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Supreme Court to Review Case Challenging Idaho’s Strict Abortion Ban in Conflict with Federal Law

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BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will review a case challenging Idaho’s strict abortion ban. The Biden administration argues that the ban conflicts with a federal law that requires emergency room doctors to perform the procedure in certain circumstances. Idaho’s attorney general sought the intervention of the Supreme Court after a lower court judge blocked a provision in the state’s abortion statute that targeted doctors. The judge ruled that the provision violated a federal law that guarantees emergency care for hospitals receiving Medicare funding. The Supreme Court allowed the … Read more

Supreme Court Allows Idaho to Enforce Strict Abortion Ban, Penalizing Doctors in Emergency Situations

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Washington, D.C. – The Supreme Court granted Idaho the ability to enforce provisions of a stringent new abortion ban on Friday. The ban includes penalties for doctors who perform the procedure in emergency situations. The court’s decision came in response to emergency requests filed by Idaho state officials, who sought to put on hold a federal judge’s ruling that found the provisions to be in conflict with federal law. In addition, the court announced that it will hear oral arguments on the issue in April and issue a ruling by the end of June. This … Read more

Trump’s Legal Team Expresses Confidence in Conservative-Majority Supreme Court’s Support on Ballot Eligibility Battles

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Atlanta, Georgia – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s comments about the Supreme Court and Donald Trump’s tax returns have resurfaced. Gingrich suggested that if congressional Democrats pursued Trump’s tax returns, they would be trapped into appealing to the Supreme Court. Five years later, a member of Trump’s legal team made a related assessment, expressing hope that the conservative-majority Court would rule in the former president’s favor. The legal battles revolve around Trump’s eligibility for the 2024 ballot, with two states already concluding that he cannot appear on it. The comments made by Gingrich and Trump’s … Read more

Supreme Court Justice Criticized for Failing to Disclose Advisory Letter in Biased Case

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Schenectady, New York – State Supreme Court Justice Robert Muller has come under scrutiny after a judicial ethics panel ruled that he “abused his discretion” in a recent case. The panel found that Muller should have recused himself from presiding over a personal injury case due to his connection with a law firm involved in his re-election campaign. However, Muller did not recuse himself or disclose an advisory opinion he had received from the Judicial Campaign Ethics Center until after he had been re-elected. The case in question involved attorney Christopher P. Flint, who sued … Read more