LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck According to a new report: Last week, the Yellowhammer State’s Senate passed a measure that would abolish marriage licenses altogether while removing ceremonial requirements for obtaining marriage. Instead of the state issuing documents and requiring that agents of the state take part in the marriage process,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield After some high ranking Senate Democrats came forward to say they would vote “no” on the confirmation of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) made sure to specify that the appellate judge would also be facing a filibuster, reports NPR. Sen. Schumer, during…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley It’s almost as if Judge Neil Gorsuch knew this question was coming. On the second day of hearings before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary concerning his nomination to the Supreme Court, Gorsuch was asked by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the panel’s ranking Democrat, if he could…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Senate Democrats plan to characterize Judge Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, as a callous judge ensconced in privilege during his confirmation hearings, set to begin next week. The New York Times reports Democrats will make…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck The naysayers will have to finally drop it in this case. Gorsuch, whether they like the president who nominated him or not, is incredibly well qualified to serve as a SCOTUS judge according to the American Bar Association– and that group would know these things. According…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is very optimistic about Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation proceedings, according to an interview Thursday morning. Gorsuch was appointed to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat by President Donald Trump in February, and has been meeting with members of Congress ahead of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) wants President Donald Trump to keep his word in uniting the country by working to confirm both Neil Gorsuch and Merrick Garland at the same time, reports Politico. “You had President Trump saying, ‘I want to unite the country, I’m a deal-maker, I’m going to bring people together,’” Udall told…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is under increasingly intense pressure to back the nomination of fellow Coloradan Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. A slew of newspaper editorials, endorsements from prominent in-state legal groups, and a new ad-campaign have pinned the Colorado Democrat between Gorsuch-enthusiasts in the state’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Texas Sen. Ted Cruz anticipates another vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court will arise in a matter of months. “I think we’ll have another Supreme Court vacancy this summer,” Cruz said at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “If that happens, as much as the left is crazy…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell News that President Donald Trump was easing sanctions against Russia was refuted almost immediately, like so many other stories. The Department of the Treasury said Thursday that it would allow U.S. companies to make limited transactions with the Federal Security Service (FSB), Russia’s intelligence agency. Possibly eager to establish…