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Aug 23 2019
News
AG William Barr announces changes to immigration courts
The Justice Department proposed changes to the immigration court system Friday that would give more power to the agency’s political leadership.
Under the new rules, the director of the Executive Office of Immigration Review would have the power to personally decide the longest-running cases.
The interim rule would also limit the power of EOIR’s general counsel to influence
Washington Times
Oct 27 2020
News
Covid hospitalizations rising in 36 states as U.S. hits another record for average new cases
The average number of new daily cases of the coronavirus in the United States hit another record on Monday as 36 states reported worrying rises in the number of hospitalized patients.
The average number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 over the past seven days rose by at least 5% in 36 states as of Monday, according to a CNBC analysis of data from the Covid Tracking Project.
CNBC
Mar 18 2020
News
Biden burns Sanders in chaotic Illinois primary — winning by 20-plus percentage points
Former Vice President Joe Biden tightened his grip on the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday, defeating Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in Illinois with the help of African-American voters, women and voters over 45.
Biden led Sanders with 59.5% to 35.8% with 96% of the precincts reporting.
It was an unprecedented Election Day in Illinois — with delayed results, missing
Chicago Sun-Times
May 04 2023
Headline Roundup
Trump Lawsuit Against New York Times Dismissed
On Wednesday, a New York Supreme Court Judge dismissed former President Donald Trump's $100 million lawsuit against the New York Times, and ordered Trump to pay all legal fees.
Key Details: The judge has ruled that the newspaper reporting on Trump's tax returns, which won a Pulitzer Prize, was protected by the First Amendment. The New York Times raised questions about Trump's claim to
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Newsmax (News) 
HuffPost 
Mar 19 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump Faces Challenges Posting $464 Million Bond in Civil Fraud Case
Former President Donald Trump's legal team told a New York appeals court that Trump is unable to post a $464 million bond due next week in a civil fraud case against him.
The Details: According to Trump's lawyers, obstacles have arisen in securing approval from a surety company for the bond, with some having an internal policy limiting bonds to $100 million. The lawyers said sourcing
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Raw Story
The Hill
Feb 24 2015
Opinion
OPINION: On Homeland Security funding, Republicans govern without logic
WHATEVER ITS merits or shortcomings, a federal judge’s decision last week blocking the Obama administration’s immigration policy offered congressional Republicans an escape path from the corner into which they had painted themselves by imperiling funding for the Department of Homeland Security and its 240,000 employees. Thus far they have not shown the wisdom to accept this gift.
Washington Post
Nov 21 2018
Headline Roundup
Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts Spar Over Independence of Judiciary
President Trump and Chief Justice John Roberts sparred over the independence of America's judiciary after Trump labeled the federal judge who blocked his migrant asylum executive order as an "Obama judge." Some argue that Roberts was right to stand up to Trump, as the president has consistently criticized judges who issue rulings he disagrees with. Others say that Roberts should not have
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Fox News (Opinion)
Jun 10 2014
News
California Teacher Tenure Laws Ruled Unconstitutional
A California judge ruled Tuesday that teacher tenure laws deprive students of their right to an education under the state Constitution. The decision hands teachers’ unions a major defeat in a landmark case, one that could radically alter how California teachers are hired and fired and prompt challenges to tenure laws in other states.
Allysia Finley (Wall Street Journal)
Apr 03 2019
News
McConnell: Due to Endless Democratic Obstruction, It's Time to Fast-Track Trump Nominees
If you've been following the judicial confirmation wars of recent years, you're already aware that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly taken off the gloves, forcing Democrats to live by the hardball partisan rules they've established over the course of numerous ends-driven power grabs. He detonated Harry Reid's nuclear option after the minority party launched an
Townhall
Jul 19 2021
News
First Capitol Rioter Charged With Felony Gets Jail Time
A Florida man who was charged with a felony after breaching the Senate chamber in the United States Capitol during a riot on Jan. 6 was sentenced Monday to eight months in jail.
Paul Allard Hodgkins, 38, was the first person charged with a felony to be sentenced.
During a court appearance, Hodgkins apologized to the court, saying he was ashamed of his actions and merely got
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