Legal experts say Trump’s whopping New York fee could be ‘excessive’ under Constitution: ‘unheard of’

Legal experts told Fox News Digital ... violates a U.S. constitutional amendment that bans "excessive fines." TRUMP'S $454M JUDGMENT BOND SLASHED BY MORE THAN HALF IN APPEALS COURT RULING James ... Read More

US CFTC Hits U.S. Bank, Oppenheimer With Fines Over Record Keeping Failures

(Reuters) -U.S. Bank NA and Oppenheimer & Co have agreed to pay fines to settle charges from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commision over use of unapproved communications channels, the ... Read More

US Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas poses during a group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., October 7, 2022. REUTERS ... US Supreme Court lets Idaho enforce ban on ... Read More

Major cases before the US Supreme Court this term

The U.S. Supreme Court's current term features major cases involving former President Donald Trump's ballot disqualification, his claim of immunity from prosecution, the abortion pill, gun rights, the ... Read More

Without compromise, American states would never have ratified the U.S. Constitution

S. Constitution. Our United States Supreme Court, in a majority opinion, decides on what law or conduct, federal or state, is constitutional. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in ... Read More

High court rules Maine's ban on Sunday hunting is constitutional

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's highest court ... to its Constitution should allow hunters to pursue game on Sundays. The amendment was the first of its kind in the United States when it passed ... Read More

CFTC Fines U.S. Bank and Oppenheimer Over Employee Texting Violations

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has secured a $6 million settlement with U.S. Bank over its employees ... agreed to pay a $1 million fine to settle similar claims. Read More

Granderson’s Perspective: The Ban on Pride Flags at U.S. Embassies Goes Beyond Mere Optics

Blinken, the Secretary of State, as he expressed pride in the State Department’s ... is the ban on flying or displaying flags, including the Pride flag, over facilities of the United States ... Read More

This is how many amendments there are in the U.S. Constitution and why it's hard to amend

We finished our study of Article IV of the U. S. Constitution ... amendments to our Constitution have resulted from the congressional process rather than from an “Article V Convention.” We have had 27 ... Read More

Government funding deal includes ban on U.S. aid to UNRWA, sources say

The deal on a massive appropriations bill reached between Congress and the White House will include a ban on all direct U.S. funding for the ... staff are telling us is more and more they are ... Read More

U.S. News law school rankings release date set, methodology changes expected

March 19 (Reuters ... publication's methodology hurt student diversity. As a result, U.S. News based 75% of each school’s ranking on ABA data such as employment rates and bar pass rates, and it ... Read More

US presidential election: What are the key dates?

April 15 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden ... are officially sworn in and take office. Get weekly news and analysis on the U.S. elections and how it matters to the world with the newsletter ... Read More