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Louisiana Executes Convicted Murderer with Nitrogen Gas After Supreme Court Appeal Fails

A convicted murderer has been executed with nitrogen gas in Louisiana, the first time the method has been used for the death penalty in the state. Tuesday's execution of 46-year-old Jessie Hoffman was the first death penalty killing in Louisiana in 15 years. In a statement, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill…

Amy Coney Barrett’s Recusal in Supreme Court’s Religious Freedom Case Delivers Blow to Trump

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has delivered a blow to President Donald Trump by recusing herself from a major case on religious freedom. Barrett's recusal is a potential setback for Trump after his administration weighed in on the case. While Barrett did not provide an explanation, it is believed…

Supreme Court Rules Against Veterans in Dispute Over Benefits

The United States Supreme Court ruled against two veterans who were denied disability benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder. In a 7-2 decision, the court held that the petitioners' claims went through the legally required review process. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) applies a special "benefit of the doubt" rule,…

Amy Coney Barrett Loses Favor with Conservatives After Voting Against Trump on Foreign Aid Decision

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has fallen out of favor with conservatives following her recent vote on President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign aid spending. Justice Barratt cast a pivotal vote against Trump's order that seeks to tackle federal government waste. Barrett's rise to the court in 2020 was…

Joy Behar Melts Down Over Trump Shaking Hands with Chief Justice Roberts: ‘Really Stopped My Heart’

Co-host Joy Behar suffered a meltdown on "The View" after seeing President Donald Trump shaking hands with Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. During the latest broadcast of the ABC propaganda show, the co-hosts responded to President Trump's Tuesday address before a joint session of Congress. Behar claimed that Trump’s…

Justice Thomas Scolds Colleagues as Supreme Court Rejects Campus Free Speech Case

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas slammed his colleagues for refusing to hear a case about free speech on college campuses. The conservative justice said in his dissenting opinion that failing to take the case would let the "confusion persist," the Daily Caller reported. The case involved so-called "bias response teams,"…

Supreme Court Gives Trump Green Light to Freeze Nearly $2 Billion in Foreign Aid

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has given President Donald Trump's administration the green light to withhold nearly $2 billion in foreign aid. The SCOTUS granted the Trump administration's request after a lower court ordered the payments to resume, The Hill reported. Trump has attempted to slash waste and…

Supreme Court Tosses Richard Glossip’s Murder Conviction & Death Sentence, Orders New Trial

The U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out Richard Glossip's murder conviction and death sentence and ordered a new trial for the notorious Oklahoma inmate. Glossip was found guilty of hiring another man to kill his former boss in 1997, Fox News reported. He was twice sentenced to death by a…

Supreme Court Rules Against Lawsuit Filed by Holocaust Survivors

Holocaust survivors and their families were dealt a severe blow after their lawsuit was shot down by the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court ruled against a group of Holocaust survivors and their families receiving compensation "from Hungary for property confiscated during World War II." According to the Associated Press,…

Supreme Court Blocks Trump from Firing Hampton Dellinger

President Donald Trump's mission to reform the federal government and eliminate waste and corruption hasn't been met without legal headwinds. Fox News reported that the U.S. Supreme Court tossed a wrench in the gears of the Trump administration last week. The high court paused the administration's efforts to fire the…