Sotomayor’s challenge to Sauer’s argument on presidential power brought the Supreme Court to a rare and revealing standstill.

The case was brought to the Supreme Court by the Trump administration, asking the justices for emergency relief.

President Donald Trump’s lawyer argued on Monday for far-reaching power that would go well beyond his ability to fire officials at the Federal Trade Commission and other independent agencies.

Trump Solicitor General John Sauer conferred emergency climate change authority on a future president as he argued at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, drawing laughter when he invoked President Donald ...

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett pressed Trump Solicitor General John Sauer on whether or not the Trump Department of Justice believes it needs to follow federal court decisions. The ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor expressed concern over the implications of the DOJ's request to allow independent agency head firings without cause.

Donald Trump has nominated his attorney D. John Sauer, whom you may remember as the lawyer who argued that the president should be able to kill his political rivals with impunity, to be the country’s ...

When President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick for U.S. solicitor general, he tapped one of the leading anti-abortion lawyers in Missouri: D. John Sauer. Sauer’s appointment to serve as the U.S.

THE SUPREME COURT heard oral argument on Monday in a case where what’s at stake is nothing less than the wholesale reshaping ...

D. John Sauer would serve as the president-elect’s advocate before the Supreme Court, a position often referred to as the “10th justice.” The president-elect has chosen as his chief Supreme Court ...

President-elect Donald Trump asked New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) to drop her $500 million civil fraud case against him, his family, and his businesses, framing the move as a necessary ...