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The Supreme Court Is Coming for Affirmative Action—Again

Elie Mystal The high court has just accepted a case that takes aim at efforts to increase diversity at high-performing public schools. The post The Supreme Court Is Coming for Affirmative Action—Again appeared first on The Nation .

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Florida Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for 95-Year-Old Cuban Dictator Raul CastroFlorida Attorney General James Uthmeier revealed on Monday that a judge in the state had issued an arrest warrant for Raúl Castro, the 95-year-old dictator of Cuba, on conspiracy to commit murder charges. The post Florida Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for 95-Year-Old Cuban Dictator Raúl Castro appeared first on Breitbart .

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Trump’s East Potomac Golf Course Renovations Face a Growing Legal FightThe President says redevelopment will begin immediately at the historic public course, where a judge has temporarily halted tree removal.

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Tillis: 'Putin is playing President Trump like a fiddle'Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing President Trump “like a fiddle” by shifting U.S. support away from Ukraine and warned that “history” won’t judge Trump well if he abandons Ukraine. Tillis said Putin’s claim that he invaded Ukraine to “de-Nazify” the country is a lie and that Trump’s dealings with...

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DOJ sends grand jury subpoenas to Philadelphia DA Krasner after judge's referral, sources sayGrand jury subpoenas target Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's office after a federal judge referred him to the DOJ for investigation.

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Clerk dragged to court after ignoring state's cease-and-desist over poll watchersA New Mexico civic group intending to observe the upcoming general election on Oct. 16 sued Santa Fe County Clerk Katharine Clark alleging she violated state law by denying recognized election watchers access to polling places unless they attended additional training. Land of Action, which describes itself as a nonpartisan civic association and hub for…

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White House smacked with ultimatum over accusation it skirted judge’s orderCNN is threatening to take the Trump administration back to court unless the White House stops blocking its crews from covering President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One. CNN outside counsel Ted Boutrous sent a demand letter to the Justice Department on Monday, according to the network , giving the administration until Thursday at 5 p.m. EST to confirm…

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A GOP lawyer’s one-word slip reveals a chilling midterm planWith virtually no mention or reporting in the corporate press, Republican-run states are again running the voter purge of millions that gave Donald Trump the White House in 2024. Last week, Reuters published a special report on the ways the Trump administration could “interfere” with the midterms, noting that a lawyer in Idaho’s Republican attorney…

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Tulane harassment orderNEW ORLEANS — A federal court in Louisiana partially granted Tulane University’s request for a protective order preventing a self-represented student from sending “harassing” communications to employees and administrators of its disability office in connection with her ADA lawsuit. The court orders the student to communicate only with university counsel…

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Trump DHS’s own boast used against it as court revives fight over ICE at churchesThe Trump administration’s own promises to expand immigration enforcement helped shred its position Tuesday as a federal appeals court revived religious groups’ challenge to allowing ICE operations at houses of worship. In a 2-1 ruling , the D.C. Circuit found that 27 Christian and Jewish organizations likely have standing to sue over the rollback of…

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