John Kruzel
WKRG
Washington, DC, United States
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Majority of states call on Supreme Court to review constitutionality of CFPB funding
More than three dozen attorneys general from red and blue states on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to agree to decide the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Board’s (CFPB) funding structure. The separate coalitions of Republican and Democratic state AGs urged the court to take up the case for sharply contrasting reasons. Led by […] → Read More
Supreme Court to weigh Biden bid to restore student debt relief plan
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to review the Biden administration’s effort to reinstate its student debt relief plan, but the justices declined to immediately revive the program. In a brief unsigned order, the court indicated it would hear arguments in the case as early as February. The move comes after the administration urged the […] → Read More
Biden administration seeks Supreme Court relief after student debt plan blocked
The Biden administration on Friday urged the Supreme Court to clear one of the legal obstacles blocking its student debt relief program, as part of the administration’s broader legal effort to have the policy reinstated. The administration is currently fending off two separate rulings issued over the last two weeks that have effectively halted President Biden’s […] → Read More
DOJ, House Dems urge Supreme Court to deny Trump bid to shield tax returns
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Democratic lawmakers on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to deny a bid by former President Trump to block his tax returns from being handed over to a House panel. The court filings had been requested by Chief Justice John Roberts, who handles emergency matters arising in the District of […] → Read More
Supreme Court grapples with Native American adoption law
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a clash over a federal law that gives preference to Native American families and tribes over non-Natives when deciding custody proceedings involving Native children. For more than three hours of argument, the court grappled with a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a federal law Congress passed […] → Read More
Judge extends voting hours in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania after paper shortage
A judge in Pennsylvania agreed to extend voting by two hours in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, after a paper shortage was discovered at polling places. The county’s voting deadline was extended from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. under an emergency court order by Judge Lesa S. Gelb of the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas. Gelb, […] → Read More
Supreme Court clears way for Graham to face questioning in Georgia election probe
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to face questioning before a grand jury investigating 2020 election interference in Georgia, while emphasizing that the inquiry must abide by constitutional safeguards for lawmakers. The court’s move was a legal setback for Graham, one of several high-profile allies of former President […] → Read More
Chief Justice Roberts temporarily shields Trump tax records from House
The Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily halted a House panel from accessing the financial records of former President Trump ahead of their expected release. The move, which comes in response to an emergency request Trump filed on Monday, was ordered by Chief Justice John Roberts, who handles emergency matters arising in the District of Columbia. […] → Read More
Supreme Court seems skeptical of race-conscious college admissions
The conservative-majority Supreme Court on Monday appeared skeptical of affirmative action in higher education during arguments over race-conscious admissions policies at two prestigious universiti… → Read More
Supreme Court to weigh future of affirmative action in college admissions
The future of affirmative action in higher education hangs in the balance as the Supreme Court on Monday hears arguments over race-conscious admissions policies at two prestigious universities. Harvard University and the University of North Carolina (UNC) will be defending their use of race — as one of many admissions criteria — to attain the […] → Read More
Justice Thomas agrees to halt Graham testimony in Georgia election probe
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday granted Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) request to temporarily shield the South Carolina Republican from testifying in probe of alleged pro-Trump election interference in Georgia. The move comes after Graham on Friday filed a request to Thomas, who handles emergency matters arising from Georgia, and follows a ruling by […] → Read More
Graham asks Supreme Court to block his testimony in Georgia election probe
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday asked the Supreme Court to shield him from testifying in an investigation into former President Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 election in Georgia. Graham’s request comes a day after a lower appeals court refused to halt his testimony before a Fulton County, Ga., special grand jury. In court papers filed […] → Read More
Appeals court denies Graham bid to block testimony in Georgia election probe
A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a request by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to be shielded from testifying in an investigation into former President Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 election in Georgia. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit comes after the senator […] → Read More
Supreme Court hears copyright clash over Andy Warhol artwork of Prince
The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in a clash over artwork by Andy Warhol that was based on a previous photograph of the musician Prince, a copyright case with potentially major implications for artists and creators. The justices asked probing questions over whether Warhol infringed on a photographer’s copyright when he used her Prince […] → Read More
Supreme Court shields Border Patrol agents from excessive force suits
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents are generally shielded from lawsuits that allege the use of excessive force, the latest in a series of decisions narrowing the legal a… → Read More
Officials detain armed man outside Kavanaugh’s home
Police arrested a man early Wednesday morning close to the home of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after he was found armed and allegedly threatening Kavanaugh, a spokesperson for the high co… → Read More
Justices won’t hear appeal from couple who pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters
The Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal by a St. Louis couple whose law licenses were sanctioned after they pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters near their home in the summer of … → Read More
Five things to know about the Texas social media law
Texas’s law that restricts social media platforms’ ability to remove users or violative content was temporarily blocked by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, but it’s not the end of the road for the cas… → Read More
Supreme Court puts counting of challenged Pennsylvania ballots on hold
The Supreme Court on Tuesday paused the counting of some mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania in a dispute that could affect the GOP primary contest for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat. The order temp… → Read More
Justices deny Texas lawmakers’ bid to block deposition in redistricting case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request by a group of Texas Republicans to block subpoenas for their testimony in a dispute over Texas’s new voting maps, which are alleged to illegally discri… → Read More