The Supreme Court’s ruling on Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case will have an immediate impact on the future of the January 6th election interference case. This comes while the Court suffers some of its lowest public support, with some now seeing it as partisan and lacking oversight. Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the state of the Court.
SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – David K. Thomson is New Mexico's 43rd chief justice since statehood. Justice Thomson was sworn in on Wednesday, April 17. Thomson was chosen by his colleagues and will serve a two-year term, according to the Administrative Office of the Courts. As chief justice, he will act as the administrative head of budgetary []
by WorldTribune Staff, April 22, 2024 More than 300 Jan. 6 defendants, including former President Donald Trump, have been charged with violating 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c), which entails obstruction of an official proceeding. During arguments before the Supreme Court on April 16 in the case of Fischer v. U.S, justices grilled Biden administration Solicitor General […]
Decision by European court of human rights around vulnerability of older women to heatwaves marks significant shiftA landmark legal ruling at the European court of human rights could open the floodgates for a slew of new court cases around the world, experts have said.The Strasbourg-based court said earlier this week that Switzerland’s failure to do enough to cut its national greenhouse gas emissions was a clear violation of the human rights of a group of more than 2,000 older Swiss women. The...
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case challenging the Biden administration’s “ghost guns” rule, which enables gun parts kits to be Read More
A potential ballot measure enshrining abortion rights in Nevada is one step closer to appearing before voters in November after the state Supreme Court ruled in its favor over the language of the proposed ballot initiative. A lower court had sided with the Coalition for Parents and Children in its argument that the ballot question, […]
Republican former congresswoman writes in New York Times that 2020 election interference case must go to trial before NovemberThe former congresswoman and co-chair of the House January 6 committee Liz Cheney is urging the US supreme court to rule quickly on Donald Trump’s claim that he has immunity from prosecution for acts he committed while president – so that his 2020 election interference trial can begin before the 2024 election this November.“If delay prevents this Trump case from being...
Ellen Ash Peters, the first woman to serve as Connecticut’s chief justice, has died
Justices are scheduled to hear Starbucks’ case against the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that protects the right of employees to organize.
A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of the government’s broad reading of a statute used to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants, Read More
The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, said on Wednesday that the International Atomic Energy Agency monitoring is in place and UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi will soon visit Iran.
The court’s decision — whenever it comes — will go a long way in determining a trial date for Trump in one of the four criminal prosecutions that he faces