancing Itself From Trumpism – Sign of Scary Times
That was then – that is, before the White House decision-making and other antics started getting scary. Now, like more and more former supporters of Trumpism, the Drudge Report is distancing itself from The Donald.
A Bit More on Up-or-Down Votes
As I noted earlier today , Democrats’ threats to filibuster Judge Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court conflict with their statements last year that the Constitution requires an up-or-down vote on any Supreme Court nomination. Senator Bill Nelson said last year , for example, that senators have a “very serious constitutional responsibility that I take seriously, to record a vote on a presidential nominee for a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court.”
U.S. appeals court upholds suspension of Trump travel ban
‘s order filed by the states of Washington and Minnesota. The U.S. Supreme Court will likely determine the case’s final outcome.
FILE — From left: Syrian refugees Abdulmajeed and his wife Baraa,…
From left: Syrian refugees Abdulmajeed and his wife Baraa, who were allowed to enter the country after a federal judge blocked key parts of President Trump’s immigration ban, walk with her father, who met them at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, Feb. 7, 2017. A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday unanimously upheld a temporary suspension of President Donald Trump’s order that restricted travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Trump slams Blumenthal, says ‘misrepresented’ Gorsuch comments
U.S. President Donald Trump says Senator Richard Blumenthal had misconstrued private comments from U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch and told a reporter to ”ask Senator Blumenthal about his Vietnam record that didn’t exist after years of saying it did.’ ‘ Rough Cut .
Judges’ response to Trump criticism: Silence
Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch meets with Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Supreme Court Justice nominee Neil Gorsuch meets with Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch calls Trump’s tweets ‘disheartening’
JANUARY 31: U.S. President Donald Trump nominates Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House January 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. If confirmed, Gorsuch would fill the seat left vacant with the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016.
City Council Oks food trucks and repeals panhandling ordinance
City Council Oks food trucks and repeals panhandling ordinance Hunter 2/8/17 The Iowa City Council has gone ahead and given the okay for food trucks to operate in the downtown. The vendors asked for a variance so that they could operate during the late night hours, after most of the brick and mortar restaurants have closed for the night.
Court hearing looms on Trump travel ban
President Donald Trump’s order temporarily banning U.S. entry to people from seven Muslim-majority countries came under intense scrutiny on Tuesday from a federal appeals court that questioned whether the ban unfairly targeted people over their religion. During a more than hour-long oral argument, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pressed a government lawyer whether the Trump administration’s national security argument was backed by evidence that people from the seven countries posed a danger.