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Senate Democrats subpoena Leonard Leo in Supreme Court ethics probe

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Amanda Smith

Senate Democrats on Thursday issued a subpoena to a conservative legal advocate they are investigating in response to a series of ethics ...

The next Clarence Thomas? Abortion pill case spotlights rightwing judge and his wife’s shadowy connections

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Amanda Smith

When the former president Donald Trump appointed the Texas attorney James Ho to the fifth circuit court of appeals in 2017, lawyers ...

Republican lawmaker says Kentucky’s newly passed shield bill protects IVF services

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Amanda Smith

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky legislation shielding doctors and other health providers from criminal liability was written broadly enough to apply to ...

Nicole Berner, Longtime Union Lawyer, Confirmed As Federal Judge

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Nicole Berner as a federal judge, putting the longtime union lawyer and former Planned ...

Georgia bill aims to protect religious liberty. Opponents say it’s a license to discriminate

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Amanda Smith

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect religious rights from being ...

GOP Sen. John Kennedy Freaks Out When Reminded He Used To Be A Democrat

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON ― Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Thursday tried to smear one of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees by repeatedly calling her ...

Senate Judiciary Committee authorizes subpoenas of Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo in Supreme Court ethics probe

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to approve subpoenas for conservative activist Leonard Leo and GOP megadonor Harlan Crow in ...

Senate panel subpoenas CEOs of Discord, Snap and X to testify about children’s safety online

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has issued bipartisan subpoenas to the CEOs of Discord, Snap and X, demanding that the heads ...

US Senate Democrats to vote on Supreme Court ethics probe subpoenas

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Amanda Smith

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democrats are set on Thursday to vote on authorizing subpoenas to a ...

Democrats plan to subpoena Leonard Leo over perks to supreme court justices

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Amanda Smith

Senate Democrats plan to subpoena Republican mega-donor Harlan Crow and conservative activist Leonard Leo to quiz them about their roles in organizing ...