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Justice Anthony Kennedy, Replacing Justice Anthony Kennedy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Appointee, Supreme Court Appointment, Supreme Court Nominee
Activism, Law & Order, The Courts
Democrats Already Hold The Key To Blocking A Supreme Court Appointment – Here’s How! Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy announced his retirement on Wednesday, effective on July 31, 2018. CBS News reported that Kennedy served notice to Trump in a letter stating that “he would end “regular active status as an Associate Justice of the […]
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Manafort like to flip, Misleading headlines about Paul Manafort, Misleading Paul Manafort hearing headlines, Paul Manafort, Prison or Flip, Turning State's Witness
Law & Order, Legal Justice, Russia Investigation, Russian Scandal, The Courts
There is no way Paul Manafort is going to evade criminal prosecution. Don’t worry about what you have been reading – his fate was sealed the day he was indicted. Lawyers working for Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller’s team battled it out Friday morning with Paul Manafort’s lawyers in a hearing related to federal charges filed […]
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Bail Hearing, Paul Manafort, Robert Mueller, Russian Collusion, Russian Spies
Law & Order, Robert Mueller, Russia Investigation, Russian Scandal, The Courts
Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller dropped a Friday bomb on Paul Manafort’s legal defense team, revealing potential criminal charges. “Special Counsel Robert Mueller is ratcheting up the pressure on former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort, saying in a court document that investigators have uncovered new evidence of bank fraud,” according to a Friday report by NBC News. […]
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Abortion Rights, Hobby Lobby Birth Control Case, Pro-Choice, religious freedom, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Religious Reproductive Rights, State Mandated Ultrasound, The Satanic Temple
Law & Order, Religion, Religious Freedom, Religious Freedom Laws, The Courts
NBC-Affiliated television station reports that the Satanic Temple has prevailed in their showdown before the Missouri Supreme Court over the state’s abortion restrictions. Missouri’s KSDK News Channel 5 reported that “On Wednesday, Missouri’s Solicitor General D. John Sauer declared ultrasounds are not required to obtain an abortion in Missouri, according to a press release […]
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gerrymandering, Midterm Polling, Presidential Polling, Voter Suppression, voter turnout
Elections, Midterm Elections, Polls, The Courts, Voter Suppression, Voting
These 4 numbers about the midterm elections should frighten Republicans hoping to cling to power. CNN reported on the possibility that Democrats will take control of the House of Representatives after the 2018 midterm elections, citing 4 “scary numbers” for Republicans: 40: “That’s the average — AVERAGE — seat loss for the president’s party in […]