June 1, 2021 DOJ seeks dismissal of case by ACLU, BLM against Trump, Barr for clearing Lafayette Park Tuesday marks one year since the controversial clearing of Lafayette Square protesters before President Trump visited St. John’s Church, and Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers have requested a federal judge toss out cases against former President Trump, former Attorney General Bill Barr and other Trump-era officials for their actions that day.
May 28, 2021 Ohio felon flees courtroom, jumps off sixth-floor balcony -- and it was caught on camera A convicted felon in Ohio attempted to flee from his sentencing hearing by jumping off the balcony outside the courtroom, security footage showed.
May 26, 2021 Otto Warmbier's mom pleads with judge to stop Biden WH extradition: 'North Korea will kill Chris' A Los Angeles federal courtroom was riveted Tuesday as Cindy Warmbier, mother of Otto Warmbier, gave a heartfelt plea of support to protect the life of a former U.S. Marine who was arrested for being an activist against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s regime.
May 25, 2021 Federal charges against Steve Bannon officially dismissed A federal judge has just granted Stephen Bannon's motion to dismiss the case against him following then-President Donald Trump's pardon.
May 24, 2021 Kelly Shackelford: Biden's secret court-packing commission – here's what first meeting tells of Dems' plans President Joe Biden, already under intense criticism for lack of transparency on his border and immigration policies, is launching his Supreme Court “reform” commission in a way that is sure to bring more suspicion and mistrust his way.
May 21, 2021 Lawsuit alleging Virginia public school admissions discrimination against Asian Americans moves forward A federal judge ruled Friday that a parents' group can move forward with a lawsuit alleging that new admissions policies at an elite public high school in northern Virginia discriminate against Asian Americans.
May 20, 2021 Obama WH counsel says Breyer won't retire just because left-wing activists 'bought a van' that tells him to Former Obama White House Counsel Neil Eggleston predicted Thursday that Justice Stephen Breyer isn't going to retire from his Supreme Court seat just “because somebody bought a van” advocating that he do so, an apparent swipe at left-wing Demand Justice activists who did just that.
May 20, 2021 Judiciary Committee advances nomination of Merrick Garland appeals court replacement, other judges The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to replace Attorney General Merrick Garland on U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a bench that's considered the second-highest court in the land and a frequent stop for future Supreme Court justices.
May 19, 2021 Biden's Supreme Court commission: Who's on it? President Biden's Supreme Court commission includes a variety of primarily liberal legal experts, with some conservatives as well, and is tasked with providing the president with a report on the current debate around potential reforms to the court, including court packing.
May 19, 2021 Biden's Supreme Court commission to meet with key abortion case looming President Biden's commission on the Supreme Court meets for the first time on Wednesday, triggering the 180-day deadline for the group to provide its report to the president on the status of the court and the issues surrounding it – including on packing the court.