Amy Coney Barrett

SCOTUS: Trump Can Try to Exclude Immigrants From Census, But He’s Unlikely to Succeed

The Supreme Court on Friday threw out a challenge to President Donald Trump’s plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census count used to determine representation for the House of Representatives. But the…

The Supreme Court hands Trump the narrowest victory on his latest attempt to rig the census

President Donald Trump speaks to Chief Justice John Roberts during the State of the Union address in the chamber of the US House of Representatives on February 4, 2020, in…

Bad takes on doctors and sedition

The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. People can have pretty…

Dianne Feinstein Says She Hasn’t Considered Leaving Senate Early – ‘I Have Been Productive’

WASHINGTON (CBS / AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said this week she hasn’t thought about retiring before her term ends in 2024 and defended herself against criticism…

The first abortion case of the Amy Coney Barrett era is now before the Supreme Court

Judge Amy Coney Barrett talks with Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas during her ceremonial swearing-in ceremony to be US Supreme Court associate justice, on the South Lawn of the…

The Year That Stopped the World: A Look Back at 2020

On the last day of 2019, a year so filled with news of Jeffrey Epstein, raging wildfires scorching the Amazon basin and the third presidential impeachment in United States history…

The 2020 Conifer Awards

Amy Coney Barrett’s replacement on Chicago-based federal appeals court confirmed by Senate

Amy Coney Barrett’s replacement has been confirmed on a Chicago-based federal appeals court. See source

Poll: A majority of voters want Joe Biden to advance policies that promote gender equity

People marched from Pershing Square to Los Angeles City Hall on October 17, 2020, to encourage voter participation in the November election and to protest the confirmation hearings of Supreme…

2020: The Deseret News’ most-read opinions of the year

As the new year approaches and 2020 comes to a close, we reflect on all this year taught us — through its unexpectedness, its suffering and its joy. The omnipresent…

Why Trump’s attempt to steal the election was too much even for Republican judges

Then-Judge Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on October 14, 2020. | Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images Judges are highly political, but they…

Will Newsom have another Senate seat to fill?

Gov. Gavin Newsom already faces the complicated chore of filling several high-profile political positions. He’ll have a U.S. Senate seat to fill after Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice…

Lil Wayne faces 10 years in prison as he ‘pleads guilty to gun charges’

Lil Wayne is facing 10 years in prison (Picture: WireImage) Lil Wayne is facing 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge. The Lollipop rapper was…

Religious freedom protections just got a lot sturdier

In the Nov. 4, 2020 photo, The Supreme Court in Washington. A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Muslim men who were placed on the government’s no-fly list because they…

Rapper Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge in Florida

Lil Wayne is facing potential prison time after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge in Florida. The rapper, whose legal name is Dwayne Michael Carter, admitted to illegally possessing…