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 →JusticeEducation
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 →JusticeGovernmentElena 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
Man detained at Georgia immigration detention center dies as hunger strike continuesDeath inside Folkston facility comes as officials allegedly threaten hunger strikers there with force-feeding An immigrant detained at a sprawling detention center complex in Georgia died on Friday, local and federal officials confirmed, after the facility has already faced national scrutiny for its response to an ongoing hunger strike inside. The death…The Guardian12h agoWhole story →JusticeFood
Blanche: DOJ lawsuit not trying to 'stop the certification of Alaska's election'Attorney General Todd Blanche said Saturday that the Justice Department is not trying to stop the certification of Alaska’s election, referring to a lawsuit filed this week which claimed to “protect the integrity” of the election. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the district of Alaska, claims that the inclusion of a candidate...The Hill12h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
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-TV11h 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-Constitution11h 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 Hill11h agoWhole story →Justice
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 →JusticeGovernmenttransgender 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 →JusticeGovernmentsupreme 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 →JusticeGovernmentsupreme court ruling on transgender rights
