Judge Aileen Cannon is planning on holding a sprawling hearing on Donald Trump’s request to declare Jack Smith’s appointment as special counsel invalid, signaling the judge could be more willing than any other trial judge to veto the special prosecutor’s authority. The planned hearing also adds a new, unusual twist in the federal criminal national […]
Attorney General Russell Coleman sided with GOP legislative leaders over Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in a dispute over the governor’s veto powers. Beshear had line-item vetoed — meaning he vetoed only specific parts — House Bill 8, a 2024 General Assembly bill making a myriad changes to the state’s tax system. Beshear specifically vetoed two […]
A 2019 law banning most abortions in Ohio is unconstitutional following an abortion referendum last year, the state’s Republican attorney general said in a court filing Monday. The filing comes after abortion clinics asked a Hamilton County judge to throw out the law since Ohio voters decided to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution […]
Missouri officials recently defended in court a far-reaching state law that declares some federal firearms laws “invalid,” a stark demonstration of how far the state has gone to thwart restrictions on guns. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s Office urged the federal Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the state’s Second Amendment Preservation Act or […]