Appeals Court Says States Must Fund Transgender Surgeries
Eight Democrat-nominated judges shoved transgender surgery closer to becoming a constitutional right via their decision Monday in a federal appeals court.
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Fourth Circuit Panel Vacates Pro-Gun Ruling
A panel for the United State Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit vacated a pro-gun, July ruling, on Wednesday, describing to the foregoing decision as “moot.”
Full Court to Review Missouri Ban on Down Syndrome Abortions
A full federal appeals court will rehear a panel’s decision that blocked Missouri from enforcing its ban on Down syndrome abortions.
SCOTUS Upholds Arizona Ban on Ballot Harvesting and Out-of-Precinct Voting
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Thursday upheld the Arizona statute that bans ballot harvesting and a policy that throws out votes cast by persons in precincts in which they do not reside.
SCOTUS Hears Case of Christian Student Barred from Sharing His Faith on College Campus
The U.S. Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments Tuesday morning in a high-level free speech case involving a Christian student who was barred from sharing his faith on his college campus.
Fannie and Freddie Investors’ Legal Win Casts Housing Finance Reform in Doubt
Under an appeals courts ruling, the head of the FHFA could be replaced at will by the U.S. president.
Judge Addresses Due Process, ‘Sex Bias’ in Campus Misconduct Case
Judge Barrett led a panel of judges deciding Purdue violated a student’s due process rights and was biased against him because of his sex.
George W. Bush Reaffirms Support for Brett Kavanaugh After Testimony, Whips Votes for Confirmation
Former President George W. Bush stands by his support of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh following his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Freddy Ford, Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush, told Politico Thursday evening.
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to California Mandatory Abortion Notice
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging California’s law requiring Christian pregnancy clinics to provide mandatory disclosure of abortion options on Tuesday, March 20.
Parts of Texas Anti-Sanctuary City Law Blocked
U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia granted Democrat-controlled Texas cities’ and open-borders groups’ request for a preliminary injunction blocking the Lone Star State’s tough new law against harboring illegal aliens Wednesday.
President Trump Makes First Lower Court Appointment
President Donald Trump announced his first federal appeals court nomination on Tuesday, naming Amul R. Thapar of Kentucky to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Congress Ban on Offensive Trademarks
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Offensive terms can receive trademark protection, and Congress’s 70-year-old statute to the contrary violates the First Amendment, a federal appeals court held in a case that is likely to now go before the Supreme Court.
California Advances Obama Executive Amnesty in Court of Appeals
In response to a lawsuit filed against President Obama’s executive amnesty by Texas and 25 others states, California leads a contingency of 14 mostly Democratic states pushing forward the Obama plan to grant freedom from deportation for three years—or maybe longer—to five million illegal aliens.
