There's originalism, and then there's original originalism. Justice Alito, let me introduce you to John, by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, and Count of Anjou.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court held oral arguments over former President Donald Trump’s claims that he enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for engaging in what he contends were his official duties while in office. And one justice, Samuel Alito, offered a particularly wild theory about how to preserve American democracy and the rule of […]
A Jamestown man has been arrested for causing life threatening injuries to an infant child. Jamestown Police say they responded to a northside address early Monday evening for a report of an 8-month old child not breathing. The child was transported to UPMC Chautauqua for treatment, before being transported to an out of town hospital […]
(The Center Square) – Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito raised questions Thursday regarding presidential self-pardons and if that question needed to be answered before the court could decide if former President Donald Trump is entitled to the sweeping immunity his legal team has said all presidents enjoy. Whether a president has the power to pardon himself has been untested by the courts because it has never happened. Should it happen in the future, it would almost certainly...
“This place shuts its eyes to the devastating impact it is having on people’s lives and businesses", Deidre Brock said.
During a Supreme Court hearing on Idaho abortion law, Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar and Justice Samuel Alito clashed over fetal protections under federal law EMTALA. Prelogar argues women deserve necessary medical care, challenging Alito’s focus on “unborn child” protections.
The victim had a broken ankle as well as injuries to his collar bone, pelvis, sternum, ribs, and lungs
A man who served eight years as a Columbus firefighter who admitted he was responsible for a hit-and-run that seriously injured a 65-year-old bicyclist has received a six-year prison sentence. Continue reading at The Republic News.
Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley said Thursday on MSNBC's "The Beat" that Justice Samuel Alito's comments about SEAL Team 6 were "mocking our military" during the Supreme Court oral arguments on former President Donald Trump's claim that he is immune from prosecution. | Clips
The Supreme Court heard its latest post-Dobbs abortion argument Wednesday. The case with national implications stems from Idaho’s near-total ban, which conflicts with a federal law protecting emergency medical care. The promise of that federal law, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices, is the “simple but profound” one that nobody “who comes to an emergency room in need of urgent treatment should be denied necessary stabilizing care. This case is about how that guarantee...
Drivers faced major disruption in the area
A majority of Supreme Court justices sympathized with Trump's lawyers' argument that a president does enjoy some level of immunity past the term of office.