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US Supreme Court reinstates Boston Marathon suicide bomber’s death sentence
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for his role in the 2013 bombing that killed three people and injured more than 260 others, ruling in favor of the federal government. In a 6-3 decision, judges sided with the Justice Department’s …
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Supreme Court justices question US power to cut carbon emissions
WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical on Monday about the federal government’s authority to enact sweeping regulations to cut carbon emissions from power plants in a case that could undermine President Joe Biden’s plans to fight climate change. The court, whose 6-3 conservative majority expressed suspicion of the broad …
Supreme Court nominee has hurricane connection
Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s High Court nominee, was inspired by her father, Johnny Brown, an alumnus of the University of Miami Law School. Hours before the first rays of the morning sun broke through the sky, Johnny Brown was already awake in his apartment on the University of Miami campus, helping his 4-year-old …
Transgender student rights get skeptical hearing at Federal Court of Appeals
While several federal courts across the country have consistently recognized the rights of transgender students in recent years, this week’s arguments before a full federal appeals court suggest a potential victory for those seeking to limit those rights. A ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta to uphold …
Appeals judge is first Latina appointed to California High Court
An appeals court judge who is the daughter of Mexican immigrants was named by Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday as the first Latina to serve on the California Supreme Court. Judge Patricia Guerrero, 50, of San Diego, grew up in Imperial’s agricultural valley and has worked as a federal prosecutor, law firm partner, Superior Court …
Graham becomes first player to watch in Supreme Court drama
WASHINGTON – The list of Republicans willing to back President Joe Biden’s next Supreme Court nominee “is longer than you might initially imagine,” the second-placed Senate Democrat teased to reporters recently. Illinois Senator Dick Durbin declined to name names. But clearly Sen. Lindsey Graham, RS.C., is near the top of the list. Graham, who has …
Black federal judge asks Biden not to choose Ketanji Brown Jackson for SCOTUS
A retired federal judge has asked President Joe Biden not to consider Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for SCOTUS. In a letter obtained by NBC News, Judge UW Clemon questioned Jackson’s commitment to workplace justice. Clemon pointed to a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of 5,500 Black Lockheed Martin employees. Loading Something is loading. Alabama’s …
Supreme Court denies request to allow drop boxes until April 5 election | local government
After previously ruling that mail-in ballot boxes could be used in Tuesday’s spring primary, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday in a split decision that ballot boxes would not be allowed in the U.S. general election. April. In a 4-3 decision, along with conservative justices Brian Hagedorn, who has sided with liberal justices in the …
Civil rights organizations sue Texas over voter purges
The Voter Suppression Bill Senate Bill 1 prompted another lawsuit, this one over an ignored request by the Texas Secretary of State regarding voter purges. Last week, a group of civil rights organizations, including the ACLU and MALDEF (the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), filed a lawsuit in a US district court alleging …
Federal judicial vacancies tally released for Feb. 1 – Ballotpedia News
Welcome to the February 7 edition of Dress and Hammerthe Ballotpedia newsletter on the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and other court events in the United States Much of the country may be experiencing a cold winter, but the pages of our newsletter are warm this week with bustling court activity, including a big announcement …
Analysis: The Republican Party allows Donald Trump’s policy of violence
The Republican National Committee’s censure of GOP Representatives Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for probing the “legitimate political discourse” of the Jan. 6 insurrection entrenched that principle in party policy dogma. Friday’s decision underscored the unbridled extremism of large sections of one of America’s major political parties and the still malign and dominating influence of …
Equal Rights Amendment: Supporters push for publication despite lingering legal questions
Believing that the ERA has met all necessary constitutional requirements, supporters are demanding that American archivist David Ferriero, who is due to retire in April, publish the ERA as 28th Amendment to the Constitution as part of his ministerial duties. Ferriero has not publicly indicated that he plans to release the amendment, and the National …
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Liberal US Supreme Court Justice Breyer to retire, leaving Biden to choose his successor
Democrats plan for quick confirmation of Breyer’s successor Breyer, 83, has been in the role since 1994, writing key decisions WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is considering retirement, lawmakers said on Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden a chance to deliver on his campaign promise to appoint the first …
Supreme Court justices to hear challenge to consideration of race in college admissions – Reuters
By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda. The court said it would file lawsuits alleging that Harvard University, a private institution, and …
The DC circuit refuses the provisional release of Pauline Bauer
Woman identified as Pauline Bauer inside the Capitol rotunda (via FBI). The owner of a Pennsylvania pizzeria who was filmed ordering the police to “bring Nancy Pelosi outside” to the crowd of donald trump Supporters who stormed the Capitol on January 6 lost her bid to overturn a judge’s ruling that she would be detained …
Thousands march in Washington against mask and vaccination mandates
Thousands of anti-mask and vaccine-mandated protesters gathered in the Mall of Washington, DC on Sunday to voice their opposition to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 mask and vaccine policies. Gathering at the base of the Washington Monument, then marching towards the Lincoln Memorial, protesters held up signs saying, “Make Love Not Mandates!!” and “Coercion is not …
Divided Supreme Court Makes Policy Decisions Because Congress Won’t
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to the writing or editing of articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. The Supreme Court of the United States resembles a divided legislature. Seven of the nine judges expressed their widely differing opinions in two recent COVID vaccination decisions. …
Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt ready to fight for Texas attorney general
Civil rights attorney S. Lee Merritt expected to cross paths with Republicans when he moved to Dallas in 2015. In a way, that’s why he came to Texas in the first place. “Where are you going if you want to change the face of civil rights in this country? Merritt asked during an interview with …
In Biden’s speech, SCOTUS hears the arguments about the warrants. And irony
And more here: X Justice Kagan: Everything You Can Control. you can’t do that with work. THANK YOU JUSTICE KAGAN, for recognizing it. – Léa Litman (@LeahLitman) January 7, 2022 Bill Goodykoontz / USA today: “A Dagger in the Throat of American Democracy”: Why Joe Biden’s Intense January 6 Speech Was Stunning on Television “He …
Supreme Court conservatives appear skeptical of vaccine or testing mandate for companies
The Supreme Court heard challenges to the Biden administration’s efforts to increase the country’s vaccination rate against COVID-19 on Friday. Evan Vucci / AP Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Friday appeared skeptical of President Joe Biden’s administration’s vaccine or testing mandate he imposed on big business amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The first of two …
Biden’s presidency needs a lifeline, and his name could be Hillary
Here are three things Joe Biden can do to save his train wreck from a presidency: 1. Obtain the retirement of 82-year-old US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. 2. Appoint Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him. 3. Next, name Hillary Clinton, 74, to take Harris’ place. If Joe has gone too far to get …
Schumer: Senate to vote on obstruction change on voting bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – Days before the anniversary of the Jan.6 attack on the Capitol, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that the Senate would soon vote on relaxing the filibuster rules with the goal to advance blocked vote legislation that Democrats believe is necessary to protect American democracy. In a letter to colleagues on Monday, Schumer, …
Editorial: “It doesn’t bring us anything”
It may have come as a surprise when Donald Trump Jr. told a group of young conservatives last week that, from a political point of view, following the teachings of Jesus “has not brought us anything.” However, it was a definite disappointment that the son of the former president put his cards on the table …
Trump pushes one truth and hides another
Trump has been vocal this week on Covid-19 vaccines, pushing them to supporters, correcting some misinformation and clarifying that they protect against hospitalizations and deaths from Covid-19. He also seeks personal credit for developing a vaccine and tells his supporters they should get the vaccine, although he agrees they should have the right not to …
40 federal judges confirmed in 2021; Biden appoints 2 others
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden makes two final federal judicial appointments this year as he crowns his first year in office with 40 senior judges, the highest number since Ronald Reagan was president. Nancy Gbana Abudu, her candidate for the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in the Deep South, would …
Letter from the editor: In 2022, democracy is at stake
I thought about it a lot last year what a modern manifestation of fascism in America might look like, and I decided that while I can’t give you a solid definition, I can give you examples. It’s like this other thing – you know it when you see it – and over the last year …
Race and finance: the student loan trap
This is the second in a series of articles on race and the financial system. When American civil rights activists of the last century took to the streets, they dreamed of a day when black Americans had the same educational opportunities as everyone else in the country. Sabrina Cannon lived that dream – and it …
Justice Department asks High Court to authorize vaccination warrant
Biden administration asks Supreme Court to block lower court orders that prevent President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers from going into effect in around half of states ThroughThe Associated Press December 17, 2021, 01:10 • 3 minutes to read Share on FacebookShare on twitterEmail this article WASHINGTON – The Biden administration on Thursday …
Sheldon Whitehouse fights to end dark money in Supreme Court
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is fighting to end the “black money” that he says plagues the Supreme Court. The Rhode Island Democrat refers to private groups using anonymous donations to defend their interests in the highest court. Whitehouse spoke with Insider in a recent interview to discuss his perspective. Loading Something is loading. We are really …
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From Biden’s hometown, a reminder of the dangers of toxic fracking waste
When Joe Biden returned to Scranton last month, there was one place he didn’t visit: the landfill on the outskirts of town that is full of toxic fracking waste. Biden is a child of Scranton. On Election Day 2020, he returned to his childhood home in Scranton and wrote a message in the hallway of …
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U.S. Supreme Court fights Puerto Rico’s exclusion from employee benefits program
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (Reuters) – The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday considered whether a Congressional decision five decades ago to exclude Puerto Rico from a federal program that provides benefits to the elderly, low-income blind and disabled people was illegal. Some of the nine justices posed tough questions during argument in the case before …
Student loan waiver: everything you need to know
Home ” New ” Student loan waiver: everything you need to know President Biden’s freeze on student loan debt payments ends in early 2022 The Biden administration is giving borrowers about $ 110 billion in student loan cancellations. You can get student loan forgiveness even if you don’t work in the public service. This article …
Supreme Court to hear arguments in major cases on abortion, guns. Here is what you need to know
A protester waves an abortion flag in front of the United States Supreme Court as judges hear a major abortion case over the legality of a Louisiana law supported by Republicans that places restrictions on physicians performing the abortion, at Capitol Hill in Washington, United States, March 4, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters Abortion and …
Indigenous Peoples Day should resonate with black people
Indigenous Peoples Day is gradually replacing Columbus Day, and we as a culture are here for it. In fact, we have been for a while. It is a day of remembrance, a day to honor the ancestors and uplift the original people who traveled this land. It is entirely appropriate – in this time of …
Biden team asks Supreme Court to suspend Texas abortion law
The Supreme Court is seen in Washington on Monday, October 18, 2021. The Biden administration asks the High Court to block Texas law banning most abortions, while the fight over the constitutionality of the measure is played out in the courts . The law has been in force since September. (AP Photo / J. Scott …
Hurry and wait: Trump’s best legal move to block the release of his January 6 documents
According to court documents, Trump has less than a month to obtain a first court order blocking the release of the records. The National Archives told Trump last week that they intended to turn over the documents on Nov. 12, as President Joe Biden refused to assert executive privilege over them. Trump’s efforts to act …
Ballotpedia publishes number of federal judicial vacancies for September 2021 – Ballotpedia News
In this month’s federal court recess tally, Ballotpedia tracked Article III court appointments, confirmations and vacancies from September through October 1. Ballotpedia publishes the federal judicial vacation count at the beginning of each month. STRONG POINTS Vacant jobs : There have been four new vacancies since the August 2021 Report. There are 81 vacancies out …
Supreme Court justices bristle at being called partisan hackers
You may have noticed that an unusual number of Supreme Court justices have started to defend themselves publicly – my favorite is Amy Coney Barrett’s defense, we are not hackers – as credible and hard-line arbitrators of American law, unshakeable by politics or by the fact that Donald Trump had been exceptionally outspoken in saying …
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Abortion, guns, religion top Supreme Court mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) – The future of abortion rights is in the hands of a conservative Supreme Court that begins a new term on Monday that also includes major cases on gun rights and religion. The court’s credibility with the public could also be at stake, especially if a divided court overturn the landmark Roe v. …
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In political crosshairs, US Supreme Court weighs abortion and guns
Supreme Court opens new nine-month term on Monday Historic precedent to legalize abortion nationwide is under threat Another case could extend gun rights outside the home WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (Reuters) – Just before midnight on Sept. 1, the debate over whether the conservative majority in the U.S. Supreme Court will dramatically change life in America …
55% of police murders incorrectly classified as other causes of death – Reason.com
More than half of police murders are not labeled as such, according to a new study published in The Lancet. The study examines approximately 40 years of deadly police violence in the United States. To reach this conclusion, the researchers compared statistics from the government’s National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) with open source databases from …
3 Supreme Court justices have expressed similar feelings in recent weeks: we are not “junior politicians”
WASHINGTON – Three Supreme Court justices have delivered the same plea in quick succession in recent days: Don’t think of judges as politicians. The judges are right to be concerned. Recent polls show a sharp decline in approval for a court now dominated by the Conservatives. The call by Justices Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer and …
Calls for Rikers’ civil rights inquiry as court presses NYC to resolve crisis – NBC New York
New York City faced mounting pressure on Friday to resolve its spiraling prison crisis, with members of Congress calling for a federal civil rights inquiry and a court-appointed observer lambasting the city for a leadership failure amid staggering violence, self-harm and the deaths this year of at least 12 inmates. US District Judge Laura Swain, …
Polls go down, judges say they ain’t politicians
WASHINGTON (AP) – Three Supreme Court justices have delivered the same plea in quick succession in recent days: Don’t think of judges as politicians. The judges are right to be concerned. Recent polls show a sharp decline in approval for a court now dominated by the Conservatives. The Appeal of Judges Clarence Thomas, Stephen Breyer …
Republican US Senator Grassley, 88, to be re-elected in Iowa | WIBQ The Conversation Station
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley said on Friday he would run for another term in next year’s parliamentary election, increasing the party’s chances of retaining its seat amid a heavily divided chamber. Grassley, the longest-serving Republican senator and longest-serving senator from Iowa, has also helped conservatives enter the federal court system, including the …
RBG’s legacy a year after the death of the liberal icon
By Joan Biskupic, CNN Legal Analyst and Supreme Court Biographer A year after Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died, schools and hospitals were named for her, college prizes created in her name, and artwork designed with her face. Ginsburg’s pioneering women’s rights legacy lives on, as does the iconic lace collar design on t-shirts …
Biden’s push to arrest fewer immigrants wins in court
By Ellen Gilmer / Bloomberg News (TNS) Pressure from President Joe Biden to relax the Trump administration’s strict policies on locking up unauthorized immigrants gathered momentum with a court ruling on Wednesday. A federal appeals court said the Biden administration’s interim policy on relaxing protocols for the detention and arrest of migrants should not have …
Texas judge temporarily protects abortion clinics from certain lawsuits under new law
(AFP via Getty Images) A state judge has temporarily shielded Texas abortion clinics from lawsuits by an anti-abortion group under the state’s controversial new abortion law. The temporary restraining order issued Friday by State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin came in response to a request from Planned Parenthood that does not directly interfere …
Boost your portfolio with these 3 best consumer loan stocks
With the S&P 500 Index surging past 4,500 points, it’s time to take a look at one of its best performing sectors, which is consumer loans. The performance of Zacks’ consumer loans sector with a cumulative return of 48.1% is impressive. During the same period, the S&P 500 Index gained 21.8%. Zacks’ Consumer Loans Industry …
The Liberals have used the courts to block Trump’s agenda. Republicans use the same playbook against Biden.
Legal arguments and procedural tools, such as nationwide injunctions by friendly judges, which have been emphatically criticized by many conservatives when used against Trump’s policies are adopted and used by law in lawsuits that seek to block the actions of the executive branch of President Joe Biden. In the way it handled the legal dispute, …
House passes bill to strengthen historic election law from civil rights era
WASHINGTON – House Democrats on Tuesday passed legislation that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past decade, a step party leaders are touting as a step forward in their quest to fight advanced voting restrictions in Republican-ruled states. The bill, which is part of a larger …
House passes John Lewis bill to strengthen voting rights – San Bernardino Sun
By Brian Slodysko | Associated Press WASHINGTON – House Democrats on Tuesday passed legislation that would strengthen a landmark civil rights-era voting law weakened by the Supreme Court over the past decade, a step party leaders are touting as a step forward in their quest to fight advanced voting restrictions in Republican-ruled states. The bill, …
Voting rights law, 56 years later, is in danger
The US Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965. Within months of its approval, the law allowed hundreds of thousands of African Americans to register to vote. But as the law turns 56 this month, supporters of the right to vote say the law faces the gravest dangers to date. One threat is a …
The Capitol Riot Inquiry / Biden’s Court Commission – Opinion: Potomac Watch
This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Speaker 1: From the opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal, this is Potomac Watch. Kyle Peterson: Speaker Nancy Pelosi refuses to seat two Republicans on the Capitol riot inquiry committee, as President Biden’s …
The Democrats Are Bungling Voting Rights—But Not in the Way You Think
People in Washington, D.C. gather for a candlelight vigil at Black Lives Matter Plaza on the 1-year anniversary of John Lewis’ death. (Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto via AP) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for The Nation’s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For …
Federal judge declares DACA unconstitutional, blocks new claims
A Texas federal judge on Friday ruled illegal the Obama-era Deferred Action Program for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) – which protects those who qualify for deportation and provides work authorization – preventing the Biden administration to accept new candidates. and putting the lives of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants in limbo. In a 77-page opinion, …
Should life tenure give way to term limits? – Minnesota lawyer
Editor’s Note: This article, distributed by The Associated Press, originally appeared on The Conversation site. The Conversation is an independent, not-for-profit source of information, analysis, and commentary from academic experts. By Paul M. Collins Jr .. University of Massachusetts Amherstand Artemus Ward, University of Northern Illinois The pressure on Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to …
GOP-led voter suppression implemented step by step, just like Jim Crow
Across the country, Republican lawmakers are using straw man arguments over voter fraud to impose increasing restrictions on access to the ballot box. In response, President Joe Biden and others called the changes “un-American,” rhetorically downplaying the violence of voter suppression that has actually been central to US history. When Congress passed the Voting Rights …
Conservative judges warn Kavanaugh, Barrett lack “fortitude”
For the first time in a generation, there are six Conservative Supreme Court justices. Over time, this sextet will gradually push the Court to the right. Yet three of them are already sounding the alarm bells. Twice this quarter, Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch have warned that Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Amy …
President Biden Appoints Candidates to Board of Directors to Consider ‘Cold Matters’ of Civil Rights Era
The panel could look at cases like the three Mississippi civil rights activists – James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner – killed by the Ku Klux Klan in June 1964. Fourteen years ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center sent the FBI and the US Department of Justice a list of 74 cold cases involving …
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to be second black woman to sit on 7th Circuit Court of Appeal
With the backing of Democrats and Republicans, Candace Jackson-Akiwumi was confirmed Thursday to sit on the United States Court of Appeals in the 7th Circuit. Before its confirmation, all judges of this federal court were white. The highly influential American courts of appeal, or circuit courts, sit directly below the Supreme Court and serve as …
Seresto pet collars under EPA review. Don’t expect a quick decision.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency launched a review into the best-selling Seresto flea and tick collar this spring after media reports about injuries and deaths linked to the product spurred a congressional inquiry, class-action lawsuits and a formal complaint. The collars, which release small amounts of pesticide onto the fur of cats and dogs for …
Chuck Schumer compares McConnell to a civil rights opponent of the 1960s
Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer slammed Republicans on Tuesday for blocking a voting rights bill. He compared their views to those of senators opposed to civil rights reforms in the 1960s. The bill was designed to protect voting rights amid a campaign to suppress voters by Republicans. See more stories on the Insider business page. …
‘This Week’ Transcript 6-20-21: White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan
A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, June 20, 2021 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. For previous show transcripts, visit the “This Week” transcript archive. ANNOUNCER: “This Week With George Stephanopoulos” starts …
Civil rights leaders to Biden: less bipartisanship, more action
Naomi Williams and D’Emanuel Grosse Sr taste the sweet potato pie at a Juneteenth celebration in Richmond, California on June 19, 2004. | David Paul Morris/Getty Images Happy Saturday and, more importantly, Happy Juneteenth, y’all! For 156 years, June 19th has been celebrated by millions of Black folks in the U.S. to mark the real …