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2 Liberal Groups to Spend $5 Million on State Supreme Court Races
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee and Planned Parenthood Votes are joining together to help their preferred candidates for 2024 as state-level party battles gain steam.The New York Times - Top stories -
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Maryland 'assault weapon' ban
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a gun law in Maryland that bans assault-style weapons such as the AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, which has been used in various high-profile mass shootings.NBC News - Top stories -
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called assault weapons, allowing legal proceedings to play out.CBS News - Top stories -
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on assault-style weapons
The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Maryland’s ban on certain assault-style semi-automatic weapons Monday, leaving the law in place for the time being. The court did not elaborate on its decision, but it would have been unusual for ...The Hill - Politics -
The Supreme Court has emboldened the CFPB, threatening American consumers
The CFPB demands rigorous scrutiny by unconflicted watchdogs to restore sanity to our digital and economic landscapes. Only then can we ensure that our digital domains remain vibrant and accessible from the heavy hand of misguided governance.The Hill - Politics -
International court prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday issued arrest warrants for the Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defense minister as the court's prosecutor said he found ...The Hill - Politics -
International court prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
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Israel tells World Court South Africa case makes a mockery of genocide
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Dramatic day in court as defense begins to present case in Trump trial
Defense witness Robert Costello, a lawyer who advised Michael Cohen, is expected to resume his testimony Tuesday in Donald Trump's New York criminal hush money trial.CNN - Top stories - Donald Trump -
'An abuse by people supposedly there to care for us' - victims hit back
Victims of the scandal said they had been "gaslit for generations" and felt "vindicated" by the report.BBC News - Top stories -
US soldier pleads guilty in theft case: Russian media
An American solider imprisoned in Russia on charges of stealing from his girlfriend in the country pleaded guilty to theft, Russian media reported. The soldier, Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, was arrested in Vladivostok, Russia, May 2 and placed in ...The Hill - Politics - Russia -
Canada police link dead US rapist to four cold-case murders
Police said the suspect, who died in an Idaho prison in 2011, may be behind other unsolved killings.BBC News - Top stories -
The right US-China policy prioritizes collaboration despite competition
Conflict and hostility currently dominate the China discourse.The Hill - Politics -
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pressed on questions over friend's $267,000 RV loan
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has not made clear if he repaid a friend's loan to buy an RV, raising questions about potential tax violations.CNBC - Business -
Supreme Court Justice Alito’s House Displayed a ‘Stop the Steal’ Flag After Jan. 6
An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case.The New York Times - Top stories -
The Supreme Court rejected a conservative-backed challenge that could have dismantled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The Supreme Court rejected a conservative-backed challenge that could have dismantled the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Marking 70 years since Supreme Court ruling on Brown v. Board of Education
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. The ruling declared racial segregation in public school is unconstitutional. Decades later in Topeka, Kansas, where the case originated, the ...CBS News - Top stories -
Red flag? Samuel Alito scandal casts further doubt on supreme court’s impartiality
The court will play a crucial role in November’s election. Alito’s pro-Trump flag adds fuel to an already raging ethics debate. With less than six months to go before America chooses its next president, the US supreme court finds itself in a ...The Guardian - World -
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito faces scrutiny over upside down U.S. flag outside his home
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito faces mounting scrutiny over an upside down U.S. flag outside his home. The flag upside down became a symbol of the stop the steal movement used by rioters and election deniers after the 2020 election.CBS News - Top stories -
Nadler questions Supreme Court ethics after Alito flag debacle: 'None of them have clean hands’
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) brought the question of Supreme Court ethics back to light after Justice Samuel Alito was criticized earlier this week for an upside-down American flag allegedly flying outside of his Virginia home in 2021. “None of them ...The Hill - Politics -
Biden on Trump’s next Supreme Court pick: ‘Do you think he’ll put anybody who has a brain?’
President Biden asked the audience at an NAACP Detroit chapter dinner to consider whether they think former President Trump, if elected for a second term in the White House, would fill hypothetical vacancies at the Supreme Court with “anybody who ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
The Supreme Court has declined, for now, to hear a challenge to a Maryland law banning certain semi-automatic firearms commonly referred to as assault weaponsABC News - Top stories -
Supreme Court Justice Alito sold Bud Light stock, then bought Coors during boycott
Samuel Alito sold AB InBev stock and bought Molson Coors on the same day, according to a financial transaction report on the Supreme Court justice.CNBC - Business -
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sold Bud Light owner's stock amid boycott
On the same day Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sold shares in Anheuser-Busch amid a conservative boycott of Bud Light, he bought Molson Coors stock.NBC News - Top stories -
Israeli and Hamas leaders join list of people accused by leading war crimes court
Israeli and Hamas top leaders have joined a list of people accused of humanity's most heinous crimes by the world's top war crimes courtABC News - World - Israel -
UK High Court allows Julian Assange to continue appealing extradition to US
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed in 2019 an 18-count indictment accusing Assange of violating the Espionage Act.ABC News - Top stories - United Kingdom -
Assange can appeal extradition order to US, court rules
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition order to the United States, a London court ruled Monday. Two judges, Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson, said Assange has grounds to appeal the United Kingdom’s order for his extradition — ...The Hill - Politics -
International Criminal Court prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Israel's Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
A panel will review the application with an eye to confirm ICC charges of alleged war crimes against Israeli and Hamas leaders.CNBC - Business - Israel -
International court seeks arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes
The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ICC's chief prosecutor says the leaders are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in ...CBS News - Top stories -
Argentine president begins unusual visit to Spain, snubbing officials and courting the far-right
Even before kicking off a three-day visit to Madrid, Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has stirred controversy, accusing the socialist government of bringing “poverty and death” to Spain and weighing in on corruption allegations ...ABC News - World -
The case against Julian Assange has been a cruel folly. His right to appeal is a small step towards justice | Duncan Campbell
Successive home secretaries and the courts have been spineless in pandering to the US government. Almost obscured on its perch outside the Royal Courts of Justice, amid the crush of camera crews and vociferous supporters of Julian Assange, was the ...The Guardian - World -
An Islamist group used child soldiers in Mozambique attacks, says Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch says an Islamist group operating in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province used boys as young as 13 in attacks on a town last weekABC News - World -
British MPs are attacking abortion rights. We can’t follow the same path as the US | Hilary Freeman
My own traumatic experience shows why we must push back against those who try to chip away at our freedom of choice. As the criminal justice bill stumbles through parliament this week – beset by delays and controversies, and picking up amendments ...The Guardian - World - Abortion -
FIFA urges leagues to punish racist abuse offences
FIFA will urge all 211 national federations to mandate racist abuse in footall as a disciplinary offense.ESPN - Sports -
Crockett says Greene behavior was 'absolutely' racist
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) comments about her physical appearance demonstrate that she’s “absolutely” racist. "She is racist. I mean, I don't have any questions about that. Because, I mean, I don't ...The Hill - Politics -
WikiLeaks founder facing pivotal moment in long fight to stay out of US court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces what could be his final court hearing in England over whether he should be extradited to the United States to face spying chargesABC News - World -
Julian Assange faces judgement day in years-long fight to stay out of US court
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face a British High Court on Monday to ultimately decide whether the accused classified information leaker will be extradited to the U.S. after more than a decade of legal battles. Assange has been in British ...The Hill - Politics -
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Can Appeal His Extradition to the US, British Court Says
Two judges in London have ruled that WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds.Wired - Tech -
Arab League calls for UN peacekeepers in Palestinian territories
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Marijuana rescheduling moves businesses into ‘uncharted territory’
Marijuana business owners hoping to benefit from the Biden administration’s move to reschedule the drug may be in for disappointment, according to experts. The administration announced plans Thursday to move forward with a rule that would ...The Hill - Politics