Supreme Court OKs handover of Trump tax returns to Congress

The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the imminent handover of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a congressional committee after a three-year legal fight. The court, without comment, rejected Trump’s plea for an order that would have prevented the Treasury Department from giving six years of tax returns for Trump and some ofContinue reading “Supreme Court OKs handover of Trump tax returns to Congress”

Supreme Court rules for former coach in public school prayer case

NBC – Former coach Joseph Kennedy argued that the Bremerton School District in Washington state violated his religious freedom by telling him he couldn’t pray on the field after games. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a former Washington state high school football coach had a right to pray on the field immediately after games.  TheContinue reading “Supreme Court rules for former coach in public school prayer case”

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, leaves issue up to states

Per: NYP – The Supreme Court has overturned its 49-year-old landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion throughout the US, upholding a Mississippi law banning the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy – and leaving the issue up to each of the 50 states. The opinion by Justice Samuel Alito also overturned a 1992Continue reading “Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, leaves issue up to states”

Poll: High court approval drops after abortion opinion leak!!

(AP) — Public approval of the Supreme Court has fallen following the leak of a draft opinion that would overturn the Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing abortion rights nationwide, according to a poll. Disapproval of the nation’s highest court was especially pronounced among the roughly two-thirds of U.S. adults who oppose overturning Roe, while support for theContinue reading “Poll: High court approval drops after abortion opinion leak!!”

Supreme court guts lifeline for prisoners who claim wrongful convictions!!

The Guardian – The US supreme court on Monday gutted constitutional protections that for years have provided a federal lifeline to innocent prisoners facing prolonged incarceration or even execution following wrongful convictions stemming from poor legal counsel given to them by the states. In a 6 to 3 ruling, the newly-dominant rightwing majority of the nation’sContinue reading “Supreme court guts lifeline for prisoners who claim wrongful convictions!!”

Report: Supreme Court draft suggests Roe could be overturned

(AP) — A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report. A decision to overrule Roe would lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states and could have huge ramifications for this year’s elections. ButContinue reading “Report: Supreme Court draft suggests Roe could be overturned”