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Feb 17 2016
Opinion
OPINION: By seeking to thwart the Constitution, Republicans are playing with fire
Justice Scalia faithfully deferred to the law which is clear on Supreme Court nominations.
Kathleen ParkerDec 20 2021
Perspectives Blog
Inside AllSides: “War on Christmas” or Mindless Arson? The Burning of Fox News’s Christmas Tree
When a man allegedly lit fire to Fox News’s 50-foot Christmas Tree, did that represent an attack on the news outlet? An attack on Christmas? Both? Neither? The man charged with the crime, who was released without bail last week and is due back in court Jan. 4, is reportedly homeless and told investigators he was thinking of burning the tree down “all day long.” But why? No motive is known,
AllSides StaffAug 23 2018
News
Latest Delay Tactic? Dems Refuse to Meet with Kavanaugh, Citing Trump Links to Cohen and Manafort
By the end of this week, Judge Brett Kavanaugh will have met with more than half of the Senate, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). But many Democrats are still refusing to meet with the Supreme Court nominee and are calling for his hearings to be postponed, citing the connection between President Donald Trump and the legal troubles of Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen.
CBNJul 09 2012
News
Suit Cites States’ Rights on Behalf of Gay Rights
The day after the Supreme Court announced its decision upholding President Obamas health care law, the next constitutional blockbuster arrived at the court.
New York Times (News)Mar 11 2021
News
As attorney general, Garland vows to tackle domestic extremism
Merrick Garland’s handling of the Oklahoma City bombing investigation was a turning point in his career – and may offer clues as to how he’ll proceed as his department begins investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
If the United States had not taken in Merrick Garland’s grandmother when she fled anti-Semitism in Europe, it’s not just that he would be living in Belarus. He wouldn’t be
Christian Science MonitorSep 22 2018
News
Bluff Called: Grassley Gives Debra Katz & Co. One More Day
Yesterday evening, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) gave attorney Debra S. Katz an ultimatum - agree to reasonable testimonial terms for her client and alleged sexual assault survivor Professor Christine Blasey Ford by 10:00 PM Friday or the Senate would go ahead and vote on Monday to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
TownhallJan 06 2021
News
Biden’s Electoral College Win Challenged by Trump Allies in Congress
Lawmakers are steeling themselves for hours of tense debate on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, as some Republicans plan to challenge the ratification of Democrat Joe Biden’s Electoral College win and supporters of President Trump converge on the city for protests.
Mr. Trump and his allies are set to make their last-ditch stand after two months of efforts to persuade state officials and
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 06 2021
News
Turley Weighs in on Whether We'll Ever Get to the Bottom of Election Irregularities
Democrat and George Washington University Professor Jonathan Turley is calling for an election commission in order to restore the faith in the voting process after a number of irregularities and last minute changes during the 2020 cycle.
He's also arguing the merits of court cases brought by the Trump campaign and allied groups weren't heard on the merits, but thrown out on
TownhallSep 24 2019
News
In Trump’s attacks against Biden, Democrats see a worrisome reprise of 2016
Joe Biden’s campaign released videos last weekend to supporters and memos to reporters attempting to debunk the unsubstantiated claims President Trump is promoting about Biden, his son Hunter and Ukraine’s freshly minted celebrity president. They sent out a fundraising appeal offering up bumper stickers emblazoned with Biden’s new mantra that he will “beat Trump like a drum.”
But in a
Washington PostJan 05 2015
News
Jeb Bush: Marriage Equality Should Be A 'State Decision'
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said Sunday he's disappointed by a court's recent decision to allow marriage equality in the state.
"It ought be a local decision. I mean, a state decision," Bush told the Miami Herald. "The state decided. The people of the state decided. But it’s been overturned by the courts, I guess."
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