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Jan. 6 victims frustrated over Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity
Many of the victims and the families of those who were attacked in the Jan. 6, 2021, siege of the Capitol are sharing their frustration and anger with the Supreme Court.Donald Trump -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Supreme Court Limits Administrative Power
Chief Justice John Roberts reached back in history and reminded us of the past. -
The Guardian - World
The supreme court’s presidential immunity ruling mocks the rule of law | Corey Brettschneider
Citizens must make this presidential election about rescuing our democracy from authoritarianism. The US supreme court found this week that former presidents have presumptive immunity from prosecution for “official acts”. This ruling doesn’t just ... -
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Kansas Supreme Court rejects 2 anti-abortion laws
Kansas declared in 2019 that abortion access is a "fundamental" right under the state's constitution.Abortion -
The Hill - Politics
Kansas Supreme Court strikes down anti-abortion laws
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday issued opinions overturning two laws limiting access to abortion, with the court finding again that the state constitution protects the right to personal autonomy, which includes a woman's decisions about her own ...Abortion -
The Hill - Politics
Law schools left reeling after latest Supreme Court earthquakes
The Supreme Court isn't making it easy to be a law professor these days. After overturning the 40-year-old Chevron deference last week, the justices threw law curricula for another major loop on Monday with their earth-shaking ruling on ... -
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Trump asks judge to halt documents case after Supreme Court ruling
Former President Donald Trump and his legal team asked the federal judge overseeing the case involving his handling of sensitive documents to pause proceedings.Donald Trump -
The Hill - Politics
Trump latches on to Supreme Court immunity ruling in documents case
Former President Trump is beginning to leverage the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling in his classified documents criminal case. In court papers filed Friday, Trump asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to halt most proceedings in ...Donald Trump -
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Trump seeks pause in documents case, citing Supreme Court immunity ruling
The former president has argued that removing classified documents from the White House and allegedly designating them as personal items were "official acts."Donald Trump -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Dollar Could Fall if Rate Cut Bets Rise
The dollar looks set to fall heading into next year as recent softer U.S. economic data could bolster market expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, MUFG Bank said. -
NBC News - Politics
Trump seeks to turn Supreme Court win in election case to scuttle classified docs case
Donald Trump is hoping that the Supreme Court decision in his election interference case can prove to deliver him a third procedural win, this time in the case in which he is accused of hoarding government secrets after he left office.Donald Trump -
ABC News - Health
Kansas Supreme Court strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws, bolstering the state's right to abortion access
Kansas Supreme Court strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws, bolstering the state's right to abortion accessAbortion -
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Says Ballot Drop Boxes Can Again Be Used
The decision by the court’s liberal majority, delivered four months before the November election, reverses a ruling by conservative jurists two years ago. -
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Wisconsin Supreme Court allows expanded use of ballot drop boxes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court is changing course and will allow officials to place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections in the presidential swing state. -
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‘None of these will survive’: The Supreme Court’s immunity decision may kill all the criminal cases against Trump
The opinion could hamstring all four criminal cases Trump has faced, legal experts say, leaving prosecutors in several — if not all of them — unable to proceed.Donald Trump -
The Guardian - World
The US supreme court utterly distorted the true threat to American democracy | Lawrence Douglas
According to the court, a rogue prosecutor is somehow more dangerous to US rule of law than a rogue commander-in-chief. In its extraordinarily disturbing decision earlier this week granting presidents wide-ranging immunity from criminal ... -
The Wall Street Journal - World
The Supreme Court Restrains Trump
Far from empowering a dictator, the Justices limited executive power. And Trump’s ability to prosecute Biden.Donald Trump -
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Officers who defended the Capitol fight falsehoods about Jan. 6 and campaign for Joe Biden
Three and a half years after the Capitol attack, former President Donald Trump still falsely claims the 2020 election was stolen and has promised that if he wins the presidency again he will pardon his supporters who violently beat police and ...Joe Biden -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Wisconsin voters can once again use absentee-ballot drop boxes to deliver their votes after the state supreme court overturned its own 2022 ban.
Wisconsin voters can once again use absentee-ballot drop boxes to deliver their votes after the state supreme court overturned its own 2022 ban. -
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Takeaways from the Supreme Court's historic term
The Supreme Court handles the tough cases, so every term is notable, but this one in particular reshaped vast parts of the American system of government and touched some of the most sensitive cultural issues of our time. New York Times reporter ... -
The Wall Street Journal - World
The Supreme Court's 'Hubris' to Do Its Own Job
Judges—along with regulators and politicians—will have to start working harder now that Chevron deference is gone. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
The Supreme Court and Social Media Speech Regulation
The Justices duck a definitive ruling on Florida and Texas laws that regulate speech on tech platforms. -
The Hill - Politics
Kansas Supreme Court affirms abortion access
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kansas Supreme Court affirms abortion access The Kansas Supreme Court struck down two laws Friday that limited access to abortion services, finding that these ...Abortion -
The Hill - Politics
Democrats take aim at Supreme Court with eyes on November
Democrats are aiming their fire at the Supreme Court after this week’s monumental ruling that granted former President Trump broad immunity from criminal prosecution, hoping that a messaging blitz focused on the bench could turbocharge campaigns ... -
The Guardian - World
US reports fourth case of bird flu in humans
Colorado dairy worker recovers as officials work toward vaccines and offer farmers financial aid. The US announced its fourth human case of bird flu, in a Colorado dairy worker, on Wednesday, as officials work to expand the availability of ... -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Nordea Faces Court Case in Denmark Over Anti-Money-Laundering Shortcomings
Bank says a previously booked provision would be enough to cover any outcome. -
The New York Times - World
Why the Supreme Court Immunity Ruling Worries U.S. Allies
Legal experts say the U.S. Supreme Court ruling pushes past most of the norms in effect among American allies, adding more concern about the reliability of U.S. power. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Takes Back Control
In the term just ended, Roberts moved the law to match his priorities—and didn’t worry about getting liberal justices on board. -
The Hill - Politics
Brother of fallen Capitol officer Sicknick slams Supreme Court immunity decision
The family of a police officer who died after responding to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots warned that the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision this week should "frighten" Americans. The Supreme Court issued a landmark decision Monday ... -
The New York Times - Top stories
When the Supreme Court Gets Mixed Up With Trump Derangement Syndrome
Most of the court’s decisions were principled and sound — most, but unfortunately not all.Donald Trump -
The Hill - Politics
Biden, critics fear emboldened Trump after Supreme Court immunity ruling
A Supreme Court decision giving presidents wide protection from facing charges after leaving office has sparked fears voiced by President Biden and Democratic critics that former President Trump will be further emboldened should he be elected to a ...Joe Biden -
The Hill - Politics
Supreme Court’s weakening of public corruption safeguards sparks alarm
Ethics and legal experts warn that the Supreme Court has struck a serious blow to prosecutors’ ability to crack down on the abuse of power and public corruption. And that’s ringing alarm bells when Donald Trump, who was convicted in May by a ... -
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Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns ruling that barred most ballot drop boxes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday ruled 4-3 to reinstate the use of most ballot drop boxes across the crucial battleground state, overturning a decision it made less than two years ago that banned the use of most of those boxes. -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Wisconsin Supreme Court to Allow Absentee-Ballot Drop Boxes Again
Absentee and by-mail ballots have become a political dividing line. -
The New York Times - Top stories
Kansas Supreme Court Rejects Republican-Backed Abortion Regulations
The rulings were the latest blow for abortion opponents in Kansas, where abortion protections in the State Constitution have vexed Republicans for years.Abortion -
CBS News - Top stories
4 major takeaways from this historic Supreme Court term
The Supreme Court just had one of its most consequential terms in decades, resulting in a flurry of blockbuster decisions with the potential to transform America's system of government and Americans' everyday lives. Here are 4 major takeaways from ... -
Wired - Tech
The Supreme Court Doesn’t Want You to Have Clean Water and Safe Air
Four key rulings from the court will hamper the ability of the EPA and other agencies to write and enforce climate policies. -
Financial Times - Business
Sotomayor’s Supreme Court dissents give voice to liberal frustrations
As the conservative majority’s power has grown, the US institution’s left-leaning justices have registered their alarm -
ABC News - Sports
World Anti-Doping Agency 'disappointed' at US investigation into Chinese doping case
The World Anti-Doping Agency says it is “disappointed” to learn of a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who were allowed to continue competing despite testing positive for a banned substance in 2021 -
ABC News - Health
Kansas’ top court bolsters a state right to abortion and strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws
The Kansas Supreme Court has reaffirmed its stance that the state constitution protects abortion accessAbortion