Category: US Supreme Court

FiveThirtyEight: How Trump’s Pick Will Alter SCOTUS

Of President Donald Trump’s four shortlisted Supreme Court possibles, Neil Gorsuch of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver would be closest to late jurist Antonin Scalia, someone whose beliefs the commander-in-chief wants echoed in his replacement, FiveThirtyEight.com says. Trump, who will announce his pick to replace Scalia on Tuesday reportedly is considering four names: Gorsuch, Thomas Hardiman of the 3rd Circuit in Philadelphia, and William Pryor and Raymond Kethledge, federal judges on the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit and Cincinnati-based 6th Circuit, respectively.

Erickson: Trump’s SCOTUS Pick Could ‘Make or Break’ His Base

President Donald Trump’s choice to fill the vacant seat on the United States Supreme Court could “make or break” his base, according to political commentator Erick Erickson. “A large number of evangelicals backed Donald Trump, many begrudgingly, because of the United States Supreme Court” Erickson wrote for The Resurgent Tuesday.

Trump’s Supreme Court choice comes today

Nearly a full year after Justice Antonin Scalia’s death left the Supreme Court shorthanded, President Trump is poised to nominate a replacement who’s three decades younger, setting off a pitched battle over the direction of the nation’s highest court. Trump’s Supreme Court choice comes today Nearly a full year after Justice Antonin Scalia’s death left the Supreme Court shorthanded, President Trump is poised to nominate a replacement who’s three decades younger, setting off a pitched battle over the direction of the nation’s highest court.

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If confirmed, the 49-year-old Neil Gorsuch would be the youngest justice on the court and could be shaping decisions for decades. Senate Republicans stood united behind President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, bracing for a bitter, weeks-long fight with Democrats over a conservative judge similar in philosophy to the late Justice Antonin Scalia Shulkin is in line to be the lone ex-Obama administration official serving in Trump’s Cabinet amid a conservative push to privatize several government services and fierce partisan battles over Trump’s other Cabinet nominees.

Outside groups set tactics to put Trump pick on Supreme Court

Conservative groups are finalizing their strategy for a multimillion-dollar campaign to help get President Trump ‘s Supreme Court nominee confirmed. The Judicial Crisis Network is spearheading the effort with plans to spend $10 million on what the groups have dubbed “the most robust operation in the history of confirmation battles.”

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The flurry of anguished news stories and protests surrounding President Trump’s executive action temporarily suspending “immigrants and non-immigrants” from “countries of particular concern” appears to be part of a coordinated PR effort financed by left-wing billionaire George Soros. Rather than a complete “Muslim ban” as promised during the campaign, TrumpA s executive order contains moderate refugee restrictions, similar to those that have been implemented by President Obama.

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Trump signed an executive order Friday that bans lega… . People opposed to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries continue to demonstrate at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.

Trumpa s justice pick to trigger intense pressure on Senate

When President Donald Trump nominates a Supreme Court justice , Senate Democrats and Republicans will immediately face intense political pressure, with liberals demanding that Democrats block the choice and the new president urging Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to blow up longstanding rules to secure confirmation. Federal appeals court judges William Pryor, Neil Gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman are front-runners to fill the seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, according to a person familiar with the process who was not authorized to speak publicly about internal decisions and discussed the search on condition of anonymity.

Trump to Announce Supreme Court Nominee Tuesday Night

President Donald Trump has already decided who he’ll nominate to the U.S. Supreme Court, but he won’t be revealing his selection until Tuesday at 8 p.m. “We have a big decision that I have made, a very big decision, on the United States Supreme Court that is going to be announced tomorrow night from the White House at 8:00,” Trump said today while meeting with small business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Giving nothing away, Trump only said this is “a person who is unbelievably highly respected and I think you will be very impressed with this person.”

Smaller states rejoice as Amazon collects sales tax

Many online shoppers in the United States have for years had to pay state sales taxes whenever they buy goods from Amazon. But the Seattle e-commerce giant has dragged its feet on collecting sales taxes in small and sparsely populated states where it doesn’t have any distribution centers or corporate offices.

A look at the reported top contenders for the Supreme Court

A look at Neil Gorsuch, Thomas Hardiman and William Pryor, the federal appeals court judges who are seen as the leading candidates to be President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court. Each was appointed to the appellate bench by President George W. Bush, appeared on Trump’s list of 21 possible choices that he made public during the campaign and has met with Trump to discuss the vacancy that arose when Justice Antonin Scalia died nearly a year ago.

Execution in America: Capital punishment on decline as states struggle to find lethal drugs

The stop-and-start nature of U.S. executions in recent years hit another speed bump this week when a federal judge found Ohio’s latest lethal injection procedure unconstitutional. The ruling by Magistrate Judge Michael Merz went far beyond nitpicking the state’s procedures, and on one point raised potential problems for at least three other states that use the disputed sedative midazolam.

Federal judge again blocks Texas fetal remains rules

A federal judge late Friday again blocked Texas rules mandating burial or cremation of fetal remains, in a victory for abortion rights groups. Austin-based U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks said that the health department regulations would remain suspended until further notice and that a trial date would be set in coming weeks.

Vice President Pence tells anti-abortion rally ‘life is winning’

Vice President Pence tells anti-abortion rally ‘life is winning’ Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators rallied and marched in Washington on Friday. Check out this story on Daily-Times.com: http://usat.ly/2kbwhWR Crowds gather on the National Mall in Washington for the March for Life and for the first time in years, abortion opponents will have all the political momentum for their annual rally Friday.

Proposal could resolve key death penalty issue

Lawmakers are inching toward getting Florida’s death penalty back on the books after a series of court rulings left the state without a way to condemn to death defendants convicted of capital crimes. House Judiciary Chairman Chris Sprowls on Tuesday filed a measure that would require unanimous jury recommendations for death sentences to be imposed, in response to a Florida Supreme Court ruling in October.

Trump: McConnell should nix filibuster if Democrats block Supreme Court nominee

Mitch McConnell Trump: McConnell should nix filibuster if Democrats block Supreme Court nominee Ryan tiptoes around deficit concerns for 2017 legislation The Hill’s 12:30 Report MORE to kill the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees if Democrats block his upcoming pick, who is expected to be announced next week. Trump told Fox News that he “would” back getting rid of the 60-vote threshold for high court nominees if he can’t win over the support of at least eight Democrats.

Today in Trump: January 25, 2017

Wednesday could be the day when President Trump lays the executive foundations for building his long-promised wall on America’s southern border. He’s expected to sign further executive actions today to begin taking action on immigration, including allocating funds to the building of the wall .

Drug Dealer Goes Free: DEA Illegally Tracked Cell Phone

Agents with Drug Enforcement Administration illegally located Raymond Lambis’ cellphone, then arrested him for drug possession. Thanks to a resounding victory handed down in court by New York Federal Judge William H. Pauley who delivered a scathing ruling that the Fourth Amendment against ‘unreasonable search and seizure’ had been violated by agents in Lambis’ cocaine case.

Republicans Perched Between Risk and Opportunity

On the one hand, the time is ripe for the Grand Old Party to institute bold reforms that bring the United States back in line with limited government, economic opportunity, and strength abroad – principles and policies to which the party has long been dedicated. With the swearing in of the nation’s 115th Congress and 45th president, the GOP controls both political branches of the federal government.

a Sister Wivesa challenges Utah ban on polygamy; rejected

The Latest on the Supreme Court’s decision against hearing an appeal from the family on TV’s “Sister Wives” challenging Utah’s law banning polygamy : An attorney for a TV’s “Sister Wives” family says the U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear an appeal of Utah’s law banning polygamy won’t end the larger fight by plural and unconventional families for equal status. Lawyer Jonathan Turley said Monday in a statement posted on his blog that he and the Brown family are disappointed but not surprised by the decision that was issued by the high court without comment.

The Latest: ‘Sister Wives’ family says it won’t end fight

The Latest on the Supreme Court’s decision against hearing an appeal from the family on TV’s “Sister Wives” challenging Utah’s law banning polygamy : An attorney for a TV’s “Sister Wives” family says the U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear an appeal of Utah’s law banning polygamy won’t end the larger fight by plural and unconventional families for equal status. Lawyer Jonathan Turley said Monday in a statement posted on his blog that he and the Brown family are disappointed but not surprised by the decision that was issued by the high court without comment.

Abortion foes rally for 39th straight year

Elliot Timberlake, 1, and his mother, Janet Timberlake of Maumelle, listen to speakers Sunday during the March for Life at the state Capitol in Little Rock. A diverse crowd, energized by the inauguration of a Republican president, rallied Sunday at the Arkansas state Capitol for the 39th straight year in a show of solidarity against abortion.

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama welcome

Donald Trump takes the oath of office as the 45th president of the United States The New York real estate mogul harnessed a powerful populist message for a deeply divided country. Check out this story on waukeshanow.com: http://usat.ly/2k7KoZY President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump get in a limo for the ride from the White House to the Capitol.

The Supreme Court’s Next Gun Battle

One of Justice Antonin Scalia’s last official acts before his death last February was to join Justice Clarence Thomas in complaining that the Supreme Court risked “relegating the Second Amendment to a second-class right” when it let stand an Illinois city’s ban on owning semiautomatic weapons.