Elie Mystal explains why he thinks Chief Justice John Roberts is a “far more dangerous” threat to democracy than Donald Trump. “If you are a nonwhite citizen, he is the person stopping you from voting. Not Donald Trump, not Stephen Miller, not the Republican Party in the White House. It has been, and it always has been, John Roberts.”
‘You’re not letting felons sign cash bail bonds’
Jefferson Family Court Judge Angela Johnson issued Bevin another warrant after finding him in contempt of court for failing to turn over required financial documents related to the case.
By Patricia McCarthy For those of us who tuned to see Tyler Robinson’s lawyer claim that Charlie Kirk deserved to be killed, it was just another nail in the coffin of that once-thought-to-be-great system of justice.
A Utah judge has laid out in a written order exactly why 23-year-old Tyler Robinson will face trial on all seven charges, including aggravated murder carrying a potential death sentence, for the shooting death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. published the order Wednesday from the courthouse in […] The post Utah judge details why death penalty stays on the table for Tyler Robinson in Charlie Kirk killing appeared first on American Almanac .
A Utah judge has laid out in a written order exactly why 23-year-old Tyler Robinson will face trial on all seven charges, including aggravated murder carrying a potential death sentence, for the shooting death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Fourth District Judge Tony Graf Jr. published the order Wednesday from the courthouse in Provo, Utah, formalizing a ruling he delivered orally earlier in the week. The order binds Robinson over for trial and preserves the state's ability to seek the death penalty, a outcome Robinson's defense team had fought to prevent. Robinson, through attorney Kathy Nester, pleaded not guilty to all seven charges on Tuesday. The written order centers on a single legal question that could determine…Open
JD Vance stated the Trump administration's commitment to preserving the tradition of nine Supreme Court justices and pushed back against Democratic proposals to alter the Court's structure, expand statehood for political advantage, and change fundamental constitutional rules.
House Democrats sank a Republican-backed constitutional amendment that would have permanently capped the Supreme Court at nine seats, a vote GOP leaders staged to force every lawmaker on the record weeks before the midterm elections. The measure failed 212-206 on Wednesday, far short of the two-thirds supermajority the House requires to advance a constitutional amendment. […] The post House Democrats vote down amendment to cap Supreme Court at nine justices appeared first on American Almanac .
House Democrats sank a Republican-backed constitutional amendment that would have permanently capped the Supreme Court at nine seats, a vote GOP leaders staged to force every lawmaker on the record weeks before the midterm elections. The measure failed 212-206 on Wednesday, far short of the two-thirds supermajority the House requires to advance a constitutional amendment. Every Democrat who voted opposed it. Speaker Mike Johnson had fast-tracked the resolution under a procedure known as "suspension of the rules," which limits debate but raises the passage threshold from a simple majority to two-thirds, a bar Republicans knew they could not clear without significant Democratic support. The result was never really in doubt. Republicans…Open
Democrats in the House voted down a proposed Constitutional amendment to limit the Supreme Court to nine justices, amid ongoing debates over court-packing.
Democrats in the House voted down a proposed Constitutional amendment to limit the Supreme Court to nine justices, amid ongoing debates over court-packing. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: House Democrats voted down a proposed Constitutional amendment to limit the Supreme Court to nine total justices. The amendment required a two-thirds majority to proceed, but failed to gain enough Democrat support, with 212 votes against 206. DETAIL: The amendment, introduced by Arizona Republican Representative Andy Biggs , sought to permanently establish the Supreme Court’s composition as one chief justice and eight associate justices. The proposal comes as left-wing activists have increasingly called on the Democrats to pack the court with additional…Open
The vote, which failed in a 212-206 split, comes as calls to pack the court have grown in recent years, largely due to the success of Republicans in confirming conservative justices to the bench, who have gone on to rule in landmark cases.
Nearly every House Democrat voted to kill a constitutional amendment proposal on Wednesday that would have kept the Supreme Court at nine justices. In a 212-206 vote, with 15 members not voting, the House failed to garner the two-thirds majority needed to pass HJR 1. Known as the “Keep Nine Amendment,” the measure sought to […]