Michael Cohen to testify at Trump fraud trial Tuesday with the former president expected in court
CNN — Michael Cohen plans to testify Tuesday at the Trump civil fraud trial in New York, Donald Trump’s ex-attorney said, with the former president expected to attend. “It appears…
Supreme Court rejects Alabama’s attempt to avoid creating a second Black majority district
CNN — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency bid from Alabama, setting the stage for a new congressional map likely to include a second Black majority district to…
GOP presidential hopefuls court Christian conservative voters at Iowa event
Des Moines, Iowa CNN — With roughly four months until the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential hopefuls spent Saturday courting the state’s conservative evangelical activists, an influential voting bloc in the…
Appeals court reverses much of judge’s order blocking Biden administration officials from communicating with social media companies
CNN — A federal appeals court on Friday said the Biden administration likely violated the First Amendment in some of its communications with social media companies, but also narrowed a…
Is the Supreme Court playing with fire?
Editor’s Note: Bradley Joondeph is a professor of constitutional law at Santa Clara University and a former clerk to the Sandra Day O’Connor, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court…
Trump tells judge he may try to move Georgia election interference case to federal court
CNN — Former President Donald Trump on Thursday formally notified the judge overseeing the Georgia election subversion case that he “may” try to move his state case into federal court.…
Court ruling on strip searches is unjust
Editor’s Note: Sherry Colb is a professor of law and Charles Evans Hughes Scholar at Cornell University Law School. Story highlights Sherry Colb: Supreme Court ruling on strip search was…
Anti-abortion doctors urge Supreme Court to keep mifepristone restrictions in place
CNN — A group of doctors opposed to abortion asked the Supreme Court Tuesday to restrict access to a key medication abortion drug while other legal challenges play out, as…
Gerald Groff: Supreme Court seems sympathetic to postal worker who didn’t work Sundays in dispute over religious accommodations
CNN — The Supreme Court seemed to side with a former mail carrier, an evangelical Christian, who says the US Postal Service failed to accommodate his request to not work…