If the election is in dispute, expect the worst from the pro GOP Supreme Court

If the election is in dispute, expect the worst from the pro-GOP Supreme Court

Last term, the Roberts Court decided five landmark cases all in ways that seemed aimed at helping Trump and the GOP win the election.

Politics - The Hill - 6 hours ago

Supreme Court docket heats up with election disputes

The Supreme Court is increasingly being pulled into the upcoming presidential contest. With a week to go until Election Day, the justices now have four election-related applications on their ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Water Dispute Before Supreme Court Gives Rise to Unusual Alliances

The justices heard arguments on Wednesday in a long-simmering dispute between San Francisco and the E.P.A. over regulation of water pollution.

Business - The New York Times - October 16

Republicans turn to Supreme Court in dispute over Pennsylvania provisional ballots

The Republican National Committee is seeking to put on hold a decision from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court involving provisional ballots.

Nevada Supreme Court rejects GOP mail ballot challenge

Nevada’s Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision Monday allowing mail ballots to be counted if they arrive without a postmark up to three days after the Nov. 5 election. A majority of the ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls ahead of the election

The Supreme Court allowed Republican officials in Virginia to revive a plan aimed to removing noncitizen voters from the rolls ahead of next week’s election.

How the Supreme Court might act in the 2024 election

The Republican National Committee said it filed 130 lawsuits in 26 states ahead of the November general election.

Texas Supreme Court blocks execution of man convicted in disputed "shaken baby syndrome" case

The Texas Supreme Court has halted the execution of Robert Roberson, who was convicted of killing his daughter based on a controversial diagnosis of "shaken baby syndrome." The case has drawn ...

Arizona's top judge: Courts must prioritize post-election disputes

Arizona’s top state judge on Tuesday ordered trial courts to prioritize election cases as anticipation swirls about a blitz of lawsuits in the swing state following November’s presidential ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Georgia Supreme Court won't step in to reinstate controversial election rules

The rules passed by the Georgia State Election Board included one that would require ballots be hand-counted.

How the Supreme Court has ruled on 2024 election-related cases

A majority of Supreme Court justices ruled to allow Virginia to proceed with removing roughly 1,600 alleged noncitizens from its voter rolls. This comes just days before the Nov. 5 election and as ...

What to know about the Supreme Court's voter decision before Election Day

The Supreme Court decided to let Virginia remove around 1,600 alleged noncitizens from its voter registration rolls less than a week before Election Day. CBS News Supreme Court and legal producer ...

8 Supreme Court Justices in Mexico to Resign Ahead of Contentious Election

All but three of the country’s Supreme Court justices announced they would quit rather than partake in the controversial elections mandated by a judicial overhaul.

World - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Mexico’s Supreme Court seeks compromise in clash over elected judges

Justice Juan Luis González Alcántara tells Financial Times he has issued draft opinion in bid to head off constitutional crisis

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Georgian president won't recognize parliamentary election result and calls for a protest

Georgia’s president says she doesn't recognize the results of this weekend’s parliamentary vote, which election officials say was won by the ruling party

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

GOP donors pour hundreds of millions into pro-Trump super PACs before Election Day

Republican megadonors are opening up their checkbooks to help Donald Trump and other Republicans as Kamala Harris’ fundraising breaks records.

Military voters see 'direct attack' from GOP election challenges

Republicans are coming under fire from veterans and military groups for attempting to restrict the votes of overseas service members through a series of lawsuits in battleground states. The ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Georgia Supreme Court halts reinstatement of new election rules while weighing appeal

Georgia's top court on Tuesday declined to let several controversial election rules go into effect while it weighs an appeal by national Republicans. The rules were passed in recent months by the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

US elections live: Harris addresses first-time voters as Trump performs ‘garbageman’ stunt

Democrat speaks in Wisconsin while Republican hammers Biden on Tuesday’s remarks. Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts . Tim Walz ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Mexico supreme court judges resign over reforms to allow voters to elect judiciary

Eight of the country’s 11 supreme court judges will stand down over reforms supported by President Claudia Sheinbaum. Eight of Mexico’s 11 supreme court judges have submitted their resignations ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Supreme Court allows limits on greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired plants for now

The Supreme Court rejected requests for emergency relief from more than two dozen states and the energy industry.

Supreme Court allows Biden to implement plan to curb carbon emissions from power plants

The regulation is aimed at curbing carbon emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants by using a process called “carbon capture” that challengers say is not economically viable.

Republicans asks Supreme Court to prevent some Pa. ballots from being provisionally counted

Former President Barack Obama and singer Bruce Springsteen will appear in Philadelphia today as Vice President Kamala Harris continues to lean on star power in the final days of the campaign.

Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr. plea to be removed from ballot in two swing states

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a long-shot bid by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who ended his independent presidential campaign, seeking his removal from the ballot in the key swing states of ...

Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr.'s bids to have his name removed from Michigan and Wisconsin ballots

Robert F. Kennedy suspended his longshot presidential campaign in August and endorsed former President Donald Trump.

Kamala Harris delivers ‘closing argument’ in Washington: ‘It is time for a new generation of leadership’ – live

Tens of thousands of Harris supporters gather as she condemns ‘petty tyrant’ on the grounds where Trump spoke the day of the Capitol riot. Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Supreme court rejects RFK Jr plea to remove name from battleground ballots

Kennedy, who suspended campaign and endorsed Donald Trump, will remain on ballot in Michigan and Wisconsin. The supreme court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal to remove Robert F Kennedy Jr ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Supreme Court clears way for Virginia to remove 1,600 alleged noncitizens from voter rolls

The Justice Department alleged Virginia violated federal law when it launched a systematic program aimed at purging potential noncitizens from its voter rolls 90 days before the election.

US supreme court rules Virginia can continue removing voters from rolls

Justices halt lower court ruling ordering state to restore registrations of 1,600 voters. US elections 2024 – live updates Virginia does not have to restore the registrations of 1,600 voters, ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

The Supreme Court’s blockbuster gun case is a shot at redemption

In last Tuesday’s ghost gun oral argument, several justices gave the impression that they are inclined to follow the law’s clear text, even where that text leads to gun regulation.

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Abortion Could Decide Control of State Supreme Courts

In Michigan, Ohio, Arizona and elsewhere, progressive court candidates are hoping that the abortion issue that helped conservatives remake the federal judiciary will work for them this time.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 15

Is Brazil’s Supreme Court Saving Democracy or Threatening It?

Brazil’s top court expanded its power to protect democracy. But some are wondering whether the court now represents the threat.

World - The New York Times - October 17

Supreme Court seems skeptical on emergency abortions

Last week, the court left in place a lower federal court ruling in Texas that bans the Department of Health and Human Services from enforcing a federal health care law.

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Supreme Court allows Biden plan on power plants

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Supreme Court paves way for Biden climate rule for power plants The Supreme Court declined Wednesday to block a Biden ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

First openly transgender lawyer to argue at Supreme Court

ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio will make history as the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Kamala Harris and Democrats will pack the Supreme Court if they win

Kamala Harris has not dismissed the idea of Supreme Court reform, raising concerns that if Democrats win the Senate, they could pack the court with more justices, unless the filibuster remains intact.

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

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