Author: Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner

Mark Meadows on Monday filed an emergency motion to pause his prosecution in Fulton County, Georgia, just days after a federal judge rejected his bid to move to federal court. The former Trump administration chief of staff was denied his bid by U.S. District Judge Steve Jones on Friday to remove his state criminal proceedings…

An Albuquerque, New Mexico, sheriff refusing to enforce an “unconstitutional” gun ban called for a special legislative session to oppose the governor’s 30-day executive order blocking open and concealed carrying of firearms. Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen denounced Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham‘s (D-NM) decision last week that would impose penalties on anyone lawfully carrying a…

The Supreme Court this week scheduled oral arguments for seven more cases this fall, some with eventual rulings that will define the 2023 term. Starting in October, justices will consider cases including a trademark dispute over the phrase “Trump too small,” whether public officials can block constituents on the platform formerly known as Twitter, and…

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows was denied his motion to remove his criminal charges from state court to federal court Friday evening. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones found that Meadows had exceeded his role as former President Donald Trump‘s chief of staff by working directly with his campaign, holding that he failed…

The Supreme Court was asked Friday to decide the fate of a common abortion drug ahead of the 2024 election year. Danco Laboratories, the manufacturer of mifepristone, asked the high court to reverse the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit’s ruling that would put in place restrictions on how the drug should be…

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was “totally surprised” a special grand jury recommended he face charges over attempts by former President Donald Trump and his associates to subvert the 2020 election in Georgia. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis ultimately did not charge Graham after indicting Trump and 18 others last month. FBI HEAD CHRISTOPHER WRAY…

The special grand jury report that led to the indictment of former President Donald Trump and 18 others in Fulton County, Georgia, was released on Friday. The report revealed that the panel previously recommended charges against several other people, including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and former Georgia Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, among other…

Justice Samuel Alito on Friday rejected a request by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) to recuse from an upcoming Supreme Court tax case after the conservative justice sat down for a pair of interviews with an attorney involved in the case. Durbin and other Democrats had said Alito should not participate in the upcoming case U.S.…

Academia. The news media. The entertainment industry. Conservatives have long lamented the left-wing dominance of these societal behemoths. Now there’s a new liberal bias concern: Big Law. The nation’s largest and most profitable law firms — the Am Law 100 per Law.com Compass and the American Lawyer — routinely take the liberal side in litigation…

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) is demanding records from special counsel Jack Smith‘s office after a lawyer representing a defendant in former President Donald Trump‘s classified documents case said he was improperly pressured. Lawyer Stanley Woodward is representing Walt Nauta, an aide to the former president who is charged alongside Trump with scheming…