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SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER

SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS POTENTIAL EXPANSION OF PRESIDENTIAL POWER

by Kally Proctor | Dec 9, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices seemed likely to expand presidential ability to fire the heads of independent, multi-member federal agencies during oral arguments Monday. The case centers around President Donald Trump’s firing of Rebecca Slaughter from the Federal...
Supreme Court weighs whether inmates can sue prison officials for religious rights violations

Supreme Court weighs whether inmates can sue prison officials for religious rights violations

by Alison Miller | Nov 19, 2025 | Politics

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of allowing prisoners to sue government officials for damages during oral arguments Monday. The case involves Damon Landor, a devout Rastafarian who vowed never to cut his hair as a part of his faith, a...
A High Court Homecoming: Latest Supreme Court ethics concern centers on former clerks returning as attorneys before the justices who mentored them

A High Court Homecoming: Latest Supreme Court ethics concern centers on former clerks returning as attorneys before the justices who mentored them

by Julian Andreone | Dec 5, 2023 | Business, Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has recently come under fire for a host of ethical issues revolving around gift disclosures, privately funded travel, forgiven loans and other financial conflicts of interest. But one such matter has flown under the radar: when former...

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