Author: Jack Birle, Washington Examiner
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Trump prepares for Portland troop deployment as he awaits three separate National Guard court decisions
The Trump administration is preparing to deploy the National Guard to Portland while waiting for three different federal courts to make decisions over the previous deployment of troops to three Democrat-run cities. In the Democrat-run states to which President Donald Trump has deployed troops, state governments have filed lawsuits alleging that the federalization and deployment of the…
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Supreme Court could kickstart another round of redistricting with Louisiana race-based districting case
The Supreme Court will hear a second round of oral arguments on Wednesday in a Louisiana redistricting case over race-based congressional districting laws, which could lead to as many as 10 southern states redrawing their maps. With Louisiana v. Callais, the high court is evaluating whether Louisiana’s creation of “a second majority-minority congressional district violates…
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Supreme Court skeptical of Colorado’s ‘conversion therapy’ ban
Supreme Court justices grilled lawyers for Colorado on Tuesday over the state’s argument that counselors giving talk therapy should be subject to the same medical regulations as doctors, banning so-called “conversion therapy,” and are therefore not subject to First Amendment protections. In Chiles v. Salazar, the justices heard a case involving Kaley Chiles, a licensed…
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Supreme Court poised to shake up midterm elections
In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. Supreme Court justices are not subject to elections, but thanks to…
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Pam Bondi has limited ability to prosecute ‘hate speech,’ legal experts say
Attorney General Pam Bondi asserted she would go after “hate speech” on Monday, but the speech the Justice Department can prosecute is extremely limited, according to legal experts. Bondi, who partially walked back her statement on Tuesday, made her initial comments on the Katie Miller Podcast, vowing to go after “hate speech” and asserting…
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Judge skeptical of lawsuit over Alligator Alcatraz detainees’ legal access
A federal judge appeared skeptical on Monday of a lawsuit challenging the legal access detainees at Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” have, as the newly constructed immigration detention center faces another legal challenge. Judge Rodolfo Ruiz of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida heard arguments in a hearing over a proposed preliminary injunction…
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Federal appeals court lifts block on Trump downsizing of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A federal appeals court panel lifted a lower court’s order Friday that blocked the Trump administration‘s efforts to fire most employees from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit voted 2-1 to vacate a preliminary injunction by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman…
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Supreme Court declines to block Mississippi social media age-verification law
The Supreme Court declined an emergency request on Thursday to halt enforcement of a Mississippi law requiring age-verification for social media websites, allowing the statute to be enforced as litigation continues in a lower court. The unsigned unanimous order issued by the high court included a concurrence from Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who argued NetChoice, the…