House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she would not bring a bill that would add four seats to the Supreme Court to the House floor.
The bill, proposed by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., would give Democrats a liberal majority on the bench if it passed.
But Pelosi said...
College of the Ozarks filed suit in federal court Thursday against the Biden administration over a directive from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that forces religious schools to violate their beliefs by opening their dormitories --- including dorm rooms and shared shower spaces --- to members...
(Headline USA) Congressional Democrats introduced a bill on Thursday to increase the U.S. Supreme Court from nine to 13 justices.
The bill is led in the Senate by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and in the House by Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga. and Rep....
(Associated Press) Alaska wrongly denied some same-sex spouses benefits for years by claiming their unions were not recognized even after courts struck down gay marriage bans, court documents obtained by the Associated Press show.
The agency that determines eligibility for a yearly oil wealth check paid to nearly all Alaska residents...
(Headline USA) The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Gov. Tony Evers's administration does not have the authority to issue capacity limits on bars, restaurants and other businesses without the Legislature's approval, a ruling that comes two weeks after the conservative-controlled court struck down the state's mask mandate.
The state...
(Headline USA) A divided federal appeals court lifted the hold Tuesday on an Ohio law that prohibits doctors from performing abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome, a case considered nationally pivotal.
The landmark case gives hope to pro-life advocates that the discriminatory treatment of down syndrome children...
(Associated Press) Former Officer Derek Chauvin was justified in pinning George Floyd to the ground because he kept struggling, a use-of-force expert testified for the defense Tuesday.
Taking the stand at Chauvin's murder trial, Barry Brodd, a former Santa Rosa, California, officer, stoutly defended Chauvin's actions, even as a prosecutor...
Attorneys for House Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, both California Democrats, argued that Congress can secretly record the phone calls of private citizens, according to a revealing court transcript released by Judicial Watch.
The government transparency and accountability watchdog filed suit to obtain information about Schiff's...
(Headline USA) The Supreme Court rejected California's rules restricting Americans' first amendment rights to practice religious gatherings in their homes.
The order from the court late Friday is the latest in a recent string of cases in which the high court has barred officials from enforcing some coronavirus-related restrictions applying...
(Headline USA) President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a study of adding seats to the Supreme Court, creating a commission led by two former lawyers in the Obama administration, that will spend the next six months examining the politically incendiary issues of expanding the court and instituting term limits for...
(Headline USA) A federal appeals court in California refused Thursday to permit 14 states led by Republican governors to challenge the overturning of a Trump-era immigration rule affecting hundreds of thousands of people.
A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 against permitting intervention by the states,...
(Headline USA) A lawsuit by former U.S. Rep. Katie Hill of California against the Daily Mail was dismissed Wednesday by a judge who said the tabloid was protected under the First Amendment when it published nude photos of her.
Judge Yolanda Orozco wrote in her decision that she accepted the Daily...