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Trump's Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchs
Read full article: Trump's Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian oligarchsThe Trump administration's Justice Department has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs as a means to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Judge blocks transfers of 3 transgender inmates to men's prison
Read full article: Judge blocks transfers of 3 transgender inmates to men's prisonA federal judge has agreed to temporarily block prison officials from transferring three incarcerated transgender women to men’s facilities and terminating their access to hormone therapy under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
Politics & Power: Supreme Court’s docket includes pivotal cases on technology, police force, citizenship & free speech
Read full article: Politics & Power: Supreme Court’s docket includes pivotal cases on technology, police force, citizenship & free speechThe clock is tick-tocking on the Supreme Court’s latest calendar. From free speech to police shootings, several things before the nation’s highest court have national significance.
14 members of an Australian religious group are convicted over diabetic girl's death
Read full article: 14 members of an Australian religious group are convicted over diabetic girl's deathTwo bereaved parents and 12 fellow members of an Australian religious congregation accused of killing an 8-year-old girl by withholding her diabetes medication have been found guilty of her manslaughter.
Democrats and voting groups say a bid to toss out North Carolina ballots is an attack on democracy
Read full article: Democrats and voting groups say a bid to toss out North Carolina ballots is an attack on democracyThere are still some unresolved races from the 2024 election, and one of them involves a seat on North Carolina’s highest court.
North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal, court rules
Read full article: North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban won’t be in effect during appeal, court rulesNorth Dakota’s highest court has ruled that the state’s overturned abortion ban will not be enforced during an appeal of a judge’s ruling that struck down the law in September.
Trump and Vance join March for Life anti-abortion activists in celebrating the movement's gains
Read full article: Trump and Vance join March for Life anti-abortion activists in celebrating the movement's gainsPresident Donald Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, are celebrating gains in the anti-abortion movement with activists in the annual March for Life.
Emergency contraception pill could be an alternative to mifepristone for abortions, study suggests
Read full article: Emergency contraception pill could be an alternative to mifepristone for abortions, study suggestsA new study suggests that a pill used for emergency contraception could be repurposed at a higher dose as an abortion drug, providing a possible alternative to mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in the most common type of abortion in the United States.
Supreme Court could revive lawsuit against Texas officer who shot motorist stopped for unpaid tolls
Read full article: Supreme Court could revive lawsuit against Texas officer who shot motorist stopped for unpaid tollsThe Supreme Court seems inclined to revive a civil rights lawsuit against the Texas police officer who shot a man to death during a traffic stop in Houston over unpaid tolls.
Supreme Court rejects Republican-backed Montana case based on controversial election law theory
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Republican-backed Montana case based on controversial election law theoryThe Supreme Court has turned back an election law case out of Montana that relied on a controversial legal theory with the potential to change the way elections are run across the country.
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
Read full article: How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threatIf it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time.
What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google's app store on Sunday?
Read full article: What will happen to TikTok on Apple and Google's app store on Sunday?With President-elect Trump adding uncertainty around whether a TikTok ban will go into effect, the focus is now turning to companies like Google and Apple.
For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban looms
Read full article: For TikTok users, mourning, frustration and clinging to hope as TikTok ban loomsThe U.S. is inching closer and closer to a potential TikTok ban — with the nation’s highest court upholding a law that’s set to officially cut the cord and halt new downloads off the app starting Sunday.
Bangladesh Supreme Court acquits ex-Prime Minister Zia, clearing the way for her to run in elections
Read full article: Bangladesh Supreme Court acquits ex-Prime Minister Zia, clearing the way for her to run in electionsBangladesh’s Supreme Court has acquitted former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the last corruption case against her, paving the way for her to run in elections that an interim government says will be held either in December or in the first half of 2026.
A TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps available
Read full article: A TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps availableWith a possible TikTok ban just days away, many U.S. users are looking for alternative social media platforms to help them keep up with pop culture or provide the type of entertaining videos that popularized the short-form video app.
Supreme Court upholds a North Dakota state House district on an American Indian reservation
Read full article: Supreme Court upholds a North Dakota state House district on an American Indian reservationThe Supreme Court has upheld a North Dakota state House district on an American Indian reservation, rejecting a challenge by local Republican officials.
Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower court
Read full article: Supreme Court to weigh reinstating Obamacare care requirements struck down by lower courtThe Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider some reinstating preventative care coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act that were struck down by a lower court.
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19
Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a federal law that could force TikTok to shut down on Jan. 19The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok in the United States beginning Jan. 19 unless the popular social media program is sold by its China-based parent company.
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he spoke with Trump about clerk before hush-money filing
Read full article: Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito says he spoke with Trump about clerk before hush-money filingSupreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke with President-elect Donald Trump about a former law clerk the day before Trump went to the high court in a push to delay the sentencing in his New York hush-money case.
Trump asks the Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York
Read full article: Trump asks the Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New YorkPresident-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to call off Friday’s sentencing in his hush money case in New York.
North Carolina justices block certification of election outcome in race for one of its own seats
Read full article: North Carolina justices block certification of election outcome in race for one of its own seatsNorth Carolina’s Supreme Court has blocked the certification of a November election result for one of the seats on its court so it can review legal arguments by a trailing candidate.
TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform ban
Read full article: TikTok creators left in limbo while awaiting decision on potential platform banThe fate of TikTok is keeping creators and small business owners in anxious limbo as they await a decision from the Supreme Court that could upheld their livelihoods.
Federal courts won't refer Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to attorney general over ethics
Read full article: Federal courts won't refer Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to attorney general over ethicsThe federal courts will not refer allegations that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas may have violated ethics laws to the Justice Department.
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes office
Read full article: Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes officePresident-elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.
Americans' trust in nation's court system hits record low, survey finds
Read full article: Americans' trust in nation's court system hits record low, survey findsAt a time of heightened political division, Americans’ confidence in their country’s judicial system and courts dropped to a record low of 35% this year.
TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it's sold
Read full article: TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it's soldTikTok is asking the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agrees to sell it.
Court denies TikTok's request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court review
Read full article: Court denies TikTok's request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court reviewA federal appeals court has left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States.
Supreme Court will take up a challenge related to California's tough vehicle emissions standards
Read full article: Supreme Court will take up a challenge related to California's tough vehicle emissions standardsThe Supreme Court says it will take up a business-backed appeal that could make it easier to challenge federal regulations, acting in a dispute related to California’s nation-leading standards for vehicle emissions.
Supreme Court will hear Catholic charitable group's plea to be free from Wisconsin unemployment tax
Read full article: Supreme Court will hear Catholic charitable group's plea to be free from Wisconsin unemployment taxThe Supreme Court has agreed to take up a new religious rights case over whether a Catholic charitable organization must pay Wisconsin’s employment tax.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissions
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects appeal from Boston parents over race bias in elite high school admissionsThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Boston parents who claimed a temporary admissions policy for the city’s elite high schools discriminated against white students and those of Asian descent.
TikTok asks federal appeals court to bar enforcement of potential ban until Supreme Court review
Read full article: TikTok asks federal appeals court to bar enforcement of potential ban until Supreme Court reviewTikTok on Monday asked a federal appeals court to bar the Biden administration from enforcing a law that could lead to a ban on the popular platform until the Supreme Court reviews the case.
Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents' challenge to school guidance for transgender students
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents' challenge to school guidance for transgender studentsThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district’s guidance for supporting transgender students.
Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on transgender health care ban: Conservatives skeptical
Read full article: Takeaways from the Supreme Court arguments on transgender health care ban: Conservatives skepticalThe conservative-majority Supreme Court appeared likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender minors as it heard the most high-profile case of its term on Wednesday.
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee's ban on medical treatments for transgender minors
Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee's ban on medical treatments for transgender minorsHearing a high-profile culture-war clash, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court to let her compete in women's events
Read full article: Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court to let her compete in women's eventsAttorneys for a transgender athlete have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow her to compete in the women's division at powerlifting events, saying she’s protected against discrimination by the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
Supreme Court doesn't seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes as teen use increased
Read full article: Supreme Court doesn't seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes as teen use increasedA majority of Supreme Court justices didn’t seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies before refusing to allow them to sell sweet flavored vaping products following a surge in teen e-cigarette use.
Regulators cracked down on sweet vapes after use by kids spiked. Now the Supreme Court is wading in.
Read full article: Regulators cracked down on sweet vapes after use by kids spiked. Now the Supreme Court is wading in.Vaping is coming before the Supreme Court next week as federal regulators ask the high court to uphold its block on sweet, flavored products following a spike in youth e-cigarette use.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot, an unsealed police report alleges
Read full article: Brazil’s Bolsonaro planned and participated in a 2022 coup plot, an unsealed police report allegesBrazil’s former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro was fully aware of and actively participated in a coup plot to remain in office after his defeat in the 2022 election, according to a Federal Police report that has been unsealed.
UK Supreme Court hears landmark legal challenge over how a 'woman' is defined in law
Read full article: UK Supreme Court hears landmark legal challenge over how a 'woman' is defined in lawThe U.K. Supreme Court has begun hearing a legal challenge focusing on the definition of “woman” in a long-running dispute between a women’s right campaign group and the Scottish government.
Over 18,000 register to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judges in Mexico's new system
Read full article: Over 18,000 register to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judges in Mexico's new systemMore than 18,000 people have registered online to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judgeships in Mexico’s contentious new selection process.
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to graphic cigarette warning labels
Read full article: Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to graphic cigarette warning labelsThe Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packages and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking.
Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC's $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone services
Read full article: Supreme Court steps into fight over FCC's $8 billion subsidies for internet and phone servicesThe Supreme Court has stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power.
Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against Meta
Read full article: Supreme Court allows multibillion-dollar class action to proceed against MetaThe Supreme Court is allowing a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against Facebook parent Meta stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm.
Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro and aides of alleged 2022 coup attempt
Read full article: Brazilian police formally accuse former President Bolsonaro and aides of alleged 2022 coup attemptBrazil’s Federal Police have formally accused former President Jair Bolsonaro and 36 other people of attempting a coup to keep him in office after his electoral defeat in the 2022 elections.
Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourse
Read full article: Brazil authorities link bombing in the capital to extremist discourseA Brazilian Supreme Court justice says he believes that the explosion outside the court in Brasilia was the consequence of frequent far-right attacks and hate speech targeting the country’s institutions.
Man kills himself with blasts outside Brazil's Supreme Court after failing to get inside
Read full article: Man kills himself with blasts outside Brazil's Supreme Court after failing to get insideAuthorities say a man who failed in an attempt to break into Brazil’s Supreme Court has killed himself in explosions outside the building that forced justices and staff to evacuate.
Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested provisional ballots, rejecting Republican plea
Read full article: Supreme Court allows Pennsylvania to count contested provisional ballots, rejecting Republican pleaThe Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania.
8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul
Read full article: 8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaulEight justices of Mexico’s Supreme Court have said they will leave the court rather than stand for election as required by a controversial judicial overhaul passed last month.
Indigenous people march in Brazil's capital against bill limiting land rights
Read full article: Indigenous people march in Brazil's capital against bill limiting land rightsHundreds of Indigenous people were marching Wednesday in Brazil’s capital, urging Congress to drop a proposed constitutional amendment that has the potential to paralyze and even reverse land allocations.
Federal appeals court upholds New York's ban on guns in sensitive places
Read full article: Federal appeals court upholds New York's ban on guns in sensitive placesA federal appeals court in New York says a recent Supreme Court decision does not alter its conclusion that New York can enforce laws banning firearms in sensitive locations.
A Supreme Court reshaped by Trump has a low profile in this presidential campaign
Read full article: A Supreme Court reshaped by Trump has a low profile in this presidential campaignWhen he was president, Donald Trump remade the Supreme Court with three nominees, and in the process shifted the court's ideological balance to the conservative right.
Votes won't be counted for Arkansas medical marijuana ballot measure, court says
Read full article: Votes won't be counted for Arkansas medical marijuana ballot measure, court saysThe Arkansas Supreme Court has ruled that votes won't be counted for a measure that would have expanded medical marijuana.
Supreme Court tosses out decision letting 18-year-olds carry guns during emergencies in Pennsylvania
Read full article: Supreme Court tosses out decision letting 18-year-olds carry guns during emergencies in PennsylvaniaThe Supreme Court has tossed out a decision allowing 18-year-olds to legally carry guns in public.
This could have been a year of a federal court reckoning for Trump. Judges had other ideas
Read full article: This could have been a year of a federal court reckoning for Trump. Judges had other ideasA year that began with the prospect of a federal court reckoning for Trump will conclude without any chance at trial, leaving voters without an up-or-down jury verdict in the two most consequential cases against the Republican presidential nominee.
Supreme Court seems likely to give Oklahoma death row inmate a new day in court
Read full article: Supreme Court seems likely to give Oklahoma death row inmate a new day in courtThe Supreme Court appears likely to give Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip at least another day in court in his long quest to throw out his murder conviction and death sentence.
Supreme Court seems open to upholding regulations on ghost guns, hard to trace weapons used in crime
Read full article: Supreme Court seems open to upholding regulations on ghost guns, hard to trace weapons used in crimeThe Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to uphold a Biden administration regulation on ghost guns, the difficult-to-trace weapons found at crime scenes in increasing numbers.
Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom
Read full article: Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedomNine times the state of Oklahoma has set a date to execute death row inmate Richard Glossip.
Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas officer convicted in killing of woman through her window
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects appeal from Texas officer convicted in killing of woman through her windowThe Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a former Texas police officer convicted in the death of a woman who was shot through a window of her home.
Supreme Court declines Biden's appeal in Texas emergency abortion case
Read full article: Supreme Court declines Biden's appeal in Texas emergency abortion caseThe Supreme Court decided Monday that a court order finding Texas hospitals cannot federally be required to provide pregnancy terminations when they violate a state abortion ban will stay for now.
Major cases before the Supreme Court deal with transgender rights, guns, nuclear waste and vapes
Read full article: Major cases before the Supreme Court deal with transgender rights, guns, nuclear waste and vapesThe Supreme Court’s new term is opening with a handful of important cases set to be heard and the possibility that the justices will be asked to get involved in election disputes.
The Supreme Court opens its new term with election disputes in the air but not yet on the docket
Read full article: The Supreme Court opens its new term with election disputes in the air but not yet on the docketTransgender rights, the regulation of “ghost guns” and the death penalty highlight the Supreme Court’s election-season term that begins Monday.
What's next after prosecutors reveal new evidence in Trump's 2020 election interference case
Read full article: What's next after prosecutors reveal new evidence in Trump's 2020 election interference caseSpecial counsel Jack Smith has provided a road map for how prosecutors hope to prove their case charging Donald Trump with an illegal scheme to overturn his 2020 election loss — if it ever gets to trial.
The flood of ghost guns is slowing after regulation. It's also being challenged in the Supreme Court
Read full article: The flood of ghost guns is slowing after regulation. It's also being challenged in the Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case over a federal regulation aimed at reducing weapons often referred to as ghost guns.
Prosecutors file sealed brief detailing allegations against Trump in election interference case
Read full article: Prosecutors file sealed brief detailing allegations against Trump in election interference caseSpecial counsel Jack Smith has filed, under seal, a legal brief that prosecutors have said would contain sensitive and new evidence in the case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 election he lost.
Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for Congress
Read full article: Republicans are trying a new approach to abortion in the race for CongressIn the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candidates are speaking up about women’s rights to abortion access and reproductive care in new and surprising ways.
Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rules
Read full article: Pennsylvania mail-in ballots with flawed dates on envelopes can be thrown out, court rulesPennsylvania voters could have their mail-in ballots thrown out if they do not write accurate dates on envelopes they use to return them under a state Supreme Court ruling.
Report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent $1.3 million on social events
Read full article: Report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent $1.3 million on social eventsA new report says former University of Florida president Ben Sasse spent over $1.3 million on private catering for lavish dinners, football tailgates and extravagant social functions.
Fearless Fund drops grant program for Black women business owners in lawsuit settlement
Read full article: Fearless Fund drops grant program for Black women business owners in lawsuit settlementA venture capital firm has closed a grant program for Black women business owners as part of a settlement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was discriminatory.
Trump repeats false claims over 2020 election loss, deflects responsibility for Jan. 6
Read full article: Trump repeats false claims over 2020 election loss, deflects responsibility for Jan. 6Donald Trump is persisting in saying he won the 2020 election and he's taking no responsibility for what unfolded at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'
Read full article: Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'A few thousand supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have begun flooding Sao Paulo’s main boulevard for an Independence Day rally.
Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says
Read full article: Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president saysForeign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in Mexico.
What’s at stake in Mexico's judicial system under sweeping overhaul pushed by the president
Read full article: What’s at stake in Mexico's judicial system under sweeping overhaul pushed by the presidentMexico’s governing party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and it wants to push through a unusual proposal to make the country’s entire judicial branch — some 7,000 judges —stand for election.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is hitting the road to promote her new memoir, 'Lovely One'
Read full article: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is hitting the road to promote her new memoir, 'Lovely One'Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is embarking on a high-profile, nationwide tour to promote her new memoir, “Lovely One.”.
Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps
Read full article: Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next stepsLawyers for Donald Trump intend to urge a judge to dismiss the federal election subversion case against the former president after a Supreme Court opinion that narrowed the scope of the landmark prosecution.
Polish electoral body says former ruling party violated campaign rules, imposes penalty
Read full article: Polish electoral body says former ruling party violated campaign rules, imposes penaltyPoland’s electoral authority says that the former governing nationalist conservative party violated campaign funding rules in the 2023 parliamentary vote.
South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
Read full article: South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to goSouth Carolina’s prisons director says the state's supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested two months ago and its firing squad has the ammunition and training to carry out its first execution in more than 13 years.
New indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case won’t move the needle in November election, expert says
Read full article: New indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case won’t move the needle in November election, expert saysSpecial counsel Jack Smith has filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election.
Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
Read full article: Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt planThe Supreme Court is keeping on hold the latest multibillion-dollar student debt relief plan from the Biden administration, while multiple lawsuits make their way through lower courts.
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
Read full article: Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegationsSpecial counsel Jack Smith has filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election.
Path to the Polls: Why red flags are being raised over the Supreme Court striking down the ‘Chevron decision’
Read full article: Path to the Polls: Why red flags are being raised over the Supreme Court striking down the ‘Chevron decision’Constitutional law expert Rod Sullivan joins me on this week’s “Path to the Polls” to discuss how the Supreme Court's "Chevron Decision" could affect every American.
EU: Maduro has not shown 'necessary public evidence' to declare victory in Venezuela elections
Read full article: EU: Maduro has not shown 'necessary public evidence' to declare victory in Venezuela electionsThe European Union's top diplomat says that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has “not provided the necessary public evidence” to prove he was the winner of July’s elections.
Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second Amendment
Read full article: Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second AmendmentA federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second Amendment.
Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41K Arizona voters, but partly OKs proof of citizenship law
Read full article: Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41K Arizona voters, but partly OKs proof of citizenship lawThe Supreme Court has rejected a Republican push that could have blocked more than 41,000 Arizona voters in the presidential race.
Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
Read full article: Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential electionVenezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged.
Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal's capital during the annual Pride parade
Read full article: Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal's capital during the annual Pride paradeHundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters have rallied in Nepal’s capital during the annual Pride parade, the first one since gay couples were able to register same-sex marriages officially in the Himalayan nation.
Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
Read full article: Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the countryThe Supreme Court has kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request.
US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
Read full article: US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study findsA new report shows the number of monthly abortions in the U.S. went up slightly in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade.
Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money case
Read full article: Supreme Court shuts down Missouri’s long shot push to lift Trump’s gag order in hush-money caseThe Supreme Court has shut down a long-shot push from Missouri seeking to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York.
Americans are 'getting whacked' by too many laws and regulations, Justice Gorsuch says in a new book
Read full article: Americans are 'getting whacked' by too many laws and regulations, Justice Gorsuch says in a new bookSupreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is out with a new book in which he says ordinary Americans are “getting whacked” by too many laws and regulations.