Courts & Law
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Justice Barrett faces brunt of backlash to Supreme Court rulings on birthright, election issues
Some on the right branded the Trump-appointed Amy Coney Barrett a "turncoat" and a "DEI hire" after she broke with the administration in two cases, but even scholars who think she got the law wrong came to her defense.
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Judge stops Philadelphia from enforcing ban against federal law enforcement officers wearing masks
Judge Kenney ruled that the DOJ was likely to succeed in its challenge, and thus barred Philadelphia from implementing or enforcing the law against federal agencies and officers during the period that legal proceedings play out.
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Appeals court rules in favor of Trump admin on issue of removing signs at National Park sites
The lower court ruling would have restored the signs and exhibits that the Trump administration had ordered removed because it viewed them as having disparaged Americans.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., advocacy group sue legacy media over COVID-19 censorship
Among the plaintiffs are numerous individuals who claim to have been deplatformed for espousing positions contrary to those the bloc endorsed in relation to COVID-19.
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Having it both ways: Biden legal arguments for Title 42, student loans conflict with each other
The solicitor general will be arguing that COVID-19 is — depending on the Biden policy being rationalized — an ongoing public health emergency, yet also an abated public health threat. Supreme Court "could hear COVID is so serious that we need to spend hundreds of billions of dollars to forgive student loans while at the same time COVID is so little an issue that we can let all these unscreened, potentially unvaccinated migrants come through," says immigration expert. In one case, COVID-19 is still a major problem, while in the other, the pandemic is now a non-issue, according to the administration.
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Harvey Weinstein appeals rape, sexual assault conviction
He was found guilty of a first-degree criminal sex act that occurred in 2006 in which he sexually assaulted production assistant Mimi Haleyi.
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Supreme Court denies Texas bid to protect Trump immigration rule
Texas, a critical border state, has been at the forefront of a major migration surge that has thus far seen roughly 4 million migrants illegally enter the U.S. since President Joe Biden took office.
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SCOTUS denies hearing on 2020 election lawsuit against Biden, petitioner seeks reconsideration
The lawsuit names 388 federal government officials as respondents.
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Musk says he can't get fair trial in San Francisco shareholder lawsuit, wants venue change to Texas
If the trial cannot be moved, Musk's attorneys requested for it to be postponed until negative coverage about his Twitter purchase has subsided.
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Appeals court strikes down ATF's bump stock ban
The 5th Circuit ruling has created a circuit split, meaning the case may head to the Supreme Court.
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Courts uphold sex-based distinctions in school sports and restrooms, dealing setback to ACLU
Judge says West Virginia "Save Women's Sports" law not driven by "animus" and reflects biological athletic advantages of males.
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Idaho Supreme Court upholds state's near-total abortion ban
Idaho's court declined to make a similar ruling, determining on Friday that the state's ban, as well as two other laws regulating abortion, were valid under the state constitution.
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Trump facing lawsuit over Capitol police officer who died of stroke the day after Jan. 6 riot
Medical examiner did not officially link officer's death to Capitol riot.