Trump threatens 'powerful legal options' to keep candidate off the ballot in key statePresident Donald Trump took to Truth Social late Wednesday night to express alarm over the possibility that Republicans could lose a key Senate seat in Alaska , and threatened legal action to remove a candidate from the ballot. And he is threatening to run to the courts with less than two weeks to go before election day. Trump wrote that he is “ very…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →GovernmentEducation
US Supreme Court rulings reshape midterm election battlefieldThe November 3 midterm elections are quickly approaching after an electoral cycle shaped to an unusual degree by decisions of the US Supreme Court, a development that prompted Justice Elena Kagan to voice alarm this week.Reuters3d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeElena Kagan
Malaysian Court Stops Opposition Bloc’s Deregistration: EdgeA Malaysian court has halted the deregistration of the country’s main opposition coalition, effectively allowing it to contest the upcoming Malacca state election, The Edge reported on Thursday.Bloomberg3d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Tanzanian Opposition Leader Charged With Treason Over ProtestsA Tanzanian court charged a senior opposition figure with treason, adding to a widening crackdown a week ahead of the first anniversary of deadly election protests.Bloomberg3d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
The Fight for Educational Equality Is Also a Fight for a Just Supreme CourtJanai Nelson The court has severely weakened our ability to make an education system that fulfills the promise of Brown . The post The Fight for Educational Equality Is Also a Fight for a Just Supreme Court appeared first on The Nation .The Nation3d agoWhole story →Justice
Appeals court rules Trump's National Guard deployment to Los Angeles was unlawfulA federal appeals court ruled that Trump's deployment of 4,000 members of the California National Guard to LA was an unlawful abuse of authority.KABC-TV13h agoWhole story →JusticeSecurity
California election officials frustrated, rattled by DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballotsLocal election officials in California are frustrated after receiving a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice. The letter demands that ballots suspected to be sent to noncitizen voters be sequestered. President Donald Trump’s administration sent letters to almost all election officials in California. The letters demand information about 20,000…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution13h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Kushner’s attorneys send notice to Vanity Fair on alleged “defamatory” excerptAttorneys representing President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner have sent a letter to Vanity Fair and Condé Nast over allegations published in an article on Thursday calling them “false” and “defamatory.” “We formally put Vanity Fair and Condé Nast on notice regarding the false and defamatory allegations published about our client, Jared Kushner,”…The Hill13h agoWhole story →Justice
'Lying to YOU': Arizona Republican torches GOP official over citizen voter purgeArizona’s top election official and attorney general have dropped their lawsuit asking a judge to force Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap to reinstate the voting rights of 25 people who were falsely flagged as noncitizens by a federal database. The resolution came after court-ordered mediation on Friday. At the heart of the matter is the Systematic…Raw Story13h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Attorney General Defends Alaska Election Lawsuit as Murkowski Pushes BackTodd Blanche defends the DOJ’s Alaska election lawsuit as Lisa Murkowski says the department should never have filed it.Newsweek12h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Justice Department asks Supreme Court to allow transgender inmate banThe Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to allow a Bureau of Prisons policy banning hormone therapy and social accommodations for transgender inmates in federal prisons.Fox News25d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticetransgender prison policy appeal
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow restrictions on transgender inmatesPresident Donald Trump's administration asked the US Supreme Court on Monday to let it enforce a policy restricting gender-affirming care for transgender inmates in federal prisons, part of his crackdown on the rights of transgender people.Reuters4d agoSources (5)Whole story →JusticeGovernmenttransgender prison care ruling
Trump asks Supreme Court to let him end transgender surgeries for inmatesThe Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to unblock a policy ending transgender surgeries for inmates in federal prisons.Washington Examiner27d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticetransgender inmate policy appeal
Supreme Court rejects Trump policy restricting treatment for transgender prison inmatesThe Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Trump administration cannot enforce a new policy that restricts treatment for transgender inmates in federal prison.NBC News4d agoSources (2)Whole story →JusticeGovernmentsupreme court ruling
Trump asks Supreme Court to suspend transgender medical care in federal prisonsBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration urged the Supreme Court on Monday to allow federal prison officials to deny certain types of medical care for transgender inmates, such as surgeries – putting another culture war issue on the high court’s burgeoning fast-track docket. The Bureau of Prisons policy that began earlyABC17News.com27d agoSources (2)Whole story →GovernmentJusticetransgender prison care appeal
Supreme Court blocks Trump’s transgender inmate care banThe Supreme Court declined to let the Trump administration enforce a policy restricting medical care for transgender federal inmates, leaving a lower-court block in place.The Oregonian3d agoSources (2)Whole story →GovernmentJusticesupreme court transgender inmate care ruling
Supreme Court won’t revive Trump administration’s transgender inmate policy; Thomas, Alito dissentThe Supreme Court refused the Trump administration’s bid to stop providing transgender inmates hormone treatments and certain surgeries on Wednesday, declining to lift a lower judge’s block over the dissents of two conservative justices. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy would taper treatments for inmates currently receiving them, and officials would…The Hill4d agoWhole story →Justice
Supreme Court hands Trump a rare loss on transgender prison care policyThe Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from suspending hormone therapy and other treatments for transgender Americans in federal prisons, a rare win for transgender rights at the conservative high court.Cable News Network4d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticesupreme court ruling on transgender rights
