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Arizona Supreme Court Hands Recorder Heap Win In Maricopa Elections Battle

The Arizona Supreme Court handed Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap a major victory on Tuesday in his ongoing battle to maintain his election...

09.07.2026 4

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In A Year Of High-Stakes SCOTUS Decisions, Justice Alito Steals The Show

People are finally starting to appreciate how instrumental Justice Alito is to many of the Supreme Court's consequential decisions.

08.07.2026 7

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Here’s The Big Question SCOTUS Left Unanswered In Its Women’s Sports Ruling

Much like in Skrmetti, the B.P.J. majority opinion declined to definitively resolve the issue of whether transgender qualifies as a suspect or...

07.07.2026 10

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SCOTUS Declines To Stop Blockade On Trump’s Library Of Congress Firing

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to stop a lower court’s order blocking President Trump from removing a leading Library of Congress official on...

01.07.2026 10

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SCOTUS Smacks Down Limits On Political Party-Candidate Spending Coordination

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that federal limits on political party-candidate spending coordination are unconstitutional. The ruling was...

30.06.2026 7

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Supreme Court Upholds Laws Protecting Women’s Sports From ‘Trans’ Radicalism

'Consistent with Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause, we hold that the States may maintain women’s and girls’ sports for biological females,'...

30.06.2026 10

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SCOTUS Says Babies Of Illegal Aliens, CCP Birth Tourists Are US Citizens Because Of Magic Dirt

Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett joined the liberals in ruling that children of illegal aliens born on U.S. soil are American citizens under...

30.06.2026 8

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Gorsuch Skewers SCOTUS For Ducking Covid Shot Mandate Case

'I hope, too, that one day soon this Court will choose to settle the question so that other Americans seeking to vindicate their civil rights do not...

29.06.2026 4

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From Parental Rights To Elections, Here Are 3 Major Cases SCOTUS Just Agreed To Hear

The U.S. Supreme Court is busily dishing out its final opinions before heading into America’s 250th birthday. But it’s also announcing which cases...

29.06.2026 4

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SCOTUS Says Vote-By-Mail Elections Can Extend Five Days Past Election Day

In a blow to the integrity of U.S. elections, the Supreme Court upheld state laws permitting election officials to accept postmarked ballots after...

29.06.2026 7

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SCOTUS Upholds State Laws Allowing Ballots To Be Accepted After Election Day

In a blow to the integrity of U.S. elections, the Supreme Court upheld state laws permitting election officials to accept postmarked ballots after...

29.06.2026 6

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Supreme Court Allows Lower Court Blockade On Trump’s Federal Reserve Firing To Remain In Place

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court declined to halt a lower court blockade against President Trump's removal of Lisa Cook from the Fed.

29.06.2026 9

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In Landmark Ruling, Supreme Court Affirms That Presidents Run The Executive Branch

'Subordinates who exercise the President’s power are subject to removal by him. Then, and only then, can they remain accountable to the President,...

29.06.2026 7

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Duty To Disobey Spotlights The Heroes Punished By Biden’s Military Covid Shot Mandate

Imagine sacrificing the comforts of a normal life to serve an institution you believed was worth joining. And then imagine that very same institution...

29.06.2026 7

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Thomas, Alito Chide Rogue Judges For Ignoring SCOTUS And The Law

'I am skeptical that the relief that the District Court ordered complies' with existing law, wrote Justice Thomas.

26.06.2026 30

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5 Killer Quotes From Alito’s Takedown Of Hawaii’s Illegal Gun Control Law

Here are the best quotes from Justice Alito's majority opinion in Wolford v. Lopez.

25.06.2026 5

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SCOTUS: No, Asylum Seekers Don’t ‘Arrive’ In America When They’re In Mexico

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration on Thursday in a dispute over an immigration policy critical to combating migrant surges at...

25.06.2026 7

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Supreme Court Affirms Temporary Status For Foreign Migrants Is Temporary

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Donald Trump’s efforts to revoke temporary status for foreign nationals in the United States on Thursday....

25.06.2026 1

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SCOTUS Rules Hawaii’s ‘Vampire Rule’ Restricting Concealed Carry Is ‘Unconstitutional’

'This regime hobbles what the Second Amendment protects: the right of Americans to carry arms for self-defense as they go about their daily lives,'...

25.06.2026 2

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Propaganda Media Gear Up To Whitewash New York’s Socialist Takeover

Whatever web of deceit needs to be conjured up to benefit their political allies, the media are there to spin it.

24.06.2026 5

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D.C. Appeals Court Greenlights Trump’s Expedited Deportations

A federal appeals court gave the Trump administration the green light to resume its fast-track removal of illegal aliens throughout the United States...

23.06.2026 10

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SCOTUS Upholds Border Officials’ Ability To Parole Green Card Holders Who ‘Committed’ Crimes

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld border officials’ ability to parole green card holders who have “committed a crime involving moral turpitude” on...

23.06.2026 10

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Alito, Thomas Scold SCOTUS For Refusing To Enforce ‘Colorblind’ Constitution In Police Encounters

"We have said that our '"Constitution is color-blind."' ... It 'almost never' allows government actors to treat persons differently based on their...

22.06.2026 30

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New Docs: Fauci Colluded With Intel Agencies On Covid Cover-Up And Then Lied To Congress About It

'After years of lies, censorship, and cover ups, the American people deserve transparency, truth, and accountability,' said outgoing DNI Tulsi...

19.06.2026 10

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Televising Supreme Court Hearings Is A Terrible, Awful, No Good Idea

Americans don't need cameras in the courtroom. What they need is a Congress that functions like a serious body.

19.06.2026 20

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SCOTUS Rules Gun Restriction On Unlawful Drug Users To Be ‘Inconsistent’ With Second Amendment

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held on Thursday that the federal government’s use of a federal law restricting gun possession for certain...

18.06.2026 7

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Rogue Judges Are Crippling The Constitution One Egregious Ruling At A Time

Rogue judges are pushing America toward a constitutional crisis by forgoing their sworn duty to apply the law in an objective manner.

18.06.2026 10

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D-Backs Pitcher Ryan Thompson Defends Giants Players’ ‘Really Cool’ Christian Expression

A group of San Francisco Giants players facing unhinged leftist blowback for sharing their Christian faith is receiving support from a fellow brother...

17.06.2026 8

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Hawley Demands MLB Answer For ‘Pattern Of Discrimination’ Against Christians

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is demanding answers from Major League Baseball (MLB) after it threatened to punish several players for expressing their...

16.06.2026 5

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Court Docs: Alleged UFC Terror Attack Planner Parroted Democrats’ Trump-Epstein Conspiracies

An individual allegedly involved in a thwarted terrorist attack aimed at Sunday’s UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House parroted Democrat...

16.06.2026 7

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After Claiming ‘Baseball Is For Everyone,’ MLB Threatens Players For Expressing Christian Faith

Major League Baseball (MLB) threatened to punish several Christian ballplayers for the San Francisco Giants on Monday after they inscribed Bible...

16.06.2026 10

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Supreme Court To Hear Major Case On Trump Admin’s Detention Of Illegal Aliens

In Genalo v. Black, the Supreme Court will address the federal government's indefinite detention of illegal aliens facing deportation.

16.06.2026 10

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SCOTUS Rejects Plea From Judge To End ‘Unconstitutional’ Efforts To Remove Her

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to help a 98-year-old judge facing seemingly unlawful efforts to suspend her from the federal bench. The...

15.06.2026 10

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‘Inclusive’ Left Attacks Giants Players For Expressing Christian Faith On ‘Pride Night’

Most leftists believe that Christians shouldn't be allowed to express their faith or live it out in the public square.

15.06.2026 10

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Leftist Freak Out Over Elon Musk’s Trillionaire Status Embodies Their Hatred For Success

Tech guru Elon Musk just hit a major milestone by solidifying his status as the world’s first trillionaire. And naturally, leftists are in total...

12.06.2026 10

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Pete Buttigieg Throws Support Behind Democrats’ Extreme Court-Packing Gambit

It’s a day that ends in “y,” which means yet another high-ranking Democrat is backing his party’s extreme proposal to pack the Supreme Court...

12.06.2026 10

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Meet The Left-Wing Organization Influencing Federal Judges On Science Litigation

A Federalist inquiry into the Federal Judicial Center uncovered the influence of a left-wing advocacy group in a manual advising judges.

12.06.2026 20

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SCOTUS To Decide Whether Rogue Judges Can Sideline Constitution To Oust Their Colleague

'Every judge who gets crosswise with her chief judge or her colleagues must now worry whether similar tactics could be used to remove them.'

10.06.2026 10

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Karmelo Anthony Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For Murdering Texas Teen Austin Metcalf

Convicted killer Karmelo Anthony was sentenced on Tuesday to 35 years in prison for murdering Texas teen Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet...

10.06.2026 10

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Warnock’s ‘Violence’ Smears Against SCOTUS Invite More Leftist Attacks On Its Justices

Leftists will continue to vilify the Supreme Court and mischaracterize its work because they believe doing so will get them what they want: power.

10.06.2026 10

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Here Are The Biggest Outstanding Supreme Court Cases To Keep An Eye Out For

Here are the biggest remaining cases to keep an eye out for as the high court finishes its 2025 term.

09.06.2026 10

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There Is Nothing ‘Populist’ About Graham Platner’s Rise To Democrat Party Prominence

The notion that Platner is a 'working-class populist' with humble beginnings rings as true as assertions that men can become women and vice versa.

09.06.2026 30

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Dems’ Shrug At Platner Scandal Proves Kavanaugh Hearings Were Always A Partisan Witch Hunt

Democrats are casting Platner's accusers as unreliable after treating the word of Kavanaugh's suspect accusers as gospel.

05.06.2026 10

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The Only Thing ‘Toe-Curling’ About DOJ Accountability Is Politico’s Aversion To It

Politico is more horrified that the Trump DOJ is seeking accountability for Democrats' egregious abuses than they are the abuses themselves.

05.06.2026 30

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Leftists Hate America So Much They’re Turning Her 250th Birthday Into A Celebration Of Marxism

Left-wing crisis actors are planning to hijack America's 250th birthday by turning it into a celebration of Marxist ideology.

04.06.2026 10

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Not A Single House Judiciary Dem Supports Amendment Keeping SCOTUS At 9 Justices

The House Judiciary Committee considered a constitutional amendment proposal that would cap the U.S. Supreme Court at nine justices on Wednesday. Not...

03.06.2026 10

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Gov. Evers Doubles Down On Forcing Therapists To Lie About Sex And Gender

Wisconsin Democrat Gov. Tony Evers is doubling down on seemingly defying a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on so-called “conversion therapy” for...

03.06.2026 9

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SPLC Paid KKK Members Who ‘Wanted Out’ To Stay With Racist Group, DOJ Says

Per the DOJ, an SPLC employee 'encouraged F-31 and F-32 to stay in the movement and offered to pay them a $1,200.00 monthly salary as well as to pay...

03.06.2026 20

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SCOTUS Swats Down Rogue Court’s Block On Alabama’s Congressional Map — Again

'Here, the District Court interposed itself into Alabama’s ongoing efforts to conduct its imminent 2026 congressional elections under maps that its...

03.06.2026 10

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As Dems Renew Court-Packing Scheme, Activists Push ‘Keep Nine’ Amendment To Protect SCOTUS

'At crucial points in American history, it's been the independent court and the respect for that court that has held the country together through some...

03.06.2026 20

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