Today in Supreme Court History: October 19, 178910/19/1789: Chief Justice John Jay takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 19, 1789 appeared first on Reason Magazine.Reason2d agoWhole story →Justice
Judge restricts DHS field operations aimed at unearthing voter fraudThe ruling covered stops and field interviews being carried out by hundreds of Department of Homeland Security agents assigned to fan out across the country.The Philadelphia Inquirer2d agoWhole story →JusticeSecurity
Courts Should Not Micromanage Prisons on Transgender IssuesThe Supreme Court should have stopped a district judge from enjoining the Bureau of Prisons on transgender services for inmates.National Review2d agoWhole story →Justice
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 Story2d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
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.Reuters2d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentElena Kagan
Fifth Circuit rules Trump mandatory detention policy constitutionalThe full Fifth Circuit reversed a three-judge panel’s ruling that the Trump administration’s policy denying bond hearings to immigrants who entered the country unlawfully, regardless of how long they have been in the U.S., violates due process.Courthouse News Service9h agoWhole story →Justice
Pentagon accused of sneaky dodge around judge’s order to restart wind projects: reportWind energy companies and their allies say the Pentagon is stalling projects despite a court order to restart reviews, according to The Washington Sun. In a lawsuit by trade groups, wind developers, and environmental organizations, a judge directed the Defense Department in August to get stalled projects moving. This week, the plaintiffs told the court…Raw Story9h agoWhole story →JusticePlanet
Trump's Potomac Golf Course Fight: Judge Orders Phone Records PreservedA judge has ordered a Trump official to preserve his personal phone’s contents in the latest update in a golf course legal battle.Newsweek9h agoWhole story →Justice
Jen Psaki floored as Blanche couldn't even wait 24 hours to find his 'doomsday' pretextMS NOWs Jen Psaki said Attorney General Todd Blanche had barely finished calling a federal move to block election certification a “doomsday scenario” to only be done in extreme circumstances, before the Justice Department did exactly that in Alaska. On “The Briefing,” Psaki recalled that Blanche, asked Thursday whether DOJ would ever try to stop a state…Raw Story8h agoWhole story →GovernmentJustice
Federal Court Says No 'Get Out of Jail' Card for Illegal AliensA federal appeals court ruled Friday that illegal immigrants detained inside the United States have no constitutional right to a bond hearing, no matter how long they have lived in the country. The post Federal Court Says No ‘Get Out of Jail’ Card for Illegal Aliens appeared first on Breitbart .Breitbart News Network8h agoWhole story →Justice
California's Proposition 40: What voters need to know about billionaire wealth tax battleCalifornia's billionaire wealth tax, Proposition 40, looks like a close call based on recent polls. Here is what to know before Election Day on Nov. 3.CNBC2d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomycalifornia proposition 40 vote
California’s ballot propositions fuel its longstanding tax-and-spending warUntil Proposition 13, California voters let elected officials decide taxes and spending options. Now, 48 years later, money matters dominate the ballot box.CalMatters9d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomycalifornia ballot propositions
Odessa voters face 44 ballot propositions this November: What you need to knowThe propositions will appear on the November 3 general election ballot, with voters asked to vote either for or against each measure.NewsNation4d agoWhole story →Governmentnovember election ballot
Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxesThe governor announced his positions on most of the 14 propositions on the November ballot.CalMatters15d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomycalifornia ballot propositions
The millions spent by California billionaires against Prop. 40 is about 0.07% of their wealthThe $293 million spent by California billionaires to oppose Proposition 40 is about 0.07% of their estimated wealth.Los Angeles Times1d agoWhole story →
California voters’ major shift on billionaire tax revealed in new pollProposition 40 is a proposed one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires.New York Post13h agoWhole story →Economy
A Wealth Tax on Billionaires? California Voters to Decide Prop 40As voters across the United States cast ballots on November 3, Californians are weighing whether to approve a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires in the state. The tax would apply to roughly 250 Californians who now hold an estimated $2.3 trillion in wealth. Supporters say the wealth tax could raise up to $100 billion, with about 90% going…Democracy Now!4d agoWhole story →HealthEconomycalifornia prop 40 vote
The Supreme Court’s Open-Weight AI Regulation GauntletA series of Supreme Court rulings have left the federal government with a narrow path to regulating open-weight AI models.Just Security1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentTechnologyai regulation debate
