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Supreme Court reinstates Youngkin’s voter purge order in Virginia

Virginia can cancel more than 1,600 voter registrations the state claims are held by noncitizens in advance of next week’s election, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The emergency decision marks ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 hours ago

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 ...

Supreme Court to consider which courts can weigh challenges to some EPA actions

The Supreme Court will take up a series of cases to determine which federal courts can take on cases related to certain Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions, it said Monday. The cases ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Supreme Court turns away self-proclaimed Republican’s defense in claiming party’s support

The Supreme Court turned away a failed Minnesota state Senate candidate’s challenge to rulings that he falsely implied to have the Republican Party’s support during his 2022 write-in campaign. The ...

Politics - The Hill - October 15

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Supreme Court turns down Michael Cohen's bid to revive suit against Trump

Michael Cohen, who was one of former President Donald Trump's closest legal advisers, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in 2018.

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 justice

World - 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 continues

Sports - ABC News - 2 days ago

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.

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 - 22 hours ago

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 - 17 hours 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 - 17 hours 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 elections live: Harris rejects criticizing Americans based on who they vote for after Biden ‘garbage’ remarks

Harris says that Biden has ‘clarified his comments,’ adding, ‘I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they voted for’. Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our ...

World - The Guardian - 25 minutes 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 - 4 hours ago

Iran’s supreme leader signals measured response to Israel’s attack

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tries to balance domestic expectations with risk of escalating regional conflict

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

The Uplift: From the court to the swimming pool

NBA player Jared Butler fulfills his lifelong goal of learning how to swim – and hopes to inspire others to chase their dreams. A patient who thought for decades about the nurse who cared for her ...

Lady Donaldson to appear in court in December

The 58-year-old previously pleaded not guilty to three charges related to aiding and abetting.

Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court

He was jailed for republishing and distributing untrue claims about a Syrian refugee.

How Harris and Trump court Latino voters

Succeeding politically with this demographic is crucial to winning the election

World - Financial Times - October 14

Sara Sharif hooded and burned by abusers, court hears

Makeshift plastic hoods were used on the 10-year-old, who suffered dozens of injuries, jurors heard.

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