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SCOTUS: Military Retirees Can Still Be Court Martialed…

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The Supreme Court decided last week not to review the case of a retired Marine who was court-martialed and convicted of sexual assault in 2015, upholding the Pentagon’s authority to prosecute retirees for crimes they commit even after leaving the service. The decision leaves the possibility open for retirees to face punishment, such as sailors […]

Supreme Court Will Review Census Citizenship Dispute This Term…

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The Supreme Court’s 2018-2019 term will end with a bang. In a brief order issued after the justices’ private conference, the court announced this afternoon that it will review a challenge to the Trump administration’s decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. The court will take up the case and hear […]

Ralph Northam and Kathy Tran Revealed the Future of Abortion Politics…

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In a pre-Super Bowl Saturday news dump, the Washington Post made a remarkable disclosure about the politics of abortion in America, with far-reaching implications for the future. The impolitic statements of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Del. Kathy Tran about a bill to deregulate abortion—suggesting that abortions could be performed while a woman is in […]

Supreme Court Obliges Trump, Will Enter Census Citizenship Fray…

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The Supreme Court announced Friday it will grant an expedited hearing on the Trump administration’s request to add a question concerning citizenship to the 2020 census. The justices set oral arguments for February, converting what had been a narrow request involving one part of the case into a full grant of review. At stake is […]

Supreme Court Takes Case to Reconsider Major Federal Powers Doctrine…

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The Supreme Court on Monday took a case that could overrule Auer deference, a doctrine under which courts defer to federal agencies regarding the scope of their regulatory powers, a case with major implications for the powers of the federal government. James Kisor is a Marine veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He […]

Supreme Court Turns Down Challenge to the Border Wall…

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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up a challenge to President Donald Trump’s border wall Monday, which asserted that the administration violated the Constitution when it exempted border barrier projects from environmental regulations. The plaintiffs warn of adverse effects to local ecosystems should the administration raise a wall along the border with Mexico. It’s […]

Retired Anti-Gun Justice Reveals Attempts to Thwart Landmark Heller Decision…

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Few Supreme Court justices have been as avowedly opposed to the Second Amendment as John Paul Stevens, who retired from the high court in June 2010. Stevens wrote a lengthy dissent to the landmark decision of District of Columbia v. Heller and to its follow-up, McDonald v. Chicago. He then continued to advocate against those […]

After Federal Government Filing, 9th Circuit Rules in DACA Dispute…

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Three days ago, the federal government went to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to weigh in on a dispute over the Trump administration’s decision to end a program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals even before the federal courts of appeals – and in particular the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th […]

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