Ginsburg's past law clerks will serve as honorary pallbearers and will greet her casket by lining the front steps of the courthouse. She will then be brought inside the Great Hall, where the current justices will be present and her casket will be placed on the Lincoln Catafalque. That platform, which was used for President Abraham Lincoln's casket, is being loaned to the court by Congress. … [Read more...] about Ruth Bader Ginsburg to lie in repose at the Supreme Court this week
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Trump’s Final Day In Office Marked By Nine Lawsuits From California AG
The latest actions were part of an attempt to block a flurry of environmental rule changes in recent weeks, including moves Becerra said would weaken protections for migratory birds, exempt some clothes washers and dryers from energy efficiency standards, loosen regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas industry, and relax rules on toxic air pollutants. … [Read more...] about Trump’s Final Day In Office Marked By Nine Lawsuits From California AG
Trump’s lawyers must get 72-hour warning if Treasury turns over president’s tax returns to Democrats: judge
Douglas Letter, general counsel for the House, told McFadden in the hearing that Treasury has a "clear legal obligation" to turn over the documents that Democrats still want even though he’s out of office, according to Politico. "Our feeling is enough is enough. The statute is clear." … [Read more...] about Trump’s lawyers must get 72-hour warning if Treasury turns over president’s tax returns to Democrats: judge
Brexit trade deal reached between UK and European Union with just days to spare
"The very dense program of integration wasn't right for the UK, and that's why it was right to take back control in the way that we have. I think this deal expresses what the people of the country voted for in 2016 and I think there was a wisdom in what they decided," he said. … [Read more...] about Brexit trade deal reached between UK and European Union with just days to spare
Trump Pardons Steve Bannon, Others Before Leaving White House
Bannon was arrested after he raised more than $25 million into a nonprofit group called “We Build The Wall” under the false pretense that all money raised would be spent on the construction of a border wall on the US-Mexico border, according to the Justice Department. (RELATED: Bannon Arrested On Chinese Billionaire’s $28 Million Mega Yacht) … [Read more...] about Trump Pardons Steve Bannon, Others Before Leaving White House
