https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24785419/scotus-trump-immunity-decision.pdf
The Supreme Court on Friday limited the scope of a felony obstruction charge used against Capitol rioters and Donald Trump.
This article was updated on June 26 at 4:08 p.m. Bloomberg News has reported that the Supreme Court briefly accidentally posted an opinion on its website that would allow emergency abortions to go forward in Idaho. The court’s Public Information Office has issued a statement that the opinion in a
While the Supreme Court grapples this term with issues ranging from presidential immunity to abortion and the power of federal administrative agencies, the justices’ docket for the 2024-25 term has so far involved mostly lower-profile issues. That changed on Monday, when the justices waded once agai
The court found that anti-abortion doctors who questioned the FDA’s easing of access to the pill did not have legal standing to sue.
He has faced political pressure as migrants have continued to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Wisconsin is now the third state to bring criminal charges against Trump's lawyers over the 2020 election.
On social media and web forums, users called for jurors, judges and prosecutors to be killed after the former president was found guilty on 34 felony counts.
The jury’s guilty verdict marks the first time a former president has been convicted of a crime.
"It is time to break up Live Nation," AG Merrick Garland said in a statement.
I think there's no time like the present for Special Council Jack Smith to initiate recusal proceedings against Judge Aileen Cannon.
The special counsel appears to have suspected additional efforts by former President Trump to obstruct the government's classified documents probe, according to a filing.
Giuliani was indicted in April in connection with an alleged conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results in Arizona.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is assailing the hush money trial case against Donald Trump as a "sham," the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court and attack the U.S. justice system.
It looks like he may soon (finally) be heading to serve his sentence. The three-judge panel gave him until May 17, 2024 to petition for an en banc review before the entire US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, but this is unlikely to succeed. The next stop is evidently the Supreme Court, where Chief Justice Roberts will be the ultimate decision maker whether the highest court will hear this case.
As always, you can read the full decision here.
The House passed the Antisemitism Awareness Act on Wednesday amid unrest on college campuses.
The bill passed 320-91. In addition to the bill, GOP Representatives supported the deployment of the National Guard to stop the protests.
For all intents and purposes, I believe so. But one of the points that actually got a laugh in the oral arguments was how divided (ineffective) the Congress is.
I've applied for half-a-dozen private trackers, but they've all turned me down. Definitely seems counter to the entire idea of piracy IMO.
She acknowledged before the Colorado Bar Association that she violated Colo. RPC 8.4(c), which prohibits reckless, knowing, or intentional misrepresentations by attorneys.
It may be the case that he intended to vote against certification, but only after the riots did he vote to certify. I can't find a vote from him to decertify, but if you can I'll throw him up there.
Thanks, these abbreviations are flawless and very simple to keep track of
I know that this information is years old, but as the GOP attempts to pick their new nominee for Speaker of the House, I find it important to note that most of their potential candidates are ones who objected to the 2020 Presidential results in one or both of Arizona and Pennsylvania.
Jordan says House will hold next speaker vote at noon ET Thursday
House Republican supporters of a resolution to temporarily empower interim Speaker Patrick McHenry are working to maximize GOP votes and educate members about the effort. Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, a chief Republican opponent of Jim Jordan’s speakership bid, said on Wednesday that the speaker designee would lose a “bigger chunk” of GOP floor votes on a third ballot. The 11-term South Florida congressman said he would “never” back Jordan for speaker.
Just for fun, here's a strawpoll to meter the expected outcome of Lemmy.
No more votes expected in the House today, with lawmakers set to reconvene at 11 a.m. Wednesday
No additional votes are expected in the House on Tuesday, closing out another day without a permanent House speaker. The House will meet at 11 a.m. (EST) Wednesday and proceed to a second ballot in an attempt to elect a speaker.
I have moved general discussion and updates to here, as this post references an article which covers only the breaking news that Republicans have failed to successfully elect a speaker with the first ballot.
It may not be the Jan 6th indictment birthday present I was hoping for, but further obstruction counts is fine I suppose!
It's no surprise that Smith identified Trump as a target of the investigation, but it's a sign that the probe is wrapping up and indictments may be issued as early as Friday.
(I swear I posted this earlier today but whatever)
Yes, the venue for this will be in DC and there will be zero chance of Justice Cannon presiding.
It's no surprise that Smith has identified Trump as a target of the probe, but it shows that the probe is wrapping up and charges have been considered. We may very well see 3 indictments (2 more) by the end of the summer.
Edit: grammar
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