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Trump-appointed federal judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad, too vague
apnews.com/article/drag-law-unconstitutional-tennessee-lgbtq-ff16eb4bdbd0d69863eef38bf93503cf
In 1966, the Supreme Court held that, before an interrogation, police must inform suspects they have the right to remain silent & to have an attorney present ... Show more
COVID emergency orders are among `greatest intrusions on civil liberties,' Justice Gorsuch says
apnews.com/article/supreme-court-justice-covid-emergency-restrictions-85401feb29bea6db2f2ea4ac61cdeff2
Japanese court says government's policy against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
apnews.com/article/japan-lgbtq-samesex-marriage-ruling-unconstitutional-3b3052a7ef21740a51a4215238d9c338
Supreme Court Guts Clean Water Act as Conservative Justices Side with Polluters and Developers
democracynow.org/2023/5/31/sam_sankar_scotus_clean_water_act
Judge halts South Carolina’s new stricter abortion law until state Supreme Court review
apnews.com/article/abortion-south-carolina-new-law-court-hearing-80150b9a78d6c2828d648f2c2ed271cf
LGBTQ+ Pride month kicks off with protests, parades, parties: NEW YORK (AP) — The start of June marks the beginning of Pride month around the U.S ...
apnews.com/article/pride-parade-protest-lgbtq-nyc-6afa739efa2f66d750175b3db77516fc
Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Power to Address Water Pollution: Experts said the decision would sharply undercut the agency’s authority to protect millions of acres ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/25/us/supreme-court-epa-water-pollution.html
Manson follower Leslie Van Houten should be paroled, California appeals court rules
apnews.com/article/charles-manson-leslie-van-houten-parole-california-governor-newsom-d44bba07c2714c6cc3ad0bf11330284f
St. Louis Can Banish People From Entire Neighborhoods. Police Can Arrest Them if They Come Back.
propublica.org/article/st-louis-can-banish-people-from-entire-neighborhoods
Texas House impeaches AG Ken Paxton, removes him from office - UPI.com: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has been subject to legal scrutiny for alleged ...
upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/05/27/texas-house-considers-impeachment-resolution-ken-paxton/4941685217019/
Judge in Disney World Case Steps Aside but Blasts Ron DeSantis’s Lawyers: The judge accused Gov. Ron DeSantis’s lawyers, who wanted him off the case ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/01/business/disney-desantis-judge-mark-walker.html
Ex-Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Abortion, Death Penalty and More: Recently retired, Breyer talked with The Marshall Project about the court’s ...
themarshallproject.org/2023/05/31/supreme-court-stephen-breyer-abortion-death-penalty
“Turning His Back on Student Debtors”: Biden’s Debt Deal Ends Freeze on Loan Payments for Millions
democracynow.org/2023/6/1/student_loans_debt_ceiling
Sacklers Can Be Shielded From Opioid Liability, Appeals Court Rules: The decision gives the Purdue Pharma owners long-sought protection, but it is a major step ...
nytimes.com/2023/05/30/health/sacklers-purdue-liability-bankruptcy.html
Supreme Court rules in favor of 94-year-old woman who got nothing when county took her condo
apnews.com/article/supreme-court-unpaid-taxes-d8a47701c2ff35436c7f96dad2e94f27
Here's how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the pandemic payment freeze ends
apnews.com/article/student-loans-repayment-a6560bab75419007049cba34a30d6657
Unions are relieved as the Supreme Court leaves the right to strike intact: The high court ruled against truck drivers who walked off the job ...
npr.org/2023/06/01/1179524247/supreme-court-ruled-against-a-union-but-left-strikers-rights-protections-untouch
Debt Deal Raises Military Spending & OKs WV Pipeline While Introducing New Work Rules for Food Stamps
democracynow.org/2023/5/30/debt_ceiling_biden_mccarthy_deal
Supreme Court ruling could chill labor strikes: The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered the latest in a series of rulings undercutting organized labor ...
reuters.com/world/us/experts-debate-how-much-us-supreme-court-ruling-chills-labor-strikes-2023-06-02/
Supreme Risk: Most rights are based in statute, but dozens — such as rights to same-sex marriage, search warrants and Miranda warnings — are based on judicial ...
projects.propublica.org/supreme-risk/
Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down two laws restricting abortion: The Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down two laws Wednesday that required a “medical emergency” ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4028613-oklahoma-supreme-court-strikes-down-two-laws-restricting-abortion/
Here are three facts @byjoelanderson learned about Clarence Thomas while working on season eight of Slow Burn: Becoming Justice Thomas ... Show more
Chief Justice Roberts says Supreme Court can do more on ethics, but offers no specifics
apnews.com/article/supreme-court-john-roberts-ethics-5a3a356831e418140a7da78624718ef6
Retired Phoenix police officer in landmark Miranda rights case dies at 87: PHOENIX (AP) — Retired Phoenix Police Capt. Carroll Cooley, the arresting officer in ...
apnews.com/article/miranda-rights-officer-obituary-eb0453f8239346987404af419732bbc2
Millions of Women at Risk After 'Regressive' Attack on Abortion Rights by US Supreme Court: UN Experts
commondreams.org/news/abortion-rights-us
America's religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v Wade's reversal
apnews.com/article/abortion-bans-religion-catholics-evangelicals-women-e750c84943b78cbbd7941653265532d0
A Sweetheart Deal for the Sacklers: Billionaires Get Immunity from Civil Lawsuits over Opioid Crisis
democracynow.org/2023/6/2/sacklers_purdue_pharma_legal_immunity
Clarence "Private Jet" Thomas Is Getting People Killed: Right-wing nuttiness has now been enshrined into the Constitution by Thomas and the five other ...
commondreams.org/opinion/clarence-thomas-gun-ruling
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear bid to sue Reddit over child porn: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a bid by child pornography victims to ...
reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-declines-hear-bid-sue-reddit-over-child-porn-2023-05-30/
As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals
apnews.com/article/supreme-court-affirmative-action-college-admissions-1d37af28939a533551cff45fa577ceb0
Judge dismisses Kari Lake's final claim in election loss for Arizona governor: PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed the only remaining legal claim in ...
apnews.com/article/arizona-kari-lake-election-challenge-3a72275e94ed966cd5051c41f44abb95
US Supreme Court rulings darken forecast for EPA powers: In a span of 11 months, the U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a one-two punch against the Environmental ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-supreme-court-rulings-darken-forecast-epa-powers-2023-05-31/
Supreme Court approval rating declines amid controversy over ethics and transparency: Marquette poll
cnn.com/2023/05/24/politics/supreme-court-approval-rating-poll-ethics-marquette/
Student Loans, Affirmative Action, LGBTQ+ Protections: the Cases the Supreme Court Has Yet to Decide
usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2023-06-02/student-loans-affirmative-action-lgbtq-protections-the-cases-the-supreme-court-has-yet-to-decide
US Supreme Court throws out ruling against Slack over direct listing: The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave Salesforce Inc's (CRM.N) Slack Technologies another ...
reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-throws-out-ruling-against-slack-over-direct-listing-2023-06-01/
South Carolina judge temporarily blocks six-week abortion ban: A South Carolina judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state's new law that bans most abortions ...
reuters.com/world/us/south-carolina-judge-temporarily-blocks-six-week-abortion-ban-2023-05-26/
Liberals Aren’t Discrediting the Supreme Court — It’s Discrediting Itself: The Courts’ dramatic fall from grace with the American public isn’t the fault of ...
commondreams.org/opinion/discredited-us-supreme-court
The al-Shabab militant group on Friday morning carried out an attack on a Ugandan troops' base of the African Union Transition Mission (ATMIS) in Bulla Mareer ... Show more
U.S. judge upholds gun ban for those on probation for misdemeanors: The ruling is one of first to uphold the government’s ability to disarm defendants on ...
washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/26/gun-ban-misdemeanor-probation-bruen/
Trump pledges to end birthright citizenship on first day in office: Former President Trump is returning to his calls to remove birthright citizenship ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4026334-trump-pledges-to-end-birthright-citizenship-on-first-day-in-office/
Supreme Court Backs Employer in Suit Over Strike Losses: The justices ruled that federal labor law did not block state courts from ruling on a case regarding ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/01/business/economy/supreme-court-strikes-teamsters.html
There is precedent for Clarence Thomas to resign — he needs to step down now: Justice Thomas has diminished the legitimacy of the court by signaling that his ...
thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/4018891-there-is-precedent-for-clarence-thomas-to-resign-he-needs-to-step-down-now/
Bankman-Fried charges should not be tossed, prosecutors say: Prosecutors urged a Manhattan federal court judge on Monday to deny a request by FTX founder Sam ...
reuters.com/legal/bankman-fried-charges-should-not-be-tossed-prosecutors-say-2023-05-30/
Justice Thomas' billionaire friend rejects Senate panel over gift list: Texas billionaire Harlan Crow has rejected a Senate committee's request to detail gifts ...
reuters.com/world/us/justice-thomas-billionaire-friend-rejects-senate-panel-over-gift-list-2023-05-23/
The U.S. Senate decided to proceed with a vote – that will take place Thursday – on a House resolution that would repeal President Joe Biden’s plan for mass ... Show more
U.S. Supreme Court gives boost to whistleblowers in drug pricing case: The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday gave a boost to whistleblowers in their bid to revive ...
reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-gives-boost-whistleblowers-drug-pricing-case-2023-06-01/
US extends by another year temporary suspension of tariffs on Ukrainian steel: The United States will extend by another year the temporary suspension of tariffs ...
reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-extend-by-another-year-temporary-suspension-tariffs-ukrainian-steel-2023-05-31/
The casualties of the debt limit deal
politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2023/05/30/the-casualties-of-the-debt-limit-deal-00099349
Governments Owed Taxes Can’t Seize More Than They Are Due, Supreme Court Rules: In the unanimous ruling, the court said government agencies that seize private ...
wsj.com/articles/governments-owed-taxes-cant-seize-more-than-they-are-due-supreme-court-rules-3b5b1513
Legislators Vote to Fix Utah Law That Made It Hard for Some Sexual Assault Survivors to Sue
propublica.org/article/utah-legislators-vote-fix-medical-practice-law-sexual-assault-survivors
The Supreme Court Has a New Bold Lone Dissenter: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson condemned the 8–1 decision subverting workers’ right to strike.
slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/supreme-court-glacier-northwest-unions-strike.html
Colleges will soon have option to hide students’ race and ethnicity information on applications submitted through Common App
cnn.com/2023/05/30/us/college-common-app-race-ethnicity/
Inside Anna Nicole Smith’s Battle Over Her Billionaire Husband’s Estate: A new Netflix documentary has rekindled interest in the late Playboy model who almost ...
forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2023/05/28/inside-anna-nicole-smiths-battle-over-her-billionaire-husbands-estate/
Confusion on abortion, mistrust in US Supreme Court followed Dobbs decision, survey finds
cnn.com/2023/05/25/health/abortion-survey-kff/
Trump vows to end ‘birthright citizenship.’ It’s unlikely he could. : The former president pledges to issue an executive order on « Day One » if he is elected ...
washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/01/trump-ending-birthright-citizenship/
New Hampshire Man Is Arrested After Threatening to Kill U.S. Senator: In a voice mail message, the man told the senator that he was “a dead man walking ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/03/us/politics/senator-death-threat-nh.html
SCOTUS Decision Will Make It Easier for Employers to Sue Workers Who Strike: The Supreme Court has dealt a fresh blow to U.S. labor unions, delivering a ruling ...
democracynow.org/2023/6/2/headlines/scotus_decision_will_make_it_easier_for_employers_to_sue_workers_who_strike
Double murderer Mark Lundy up for second chance at parole: Lundy, who has been behind bars for 21 years, denies killing his wife and daughter.
nzherald.co.nz/nz/double-murderer-mark-lundy-up-for-second-chance-at-parole/ZU43CCFRLBHHXFX2P3J3EVVPAE/
Why Trump’s threats to birthright citizenship spark fear: Former President Trump this week tossed a bone to immigration hawks, promising to issue an executive ...
thehill.com/latino/4032548-why-trumps-threats-to-birthright-citizenship-spark-fear/
Opinion | The Roberts Supreme Court Has Earned a Little Contempt: In recent years, the judiciary has shown little but contempt for other governing institutions ...
nytimes.com/2023/06/02/opinion/supreme-court-john-roberts-contempt.html
Opinion | Voting Down Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness: Majorities in both houses of Congress reject his write-off.
wsj.com/articles/biden-student-loan-write-off-congress-vote-house-senate-supreme-court-29c2fb4f
The Supermajority review: How the supreme court trumped America: Michael Waldman delivers a terrific if chilling account of how conservatives hijacked US ...
theguardian.com/books/2023/jun/04/the-supermajority-review-supreme-court-trump
Presidential election court admits documents alleging Tinubu’s indictment for illicit drugs offences
premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/601499-presidential-election-court-admits-documents-alleging-tinubus-indictment-for-illicit-drugs-offences.html
Attacks on Child Labor Laws Are a Dangerous Throwback to Social Darwinism: Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in ...
scientificamerican.com/article/attacks-on-child-labor-laws-are-a-dangerous-throwback-to-social-darwinism/
Man behind guns in Haitian president's assassination sentenced to life in prison: A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after ...
reuters.com/world/americas/man-behind-guns-haitian-presidents-assassination-sentenced-life-prison-2023-06-02/
Kari Lake fails in last legal challenge to Arizona governor’s race loss: The courts previously rejected Lake's claims in her attempt overturn her loss to Gov ...
axios.com/2023/05/23/kari-lake-arizona-election-loss-challenge-dismissed
Supreme Court revives cases charging Safeway and SuperValu overcharged feds for drugs
axios.com/2023/06/02/supreme-court-feds-false-claims-challenge
Maryland’s highest court prevents reinstatement of Adnan Syed’s conviction in ‘Serial’ podcast case
cnn.com/2023/05/26/us/adnan-syed-murder-conviction-reinstatement-appeal/
Here are the history-making LGBTQ officials in the Biden administration: As the Biden administration celebrates Pride Month, it boasts an array of officials in ...
thehill.com/homenews/administration/4030255-here-are-the-history-making-lgbtq-officials-in-the-biden-administration/
As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, a former critic of the policy voices regret
usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/05/31/affirmative-action-critic-has-regrets/70263878007/
How Alito’s Opinion in Dobbs Provides a Framework for Anti-Trans Legislation: Chief John Roberts’ opinion on voting rights and Justice Samuel Alito’s overturning ...
slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2023/06/supreme-court-assault-on-trans-rights
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: What you need to know: Less than a year into his first term, Paxton was charged with felony securities fraud ...
texastribune.org/2023/05/24/ken-paxton-attorney-general-investigations-lawsuits/
South Carolina Court Puts Temporary Hold on Near-Total Abortion Ban: A judge in South Carolina has suspended the state’s ban on abortions after six weeks of ...
democracynow.org/2023/5/30/headlines/south_carolina_court_puts_temporary_hold_on_near_total_abortion_ban
Most in new survey say colleges should be allowed to consider race in admissions
thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4025792-most-in-new-survey-say-colleges-should-be-allowed-to-consider-race-in-admissions/
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students 'Survivor' offers helpful lessons
apnews.com/article/ketanji-brown-jackson-survivor-television-graduation-03a47095975b90ae0e50cd4af45d0e21
The US Supreme Court Is Coming for Voting Rights—Again: A pending ruling on in Allen v. Milligan could be one of the most damaging yet by the supermajority of ...
commondreams.org/opinion/voting-rights-allen-v-milligan-supreme-court
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