Parents of brain-damaged boy lose Supreme Court appeal for control of medical treatment
The boy, known as John, suffered a devastating brain injury in road crash in 2020.
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The boy, known as John, suffered a devastating brain injury in road crash in 2020.
Woulfe is listed for sittings on three days next month, 4, 12 and 19 February.
The Tánaiste faced numerous question on the ongoing controversy today.
Micheal Martin rejected allegations of “horse trading” in relation to the appointed of the Attorney General.
The decision was taken at Cabinet this morning, which effectively rules out an impeachment motion being moved by the Government.
Politicians have been warned about publicly commenting on the controversy.
The government says there are “serious constitutional issues” at play.
Chief Justice Frank Clarke met with fellow Supreme Court judge Seamus Woulfe last week.
Four different meetings were postponed or cancelled by Woulfe in October. That meeting has now been held.
Democrats were unable to stop the confirmation of Trump’s third justice on the court.
Republicans have mostly united to support Donald Trump’s pick to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
President Donald Trump’s nominee could clear the final hurdle on Monday.
The committee vote paves the way for full Senate approval of Barrett on Monday.
The judiciary committee will vote on October 22 on whether to recommend Amy Coney Barrett for the vacancy.
Ali Damache is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence in the US.
Amy Coney Barrett is facing senators’ questions for the first time at a confirmation hearing.
Donald Trump’s nominee to fill the vacancy on the panel was giving evidence at her confirmation hearing.
Amy Coney Barrett will be quizzed by senators tomorrow, weeks out from the US election.
The report was published at 4pm today.
At the age of 48, she would be the youngest justice on the current court if confirmed.
Barrett, of Indiana, was at the White House at least twice this week.
The country’s highest court made the order in two rulings today.
Liberal icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg died last week, setting up a potentially divisive battle to replace her.
Her colleague Chief Justice John Roberts paid tribute to Ginsberg today.
Democrats argue that any Senate vote should be delayed until after the November election.
Biden has said that rushing a nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg through the Senate before the election would be an “abuse of power”.
The towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice died aged 87 at her home in Washington.
Meanwhile, former Kildare junior minister Áine Brady has apologised for her attendance at the event.
The Supreme Court justice was at the controversial event in Galway on Wednesday night.
David Kenny, Assistant Professor of Law at Trinity College, says the Supreme Court’s ruling has major implications for environmental policy and the court.
The case was brought to the Supreme Court by Friends of the Irish Environment after the High Court rejected its case in September.
The judge said the “tragic circumstances had most sadly, come to fruition”.
Trump’s lawyers had claimed the president was immune from criminal investigation – a claim rejected by the court.
The Supreme Court is hearing an important appeal by Irish climate activists today and tomorrow.
The justices rejected administration arguments that the eight-year-old DACA programme is illegal.
The court voted that Title VII, that bars job discrimination because of sex, encompasses bias against LGBT workers.
Claims made in a Facebook post are confirmed to be false by Department of An Taoiseach
Gerry Adams welcomes the UK Supreme Court quashing today of his conviction for attempted Maze Prison escapes in the 1970s.
Adams attempted to escape from the Maze on Christmas Eve 1973 and again in July 1974.