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JUDGE: DOJ Can’t Replace Trump in Rape Accuser’s Defamation Suit
(Associated Press) A federal judge on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's request that the United States replace him as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit alleging he raped a woman in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.
The decision by U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan came after the Justice...
Barrett Confirmed by Senate for Supreme Court, Takes Oath
(Headline USA) Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court late Monday by a deeply divided Senate, with Republicans overpowering Democrats to install President Donald Trump’s nominee days before the election and likely shifting the court in a conservative direction.
Trump's choice to fill the vacancy of the late...
Senate Dems Try to Punish GOP Colleagues over Imminent SCOTUS Vote
(Headline USA) Senate Republicans voted overwhelmingly Sunday to advance Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett toward final confirmation despite Democratic objections, just over a week before the presidential election.
Barrett's confirmation on Monday was hardly in doubt, with majority Republicans mostly united in support behind President Donald Trump's pick.
But Democrats were poised to...
Biden Boasts of ‘Most Extensive and Inclusive Voter Fraud Organization’ in US History
(Headline USA) In what some may consider another major flub and others a rare moment of candor, Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden acknowledged having the "most extensive and inclusive voter fraud organization" in history on Saturday.
Democrats are assembling an army of powerful lawyers for the possibility that the race...
Murkowski’s Nod Gives Barrett Extra Boost for Supreme Court
(Headline USA) Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett won crucial backing Saturday when one of the last Republican holdouts against filling the seat during an election season announced support for President Donald Trump's pick ahead of a confirmation vote expected Monday.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, declared her support during a rare weekend...
Leftists Blast Biden For Proposing a ‘Bipartisan Commission’ on Judicial Reform
Liberals blasted Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden after he floated the idea of creating a bipartisan commission to come up with “reforms” for the Supreme Court.
Biden was asked about whether he’d support efforts to add seats to the Supreme Court. He has refused to answer the question directly, but...
Obama-Appointed Judge Denies GOP Lawsuit Against New Jersey Over Mail-In Voting
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s campaign on Thursday that aimed to stop New Jersey's Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy from sending hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots to all registered voters.
U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp, a Barack Obama appointee, wrote that the Trump campaign’s concerns...
Biden Floats ‘Bipartisan Commission’ to Study Feasibility of Court-Packing, Judicial Reforms
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he would form a commission to “study” the Supreme Court and propose reforms to the judicial system when asked if he supported liberals’ court-packing efforts.
WATCH: In an interview with Joe Biden for @60Minutes, @CBSEveningNews' @NorahODonnell pressed Biden on his position on so-called "court...
Seattle, Portland, New York Sue Over Trump’s ‘Anarchy’ Label
(Headline USA) New York, Seattle and Portland — three cities recently labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the U.S. Justice Department — filed a lawsuit Thursday to invalidate the designation and fight off the Trump administration's efforts to withhold federal dollars.
“The Trump administration’s political threats against Seattle and other Democratic cities are...
DEMOCRATS: Justices’ 4-4 Tie in Election Case an Ominous Sign
(Headline USA) With Amy Coney Barrett expected to join the Supreme Court as early as next week, the court's action in a Pennsylvania voting case has heightened fears among Democrats about the court being asked to decide a post-election dispute and with it, the winner of the White House.
The justices...
Roberts Joins Libs; Supreme Court Allows 3-Day Extension for Pa. Ballots
(Headline USA) The U.S. Supreme Court will allow Pennsylvania to count mailed-in ballots received up to three days after the Nov. 3 election, rejecting a Republican plea in the presidential battleground state.
The justices divided 4-4 on Monday, an outcome that upholds a state Supreme Court ruling that required county election...
Supreme Court to Hear Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy & Border Wall Funding Cases
(Headline USA) The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to review a Trump administration policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings.
The Court also agreed to hear the Trump administration's appeal of a lower court ruling that it improperly diverted money to build portions of the border wall...
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