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Trump Requests Supreme Court Intervention to Halt Criminal Prosecution

Lawyers representing Donald Trump have made a plea to the Supreme Court, seeking a temporary halt to a ruling that…

Battle Over Wisconsin’s Election Maps Heats Up in Supreme Court

Legal Showdown for Control of Legislative Lines In a pivotal legal battle, the fate of election laws in Wisconsin, a…

Analyzing the Potential Violation of Separation of Powers: Debate on Mandating a Supreme Court Ethics Code

In a recent hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, experts provided contrasting opinions on whether Congress has the constitutional…

Obama v The Supreme Court

Part way through tonight's State of the Union address, President Obama took the extraordinary step of first upbraiding the Supreme…

Defense Attorneys for Blackwater Guards Ask for Military Escort

Defense attorneys for five former servicemen accused of indiscriminately firing on a group of citizens in Iraq while working for…

Update: Judge Agrees with Judge that Judges Need More Money

Two weeks ago, we reported that New York State's Appellate Division had ruled, giving lawmakers 90 days to adjust judicial…

Judges Rule That Judges Deserve Pay Raise

New York State's 1,300 judges have not had a pay raise in a decade. Now the state's Appellate Division, 1st…