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Vote-by-Mail Advocates Lose Appeal in Texas

(Headline USA) A federal appeals court has dealt another blow to vote-by-mail advocates in Texas. A push by the state’s Democrats and some voters to allow mail balloting --- using the excuse to increase safety during the COVID-19 pandemic --- had been upheld by a federal district judge. But a divided three-judge...

Church Ordered to Halt Indoor Services in Ongoing Legal Fight w/ Los Angeles County

(Courthouse News Service) A California judge on Thursday ordered a megachurch to stop holding indoor worship services in the ongoing legal battle between Los Angeles County health officials and church officials who refuse to follow health orders meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Grace Community Church of the...

JUDGES: Trump Can’t Exclude Illegals from Census Count for Redistricting Purposes

(Headline USA) Saying the president had exceeded his authority, a panel of three federal judges on Thursday blocked an order from President Donald Trump that tried to exclude people in the country illegally from being counted when congressional districts are redrawn. The federal judges in New York, in granting an injunction,...

Revived Clinton-Era Law Could Force Universities to Charge All Students In-State Tuition

A Clinton-era immigration law could cut tuition for students all over the nation, if President Donald Trump enforces its provisions, The College Fix reported. If a state lets illegal aliens pay in-state tuition for attendance to public universities, then they must also let all American citizens, whether in-state or not,...

Judicial Watch Sues University of Delaware for Joe Biden’s Sealed Senate Records

Judicial Watch is moving forward with a lawsuit to obtain the Senate records of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. It follows a decision by Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings to deny the group's prior Freedom of Information Act request. "Delaware is hiding, in violation of law, Joe Biden’s Senate records," said...

Trump Releases List of 20 New Possible Supreme Court Picks

(Headline USA) Hoping to replicate a strategy long seen as key to his appeal among conservative voters, President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he is adding 20 names to a list of Supreme Court candidates he's pledged to choose from if he has future vacancies to fill. The list includes a...

DOJ Asks to Defend Trump in Rape Accuser’s Defamation Suit

(Headline USA) The Justice Department is asking to take over President Donald Trump's defense in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who accused him of rape, and federal lawyers asked a court Tuesday to allow a move that could put the American people on the hook for any money she...

North Carolina Court Rules Criminal Fines Cannot Prevent Felons from Voting

(Headline USA) A North Carolina court ruled Friday that outstanding restitution, fees or other court-imposed monetary obligations can't prevent convicted felons from voting if they've completed all other portions of their sentence. The ruling, which may face appeals, could pave the way for an influx of thousands of felons to...

Appeals Court: Elizabeth Warren Has Immunity from Covington Catholic Defamation Suit

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a decision Thursday that two Democratic Congresswomen cannot be prosecuted for defamation against the Covington Catholic teens because of qualified immunity, Bloomberg Law reported. The young men sued Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Rep. Deb. Haaland, D-N.M., for defamation over tweets that...

Panicked Dems Sue to Block ‘Spoiler’ Kanye West from Ballots

(Associated Press) An Arizona resident has asked a judge to bar Kanye West from appearing on Arizona’s Nov. 3 ballot, accusing the hip hop artist of serving as an election spoiler and arguing that a law prohibits him from running in the state as an independent presidential candidate. A similar...

Activist Lawyers Sue for Reparations in 1921 Tulsa ‘Race Massacre’

(Associated Press) Attorneys for victims and their descendants affected by the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre filed a lawsuit in state court on Tuesday against the City of Tulsa and other defendants seeking reparations for the destruction of the city's once thriving black district. The group, led by Tulsa attorney Damario...

Appeals Court Blocks Release of Trump Tax Returns to NY Prosecutor

(Headline USA) A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a New York prosecutor from obtaining Donald Trump’s tax returns while the president's lawyers continue to fight a subpoena seeking the records. The three-judge panel ruled after hearing brief arguments from both sides. Trump's lawyers had asked for a temporary stay while they...
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