Chief Justice Temporarily Keeps House Panel From Reviewing Trump Tax Records
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Chief Justice Temporarily Keeps House Panel From Reviewing Trump Tax Records
2022-11-01 15:35:42
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday temporarily blocked a House panel from accessing the financial records of former President Trump ahead of their expected release later this week. As is the Supreme Court’s long-standing custom, the chief justice,... Read More

High Court Says Scores of Patent Judges Were Improperly Appointed
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High Court Says Scores of Patent Judges Were Improperly Appointed
2021-06-22 00:49:16
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Congress erred when it set up a board to oversee patent disputes by failing to make the judges properly accountable to the president. As a result, it said, more than 200... Read More

High Court Won’t Wade Into Undersea Monument Case
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High Court Won’t Wade Into Undersea Monument Case
2021-03-22 15:55:37
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider whether the Obama Administration overstepped its authority in designating nearly 5,000 undersea acres off the Massachusetts coast a national monument, but Chief Justice John Roberts suggested it may be... Read More

Thousands Gather to Remember Ginsburg as Justice and American Icon
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Thousands Gather to Remember Ginsburg as Justice and American Icon
2020-09-23 20:35:42
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The crowd began gathering early behind the aluminum railing that ran up and down East Capitol Street Wednesday morning. Some said they'd journeyed to the neighborhood the night before to scope out their logistics for the day ahead.... Read More

Constitution Does Not Bar Issuance of State Criminal Subpoena to Sitting President
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Constitution Does Not Bar Issuance of State Criminal Subpoena to Sitting President
2020-07-09 16:05:35
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that neither Article II of the Constitution nor the Supremacy Clause categorically preclude or require a heightened standard for the issuance of a state criminal subpoena to a sitting president. The 7-2... Read More

Chief Justice John Roberts Briefly Hospitalized in June
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Chief Justice John Roberts Briefly Hospitalized in June
2020-07-08 13:51:48
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts spent a night in the hospital last month after he fell and injured his forehead while walking for exercise near his home, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said Tuesday night. According to court spokeswoman Kathleen... Read More

Chief Justice Orders Delay in House Fight for Trump Records
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Chief Justice Orders Delay in House Fight for Trump Records
2019-11-18 20:07:21
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON —  Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday imposed an indefinite delay in the House of Representatives’ demand for President Donald Trump’s financial records. Roberts’ order Monday provides no hint about how the Supreme Court ultimately will resolve the dispute.... Read More

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