House Democrats formally introduced a pair of resolutions with the end goal of removing Donald Trump from office in the final days of his presidency following the assault on the Capitol by rioters loyal to the president. Democratic Congressmen David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Jamie Raskin of Maryland, and Ted Lieu of California all members of the House Judiciary Committee immediately entered their single-article impeachment resolution into.
On Wednesday afternoon the House of Representatives voted on a single article of impeachment on with the goal of removing Donald Trump from office in the last week of his presidency. Democratic Congressmen David Cicilline of Rhode Island, Jamie Raskin of Maryland, and Ted Lieu of California all members of the House Judiciary Committee entered their single-article impeachment resolution into the record when the House convened on Monday. The.
Amid election turmoil caused by Trump, Chief Justice Roberts lauds judiciary for pandemic response Richard Wolf, USA TODAY
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WASHINGTON – Chief Justice John Roberts found a silver lining amid the wreckage of 2020 Thursday, using his annual report to heap praise on the federal judiciary s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
In doing so, Roberts notably avoided any mention of the judiciary s other historic challenges and turmoil, caused in large part by President Donald Trump, his frequent nemesis.
There was no mention of impeachment, which ended with a Senate trial presided over by Roberts. The chief justice didn t recount the unprecedented rush to replace the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the eve of the presidential election, giving conservatives a 6-3 majority on the high court.
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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch argued in a Thursday decision that religious schools in Kentucky deserved to have their day in court rather than, as his colleagues did, sidelining their challenge to the governor s coronavirus restrictions.
The majority rejected the challenge, noting that Democratic Governor Andy Beshear s executive order, which prohibits in-person instruction, would expire within weeks. In doing so, they maintained a lower court order blocking the schools attempts to halt Beshear s executive order.