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Kavanaugh Ignores Law; Supreme Court Leaves CDC Eviction Moratorium in Place

(Headline USA) The Supreme Court is leaving a pandemic-inspired nationwide ban on evictions in place, over the votes of four objecting conservative justices. The court on Tuesday rejected a plea by landlords to end the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moratorium on evicting millions of tenants who aren't paying rent...

International Court Making ‘Ecocide’ a Felony to Punish Climate ‘Criminals’

Twelve legal scholars plan to make "ecocide"—a still-vague term that signifies "severe" and "widespread or long-term environmental damage"—an international crime alongside genocide and war crimes. The panel of scholars proposed a 165-word long, intentionally vague definition for ecocide, which could become the basis of a crime that the International Criminal...

SCOTUS: Asylum-Seekers Have No Right to Release While They Wait for Hearings

(Associated Press) The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries. Over the dissent of three liberal justices, the court held 6-3 that the immigrants are not entitled to a hearing...

Supreme Court: Company Can Seize State-Owned Land to Build Pipeline

(Associated Press) The Supreme Court sided Tuesday with a pipeline company in a dispute with New Jersey over land the company needs for a natural gas pipeline. Both liberal and conservative justices joined to rule 5-4 for the PennEast Pipeline Co. The 116-mile planned pipeline is to run from Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County...

Trump Org Lawyers Try to Fend Off Prosecution by Politicized NY DA

(Associated Press) Lawyers for the Trump Organization met again Monday with prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office in a last bid to forestall a potential indictment stemming from a long-running investigation into the former president’s company. Trump Organization lawyer Ron Fischetti told the Associated Press the meeting came as a...

Judge Dismisses Gov’t Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook

(Associated Press) A federal judge on Monday dismissed antitrust lawsuits brought against Facebook by the Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of state attorneys general, dealing a significant blow to attempts by regulators to rein in tech giants. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled Monday that the lawsuits were “legally insufficient”...

Supreme Court Won’t Revive Va. School’s Trans Bathroom Ban

(Headline USA) The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board's appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban. Over two dissenting votes, the justices left in place lower court rulings that found the policy unconstitutional. The case involved former high school student "Gavin" Grimm, a biological female, who filed a...

JUDGE: Rep. Boebert Can Block People on Personal Twitter

(Headline USA) A federal judge ruled last week that Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert does not have to unblock a former Democratic Colorado state lawmaker from her personal Twitter account. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel D. Domenico said in his decision Thursday that Boebert, who represents the state's 3rd Congressional District,...

ACLU Sues to Block Tenn. Transgender Bathroom Sign Law

(Headline USA) The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging Tennessee’s first-of-its-kind law that requires businesses and government facilities to post signs if they let transgender people use multiperson public bathrooms of their choice, seeking to block the requirement from taking effect on July 1. The ACLU and...

Dem Legislators Sue Texas Gov. for Vetoing Their Pay After Their Walkout

(Headline USA) Texas Democrat lawmakers, who blocked election integrity measures with a dramatic walkout, sued Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday, after he vetoed funds that cover thousands of Capitol paychecks that he said shouldn't be given “to those who quit their job early." The lawsuit reflects the tensions that remain...

Justice Department Suing Georgia over Election Integrity Laws

(Headline USA) The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state's election integrity laws, a person familiar with the matter said Friday. The announcement will be made later Friday by Attorney General Merrick Garland. It comes two weeks after Garland said the Justice Department would scrutinize a wave of new laws in...

Judge Allows Georgia Ballot Review Case to Proceed for Now

(Headline USA) A judge on Thursday allowed a lawsuit alleging fraud in Georgia's most populous county during the November election and seeking a review of absentee ballots to move forward for now. Originally filed in December, the lawsuit says there is evidence of fraudulent ballots and improper ballot counting in Fulton...
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