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Supreme Court turns down Michael Avenatti’s appeal of Stormy Daniels identity theft conviction
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s appeal of his aggravated identity theft conviction for stealing book proceeds from porn actor Stormy Daniels. A ...Politics - The Hill - October 15 -
Supreme Court to hear case of man who failed drug test after ingesting mislabeled product with THC
The Supreme Court will hear a case involving a mislabeled medical marijuana product. A commercial truck driver suffering from hip and shoulder injuries took the product which claimed to have zero ...Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
Luís Roberto Barroso, Brazil’s Chief Justice, Defends Supreme Court’s Expanded Power
The chief justice of Brazil’s Supreme Court, Luís Roberto Barroso, defended the court in the face of growing debate over its aggressive role in politics.World - The New York Times - October 16 -
Nebraska Supreme Court rules convicted felons who completed their sentences can vote
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that convicted felons who served their sentences are allowed to vote in the Nov. 5 election.Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
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.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
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.Top stories - NBC News - October 16 -
Supreme Court appears split in San Francisco water lawsuit against Biden administration
The Supreme Court appeared split Wednesday on a challenge from the city of San Francisco to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over federal wastewater rules. In its lawsuit against the ...Politics - The Hill - October 16 -
NH Supreme Court justice indicted over alleged attempts to interfere with investigation into husband
New Hampshire Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi was indicted for allegedly trying to interfere in a criminal investigation into her husband, state officials announced ...Politics - The Hill - October 17 -
Texas Supreme Court halts execution of Robert Roberson in "shaken baby syndrome" case
Late Thursday night, the Texas Supreme Court issued a last-minute stay of execution for Robert Roberson, who was set to become the first person in the U.S. executed for a murder conviction linked ...Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
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 ...Top stories - CBS News - October 18 -
Georgia Supreme Court reverses contempt ruling against rapper Young Thug's lawyer
Georgia’s highest court has reversed a judge’s contempt ruling against a lawyer for rapper Young Thug who refused to tell the judge how he found out about a meeting between the judge, prosecutors ...Entertainment - ABC News - October 22 -
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 -
Pakistani parliamentary panel picks a judge third on seniority list to head Supreme Court
Government officials in Pakistan say a parliamentary panel has recommended the appointment of one of the three senior judges as the chief justiceWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
Supreme Court allows national horse racing safety rules to stay in effect, for now
The Supreme Court is allowing national medication and anti-doping rules for horse racing to remain in effect while a court fight likely to wind up with the justices continuesSports - ABC News - 4 days ago -
Supreme Court denies RFK Jr.’s request to be taken off Michigan, Wisconsin ballots
The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s requests to be taken off the presidential ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin after he dropped out of the race and backed former President ...Politics - The Hill - 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.Top stories - CBS News - 2 days ago -
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 -
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 - 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 -
8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul
Eight justices of Mexico’s Supreme Court have said they will leave the court rather than stand for election as required by a controversial judicial overhaul passed last monthWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court say they will resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul
8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court say they will resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaulWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Supreme Court says Pennsylvania voters who mailed defective ballots can vote in person
The Supreme Court is allowing Pennsylvania voters who sent mail-in ballots that were flagged as being potentially defective to submit a separate provisional in-person ballot.Top stories - NBC News - 4 hours ago -
Abortion rights is creating expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats
The debate over abortion rights is leading to expensive campaigns for state Supreme Courts in several states this yearHealth - ABC News - 1 hour ago -
Middle East crisis live: Iran ‘not seeking war’, president says; protesters disrupt speech by Netanyahu
One killed and at least 29 injured after truck hits bus stop in Israel; protesters shout ‘shame on you’ as Israeli PM speaks at memorial ceremony for victims of Hamas attack. See all our Middle ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Taliban-run media stops showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces
A Taliban official says official media have stopped showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces to comply with morality lawsWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
Stacey Abrams Has Some Ideas on How to Stop Elon Musk and the Far Right in Georgia
In the week leading up to the election, former state representative and gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams talks democracy, conspiracies, and Kamala Harris’ chance at winning Georgia.Tech - Wired - Yesterday -
Judge tosses RNC challenge to Michigan voter roll maintenance
A federal judge on Tuesday tossed the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) lawsuit challenging how Michigan maintains its voter rolls. U.S. District Judge Jane Beckering ruled that neither the ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
RNC is leading the legal charge for Trump amid echoes of 2020 election chaos
When a local Republican official in Georgia filed a lawsuit this year declaring that election boards did not have a duty to certify results, the lawyer she turned to was part of the legal team who ...Top stories - NBC News - October 25 -
RNC Chair says Trump is 'playing offense' by visiting solid blue states
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley said former President Trump is “playing offense” by visiting blue states. “Donald Trump is playing offense right now. We are seeing ...Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago