Transgender State Lawmaker Sues Montana House Leaders over Removal
Attorneys for Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D) filed a lawsuit Monday over her being silenced and barred from the state House floor. The Republican-led state House voted 68-32 against Zephyr on Wednesday, following her protests over legislation against gender-affirming care. The vote meant that Zephyr would be limited to taking part in state business […]
Supreme Court to Take up Sweeping Federal Regulation Case
The Supreme Court on Monday said it would revisit the fate of a decades-old decision regarding government regulation of businesses. Next term, the Justices will take on the so-called “Chevron case.” In 1984, the Supreme Court had ruled in a case involving oil giant Chevron, saying that when regulations are not crystal clear, the federal […]
HHS says Hospitals that Denied Emergency Abortion Broke the Law
Documents revealed Monday that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has accused two hospitals of breaking the law by not providing emergency abortion services to a woman whose life was in jeopardy. The HHS documents obtained by the Associate Press have emerged as healthcare providers nationwide are struggling to balance new abortion restrictions […]
Bipartisan Code of Ethics Coming for Supreme Court: Judiciary Chair
Senate Judiciary Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) said Monday that his committee was “going to produce a bipartisan code of ethics” for the Supreme Court. “There are several on the table,” Durbin told MSNBC, mentioning a proposal introduced last week by Sens. Angus King (I-ME) and Lisa Murkowski, (R-AK). Under their proposed legislation the Supreme Court […]
Judge Denies Trump Request for Mistrial in Rape Lawsuit
Judge Lewis Kaplan on Monday denied a request from attorneys for former President Trump for a mistrial in the rape and defamation lawsuit currently on trial in New York City, alleging Kaplan made “pervasive unfair and prejudicial rulings” against him. E. Jean Carroll, a former advice columnist for Elle magazine, filed suit against former President […]
Labor Day Protests in France Over Rising Retirement Age
Protests were taking place nationwide across France on Monday, Labor Day, in reaction to French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to raise the national retirement age from 62 to 64. Workers’ demonstrations were happening around the world, as they do every Labor Day, but in France Macron is facing near record low popularity ratings over his […]
JPMorgan Chase to Take Over First Republic Bank
Federal regulators have seized the assets of First Republic Bank and sold the vast majority of them to financial giant JPMorgan Chase. In a statement Monday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) said all First Republic depositors will become JPMorgan Chase depositors and have full access to their accounts. In its own statement, JPMorgan Chase […]
Chief Justice did not Recuse when Law Firm who Paid his Wife had Supreme Court Case: Whistleblower
Newly-public whistleblower documents reveal that Jane Roberts, wife of Chief Justice John Roberts, made millions in commissions from elite law firms, and Roberts did not recuse when at least one of those firms had business before the Supreme Court. In a sworn affidavit from December, Kendal B. Price asserted that Chief Justice Roberts “has not […]
North Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Gerrymandered Maps, Voter I.D.
The North Carolina state Supreme Court on Friday threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps, while it simultaneously upheld a voter photo I.D. law that had previously been struck down as racially biased. The ruling is being perceived as a massive win for state Republicans as it will likely give the GOP-majority legislature […]
Details of Murderous Expressions Emerge at Pentagon Leaker’s Detention Hearing
Details about expressions of deadly violence emerged at Thursday’s detention hearing for Jack Teixeira, the member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard accused of leaking dozens of classified Pentagon documents online. While the judge at Teixeira’s Thursday hearing put off an immediate decision on whether he’ll be kept in jail during the duration of his […]
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