Articles by Alex Swoyer
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Democratic lawmakers will introduce legislation to expand the Supreme Court on Thursday, jumping ahead of President Biden's recently created commission that's studying the pros and cons of packing the court.
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April 14, 2021
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Hundreds of CEOs signed a statement Wednesday vowing to oppose "any discriminatory legislation" in states that tighten election laws, which allies the business leaders with Democrats in opposing voting measures in Republican-run states.
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April 14, 2021
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Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday courts never really weighed allegations of election fraud waged by former President Trump in the November election.
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April 13, 2021
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A teen's family is suing his Alabama school district after he took his own life, claiming the school officials did nothing to curtail bullying that led to his death.
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April 13, 2021
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed to take effect an Ohio law that prohibits doctors from performing abortions because the fetus has Down syndrome.
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April 13, 2021
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Smartmatic USA, a voting machine software company suing Fox News for defamation, told a New York state court Tuesday that the Fox personalities intentionally spread disinformation about election fraud and that's not protected by the First Amendment.
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April 13, 2021
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Former President Donald Trump on Monday said it would be "ironic" if Democrats pack the Supreme Court with new justices, given the current members declined to hear any challenges over the 2020 presidential election.
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April 12, 2021
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Rep. Andrew Clyde announced Monday he will challenge in federal court House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's requirement that lawmakers pass through metal detectors to enter the House chamber.
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April 12, 2021
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For more than a decade, Republicans and Democrats have argued over the value of voter ID laws, but there's no conclusive evidence on whether the requirement curtails voter fraud, and the level of election misconduct largely depends on who you ask.
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April 11, 2021
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President Biden's commission to examine changes to the Supreme Court is a move to placate his base, which is agitating to add liberal justices to the conservative-leaning court, according to court watchers.
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April 11, 2021
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The Supreme Court late Friday blocked California's ban on large in-home religious gatherings and faulted the state for treating religious activities more harshly than similar secular activity.
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April 10, 2021
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Liberals are increasing their calls for Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer to retire and allow President Biden to fill his seat on the high court.
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April 9, 2021
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Nine individuals and a free-speech advocacy group sued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Thursday, alleging that he violated their First Amendment rights by blocking them on Twitter.
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April 8, 2021
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The Pennsylvania Department of State has agreed to take steps to remove dead voters from voting rolls in a settlement reached with an election-integrity group that alleged more than 20,000 deceased voters were on the state's rolls.
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April 7, 2021
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Progressive advocates are urging Senate Democrats to add seats to lower federal courts in addition to the Supreme Court, a move that would enable President Biden to appoint hundreds more liberal jurists.
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April 7, 2021
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer is pouring cold water on progressives' calls to expand the high court to counter the conservative majority.
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April 7, 2021
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Stephen Miller, a former senior adviser to former President Trump, launched a conservative legal group this week aimed at working with Republican state attorneys general to fight the Biden administration's policies.
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April 7, 2021
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Laws in dozens of states requiring voters to show their driver's license or another form of government identification could be upended if Democrats pass their massive elections legislation aimed at nationalizing voting standards.
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April 6, 2021
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Tennessee has asked the Supreme Court to reinstate its two-day waiting period to obtain abortions in the state.
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April 6, 2021
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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas put Big Tech on notice Monday, warning that the high court -- or even Congress -- soon may have to step in and address social media companies' actions regulating free speech "at any time for any or no reason."
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April 5, 2021
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