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
'My money is against Trump': Expert predicts president ready to surrender huge legal fightA federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his own $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC. Former federal prosecutor Joyce Vance is betting he’ll drop the case before that happens. Trump sued the British broadcaster for defamation over its editing of his Jan. 6, 2021, speech. His lawyers say the BBC cut the part where he…Raw Story14h agoWhole story →JusticeCulture
Paxton sues OpenAI over ‘litany of harms’ as campaign races to win over votersTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Sam Altman’s OpenAI on Friday, accusing the company of lying about risks it could pose to users. Paxton filed the lawsuit in Collin County district court, claiming OpenAI violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by allegedly engaging in deception and harming users. The attorney general sought to blame […]Washington Examiner14h agoWhole story →JusticeTechnology
DOJ Sues to Block Alaska Senate Certification if Republican LosesThe Justice Department asked a federal judge on Friday to stop Alaska from certifying the winner of the state’s Senate...Talking Points Memo12h agoSources (2)Whole story →Justice
Second Amendment fight moves beyond guns with Supreme Court poised for big rulingFederal courts extended Second Amendment protections to switchblade knives and body armor, fueling optimism ahead of the Supreme Court's AR-15 case.Fox News12h agoWhole story →Justice
AG Tish James to hire outside lawyer to probe ‘Cornell 7’ after making prejudicial comments about case: sourcesEmbattled New York Attorney General Letitia James is planning to hire outside counsel to investigate the seven Cornell University fraternity brothers accused of raping a female classmate -- after coming under fire to recuse herself for making prejudicial comments about the incident, The Post has learned.New York Post11h agoWhole story →JusticeEducation
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