Trump unable to finance an appeal bond for at least $450 million, lawyers say
NEW YORK — Donald Trump has failed to finance an appeal bond for more than $450 million to cover a judgment in the New York attorney general’s business fraud case…
Editor’s Pick
3156 posts
Primary ballot in N.J. is ‘unconstitutional,’ state attorney general says
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin’s office said Sunday the state’s unique way of displaying county-backed candidates for Senate and governor on primary ballots is “unconstitutional” and will not defend…
Supreme Court rejects appeal by New Mexico official ousted from office over Jan. 6
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by a former New Mexico county commissioner who was removed from office after he participated in the deadly Jan.…
Pence’s refusal to back Trump points to a larger problem
Both of Donald Trump’s defense secretaries have warned in no uncertain terms about how dangerous he is, with one recently calling him a “threat to democracy.” One of his attorneys…
Supreme Court likely to reject limits on White House social media contacts
The Supreme Court seemed prepared Monday to reject a Republican-led effort to sharply limit the federal government from pressuring social media companies to remove harmful posts and misinformation from their…
Supreme Court hears free speech case that united the NRA and the ACLU
The Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in a case in which the National Rifle Association accused a former New York state official of improperly pressuring banks and insurers to…
Supreme Court refuses to delay prison time for Trump aide Peter Navarro
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. on Monday refused to delay prison time for Peter Navarro, a former senior aide to President Donald Trump, as he appeals his conviction for…
Stephen Breyer’s new book sheds light on Supreme Court cases on abortion, guns
Retired Supreme Court justice Stephen G. Breyer has never been one to shy from his criticism of textualism and originalism, the twin approaches to interpreting the Constitution strictly through the…
Trump says Jewish Democrats ‘hate’ their religion
Former president Donald Trump again claimed that the Democratic Party “hates Israel,” and that Jewish Americans who vote for Democrats “hate” their religion, echoing previous attacks he’s made about Jewish…
President Biden’s $400,000 tax pledge has a ‘magic asterisk’
“The budget reduces the deficit by about $3 trillion by making our tax code fairer.” — White House budget director Shalanda Young, in remarks to reporters, March 11 A White…