Judge Thomas Kirsch will fill seat vacated by Justice Amy Coney Barrett. On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate held the confirmation vote for Judge Thomas Kirsch, previously serving as…
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Appeals Court Rules on Minnesota Election Extension
State’s plan to extend receipt of absentee ballots deemed unconstitutional. A U.S. Federal court of appeals issued its ruling last Thursday on the legality of Minnesota’s plan to…
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Federal Judge Suspends Truncated Census Deadline
Judge Koh says deadline would produce “inaccurate results.” Pre-pandemic, the Census Bureau had estimated it would have census results by July. As the pandemic worsened in April, its…
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PRAYER ALERT – Amy Coney Barrett Nominated to Supreme Court
President Trump finalizes his choice from short list of candidates. President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, a judge on the Seventh Circuit U.S.…
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Ninth Circuit Allows End to Some Immigration Protections
Temporary protections had been for humanitarian reasons. A three-judge panel in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, by a 2-1 ruling, reversed a lower court decision that…
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Appeals Court Rules on Florida Felon Voting Rights
Upholds law requiring legal fees to be paid first. In 2018, a referendum in the state of Florida passed allowing convicted felons who had completed their sentences the…
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Federal Appeals Court Refuses to Dismiss Flynn Case
Justice Department’s request will not be followed. On Monday, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. announced that it would be rejecting a request to dismiss the case…
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Appeals Court Orders Dismissal of Flynn Case
New FBI evidence made prosecution questionable. A federal appeals court ordered the judge presiding over the case against retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn to grant the motion to…
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Appeals Court Okays Fast Track Deportation Expansion
Lifts injunction issued by lower court. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit sided with President Trump’s Administration, ruling that…
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