Woman details complications from abortion pill ahead of Supreme Court case, 'I ultimately decided to flush my baby down the toilet'
Release Date: 03/22/2024
Female college athlete defends Idaho ban on transgender athletes at Supreme Court
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Former college athlete Madison Kenyon and her lawyer Matt Sharp, from Alliance Defending Freedom, joined 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court's upcoming Jan. 13 hearing over state laws banning transgender athletes from girls' sports. The justices will decide if state laws banning trans athletes from female sports is lawful.
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Supreme Court hears disputes over Trump's firings, transgender athletes
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute, talks with 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer about the most noteworthy Supreme Court arguments the justices have heard so far this term. Mr. Shapiro also previews a few other major legal battles coming up in January.
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Climate lawfare hits the Supreme Court
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
The Supreme Court is poised to play referee on climate change lawsuits this term, with the justices being asked to decide where the court battles should take place. Climate activists have sought to sue in state courts, where they hope to get better treatment and use friendlier environmental laws to go after energy companies in what critics call “climate lawfare.” O.H. Skinner, former Arizona solicitor general, joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to discuss the cases.
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Small businesses face bankruptcy over Trump tariffs, go to Supreme Court for relief
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Small businesses that sued President Trump over his tariffs aren’t just looking to end them — they’re also hoping to get a refund from Uncle Sam to make up for their losses over the last months. The Supreme Court will hear their case Nov. 5, in what is shaping up as one of the big cases this term testing the limits of the president’s powers. Michael McConnell, one of the lawyers for the five small businesses, told "Court Watch" host Alex Swoyer that they’ve suffered serious setbacks since the president hiked tariffs, including one of the firms that’s teetering on...
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Jan. 6 defendant pursues legal battle over police brutality
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Jake Lang has been to the Supreme Court before. That was last year, when he led the case that saw the justices knock out one of the key criminal charges the Biden Justice Department used against those at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Now Mr. Lang is back, asking the justices to revive another case of his — a lawsuit alleging police brutality on that fateful day. He spoke to 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer about his legal challenges.
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Supreme Court to kick off new 'Trump term'
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
The Supreme Court kicks off its 2025-2026 term Oct. 6 and will grapple with major cases challenging President Trump's agenda -- from tariffs to firings. Ilya Shapiro from the Manhattan Institute joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to highlight key cases.
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Supreme Court term highlights and birthright citizenship class action
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Court Watch host Alex Swoyer breaks down the biggest Supreme Court cases of the 2024-2025 term and Will Chamberlain, senior counsel for the Article III Foundation, joins her to discuss the birthright citizenship class action.
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SCOTUS takes on birthright citizenship, nationwide injunctions and blocks religious charter school
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Curt Levey, president of the Committee for Justice, joined Court Watch host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court's latest arguments over birthright citizenship, nationwide injunctions and the justices' decision to block the nation's first religious charter school from opening in Oklahoma.
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Ilya Shapiro talks Supreme Court Catholic charter school and LGBTQ story time disputes
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute, joins 'Court Watch' host Alex Swoyer to discuss an upcoming case before the Supreme Court this week involving a Catholic charter school and he breaks down last week's arguments concerning LGBTQ storytime for pre-K and elementary age students in a Maryland county. Shapiro also highlights his new book released earlier this year, "Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites."
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Supreme Court hears dispute over LGBTQ story time for elementary kids
Court Watch with Alex Swoyer
Lawyer Nathan Lewin joined 'Court Watch' podcast host Alex Swoyer to discuss the Supreme Court's upcoming case involving Maryland parents, who challenge the school system's decision to have LGBTQ books read to pre-K and elementary school children without allowing them to opt out.
info_outlineElizabeth Gillette and Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Kellie Fiedorek discuss with Court Watch host Alex Swoyer complications from the abortion pill ahead of oral arguments before the Supreme Court on March 26 over Food and Drug Administration changes to the use of the drug.