Reporter’s Notebook: Why Fauci’s 111 Fifth Amendment pleas could end up before the courts

GOP calls for Fauci contempt charges after wild COVID hearing Dr. Anthony Fauci faces potential contempt charges and criminal referral from Senate Republicans after his contentious testimony. He invoked the Fifth Amendment over 100 times during questioning about the COVID-19 pandemic response. Senators Rand Paul and James Lankford, along with legal expert Jonathan Turley, discuss … Read more

Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders

HARLINGEN, Texas — The Trump administration is packing immigration courtrooms and giving less lead-time on hearings in an effort to clear a decades-long backlog. The result is a historic rise in the number of people missing court dates and being immediately ordered deported as the system struggles to keep up, new data shows. Dozens and … Read more

Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling keeps door open for opposition

The U.S. Supreme Court had recently voted down President Donald Trump’s attempt to reinterpret the birthright citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment, but the small crowd of activists in front of the high court, sheltering under umbrellas as a thunderstorm moved off, were wary of letting their guard down. Laura Horn had traveled to the … Read more

Unpacking Supreme Court’s transgender athlete ban and birthright citizenship decisions

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld birthright citizenship following a challenge from President Trump. The court also allowed states to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has the details. Source link