Devan Cole - Writer, CNN Politics
Devan Cole
Writer, CNN Politics
Devan Cole is a writer for CNN Politics, covering the Supreme Court, lower federal courts and the Justice Department.
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See where abortions are banned and legal — and where it’s still in limbo
Apr 26, 2024
Nearly two dozen US states have banned or severely restricted access to abortion. View CNN’s abortion law map to see where abortions are legal, banned, or in limbo.
Justice Clarence Thomas chooses not to recuse himself from another January 6-related case
Apr 25, 2024
Amid calls for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a high-stakes case over whether Donald Trump has presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, the conservative jurist has made clear that doesn’t plan to step aside – or even respond publicly to the appeals from Democrats and others.
Federal appeals court blocks West Virginia from enforcing anti-trans sports ban against 13-year-old girl
Apr 16, 2024
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that West Virginia cannot enforce its anti-trans sports ban against a 13-year-old girl, dealing a blow to one of nearly two dozen such laws enacted by GOP-led states in recent years.
Supreme Court permits Idaho to enforce ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Apr 15, 2024
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Idaho officials to temporarily enforce a strict statewide ban on gender-affirming care for most minors, in one of the first such cases to reach the nation’s highest court.
Who is Juan Merchan? What to know about the judge in Trump’s hush money case
Apr 15, 2024
The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial will take center stage in the case Monday with jury selection kicking off in the historic criminal prosecution of the former president.
Senate Democrats subpoena Leonard Leo in Supreme Court ethics probe
Apr 11, 2024
Senate Democrats on Thursday issued a subpoena to a conservative legal advocate they are investigating in response to a series of ethics controversies at the Supreme Court involving lavish travel and gifts to justices.
Biden administration finalizes rule to close ‘gun show loophole’ in effort to combat gun violence
Apr 11, 2024
The Biden administration on Thursday moved one step closer to enacting a rule requiring people who sell firearms online and at gun shows to conduct background checks on their potential customers.
Conservative activists reach $1 million settlement deal with New York AG for running 2020 voter suppression campaign
Apr 9, 2024
Conservative activists Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman have agreed to pay $1 million to the New York attorney general’s office and others for running a voter suppression campaign targeting Black voters during the 2020 election.
A conservative appeals court in the South seems to be exasperating the Supreme Court
Apr 7, 2024
If there is a down-to-the-deadline scramble at the Supreme Court to intervene on a hot-button case with far-reaching implications, there is a good chance that the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals is the source of the legal fracas.
Ex-DOJ official Jeff Clark violated DC attorney ethics rules with 2020 election schemes, bar disciplinary panel says
Apr 4, 2024
An attorney discipline panel in Washington, DC, has made a preliminary decision that former Trump Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark could face sanctions including disbarment for trying to sow doubt in Donald Trump’s electoral loss in 2020.
‘Maybe Texas went too far’ with immigration law, state lawyer tells federal court
Apr 3, 2024
An attorney defending Texas’ controversial immigration law told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that state legislators may have gone “too far” when they passed a controversial immigration law last year.
Texas immigration controversy rekindles fight over Arizona’s ‘show me your papers’ law
Apr 3, 2024
The legal battle over a controversial Texas immigration law could eventually give the Supreme Court a chance to revisit a historic ruling that largely struck down Arizona’s “show me your papers” law and reaffirmed the federal government’s “broad, undoubted power” over immigration.
Peter Navarro makes long-shot Supreme Court plea to avoid more prison time
Apr 2, 2024
Former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro asked the Supreme Court to take another look at his request to avoid prison, filing a long-shot request on Tuesday that the high court rarely grants.
Florida man sentenced to 14 months in prison for threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts
Apr 2, 2024
A Florida man was sentenced Monday to 14 months in prison for threatening to kill Chief Justice John Roberts last year.
Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments over the abortion drug mifepristone
Mar 27, 2024
A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of the idea of a nationwide ban or new limits on mifepristone, the primary drug used for medication abortions.
Appeals court keeps controversial Texas immigration law on hold
Mar 27, 2024
A controversial Texas law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally will remain blocked while legal challenges to it play out, a federal appeals court said Tuesday.
About
Devan Cole is a writer for CNN Politics, covering the Supreme Court, lower federal courts and the Justice Department.
Cole was previously a breaking news writer for CNN, covering all things Washington and hot-button issues percolating across the country, including legal battles over LGBTQ rights and conservative efforts to restrict care for trans youth. Prior to that, he worked as a news associate in CNN’s Washington bureau where he assisted the assignment and live desk.
A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Cole graduated from The George Washington University with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication.
