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A Writer Sees Leniency in the Supreme Court’s Approach to Public Corruption
A Georgetown law professor argues that five rulings by the justices in recent years have allowed behavior that is “sketchy as hell” and meant to make the judiciary look good by contrast.Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
Supreme Court won't hear challenge to Consumer Product Safety Commission
The dispute raised separation of powers concerns arising from the president's ability to remove members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.Top stories - CBS News - October 21 -
Supreme Court turns away challenge to consumer safety agency’s structure
The Supreme Court announced Monday it won’t take up a case that could have delivered another blow to federal agencies. Two conservative groups sought to challenge the structure of the Consumer ...Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
Immigration court backlog crisis could make mass deportations inevitable
dangerous criminals a threat to public safety? If Congress doesn’t pass legislation to end the practice of bypassing the visa system to let migrants who can’t get visas into the country, future ...Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
Supreme Court won’t revive Michael Cohen retaliation suit against Trump
The Supreme Court will not wade into Michael Cohen’s long-waged war against former President Trump, declining Monday to revive his lawsuit seeking damages for retaliation during his prison ...Politics - The Hill - October 21 -
Supreme Court won’t revive Cohen's Trump lawsuit claiming retaliatory imprisonment
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Michael Cohen, who wanted to hold his former boss ex-president Donald Trump liable for a jailing that Cohen said was retaliation for writing a tell-all ...Top stories - ABC News - October 21 -
As Harris Courts Sun Belt, Housing Costs Stand in Her Way
Shuttered factories and trade deals helped turn working-class Midwesterners against Democrats. Will the high cost of housing do the same in the Sun Belt?Top stories - The New York Times - October 21 -
Philippine court jails 17 militants for life for mass kidnapping of tourists
A Philippine court has convicted and sentenced to life 17 Islamic militants for kidnapping for ransom 21 people, including European tourists and Asian workers, more than two decades agoWorld - ABC News - October 21 -
Trump courts Christian vote and says ‘God saved me for a purpose’
Republican nominee reflects on assassination attempt and says ‘my faith took on new meaning on July 13’. Donald Trump urged Christian voters on Monday to participate in the 2024 election, claiming ...World - The Guardian - October 22 -
Trump and Harris teams head to court in flurry of pre-election lawsuits
With two weeks until Election Day, officials say the 2024 race is already the most litigated in history as the Trump and Harris campaigns face off over election claims.Top stories - ABC News - October 22 -
Georgia’s new election rules scrutinized by courts as voting begins
Georgia judges are picking apart controversial new election rules in the state as record-breaking amid early voting. The rules, imposed by Georgia’s Republican-led State Election Board, stood to ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Watch live: Trump courts Latino voters at roundtable in Florida
Former President Trump on Tuesday will host a roundtable at his golf club in the Miami area focused on reaching Latino voters. The event comes just under a week after Trump participated in a town ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Appeals court upholds Jan. 6 trespassing misdemeanor faced by scores of rioters
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a Jan. 6 rioter's misdemeanor trespassing conviction in connection with the 2021 Capitol attack. Couy Griffin, a founder of “Cowboys for Trump" and former ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Job Protections at U.S. Consumer Watchdog
The conservative court declined to take a case that could have led to the weakening of limits on a president’s power to fire some federal agency leaders.Business - Inc. - October 22 -
Watch live: Vance courts voters in swing state Arizona
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), former President Trump's running mate, is campaigning in the critical swing state of Arizona on Tuesday. Vance is expected to target Vice President Harris and the Biden ...Politics - The Hill - October 22 -
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.Top stories - CBS News - October 22 -
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Russians accused of crimes offered choice - go to war instead of court
A former Olympic athlete has been told if he fights in Ukraine a criminal case against him will be frozen.Top stories - BBC News - October 22 -
German court rules against Deutsche Bank in Postbank acquisition lawsuit
Deutsche Bank said it will now analyze the judgement and noted it has booked provisions covering all outstanding claims by the plaintiffs, including interest accrued to date.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
Pakistani court grants bail to the wife of imprisoned ex-Premier Khan
A defense lawyer says a Pakistani court has granted bail to the wife of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a graft caseWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Appeals court upholds freeing of woman wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years
A Missouri appellate court ruled that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing her lawyers argue was ...Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
LeBron and Bronny James Take the Court as Lakers Teammates in an N.B.A. First
The two became the first father-son duo to play in a regular season together, as M.L.B.’s Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. watched on.Sports - The New York Times - October 23