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Southern Poverty Law Center Sues Florida for Election Reforms

(Headline USA) Two more groups sued Florida over its new election integrity laws Monday, adding to the far-left organizations who claim, without evidence, that the rules could keep eligible voters from casting ballots. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Tallahassee by the Fair Elections Center and the...

UPDATE: Supreme Court Defers Case on Harvard’s Discrimination Against Asian-Americans

UPDATE 11:00 AM 6/14/21 VIA AP: With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue — whether to ban consideration of race in college admissions. The justices on Monday put off a decision about whether they will hear an appeal...

AOC: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Should Retire

Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY) said over the weekend that liberal keystone Justice Stephen Breyer should retire from the Supreme Court soon so that President Joe Biden can nominate his replacement. In the wake of last year’s fight over the replacement after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died while still serving...

Mich. Supreme Court: State MUST Certify Petition to Revoke Whitmer’s Emergency Powers

(Scott McClallen, The Center Square) The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Friday the Board of State Canvassers must certify the Unlock Michigan petition to remove Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s 1945 emergency powers. In April, the Board of State Canvassers deadlocked 2-2 three times on votes whether to certify or investigate further Unlock Michigan. “In the...

Federal Judge: Houston Hospital May Force Employees to Get COVID Shot

(Headline USA) A federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by employees of a Houston hospital system over its requirement that all of its staff receive the experimental COVID-19 shot. The Houston Methodist Hospital system suspended 178 employees without pay last week over their refusal to get the shot. Of them,...

Newsom Makes Thinly Veiled Threats Against Federal Judge Who Thwarted His Gun-Grabs

California's Democrat governor decried in starkly personal terms a federal judge's upending of the state's extralegal effort to restrict so-called assault weapons as officials announced the filing Thursday of a formal notice that they will appeal the decision. They characterized last week's ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez as...

Restraining Order Put on Loan Forgiveness Program That Discriminates Against Whites

(Associated Press) A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates against white farmers. U.S. District Judge William Griesbach in Milwaukee issued a temporary restraining order Thursday suspending the program for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, the Milwaukee...

Judge Rejects Effort to Return MLB All-Star Game to Georgia

(Headline USA) A Manhattan judge on Thursday rejected an attempt to force Major League Baseball to return next month’s All-Star Game to Atlanta. U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Carponi ruled against a not-for-profit organization representing small businesses, saying a lawsuit had failed to provide proof that its members have suffered any...

Justice Dept. Wages Aggressive Defense of Trump Against Rape Accuser

(Associated Press) Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude" and “disrespectful” remarks he made while president about a woman who accused him of rape, Justice Department lawyers said Monday in arguing for him to be replaced by the United States as defendant in a defamation lawsuit. The lawyers told...

Unanimous Supreme Court Rules Against Immigrants with Temporary Status

(Associated Press) A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally and now have Temporary Protected Status...

Mo Brooks Accuses Eric Swalwell’s P.I. of Trespassing to Serve Him Lawsuit

Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., accused a private investigator hired by Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., of illegally trespassing on his property in order to serve him a lawsuit regarding the Jan. 6 Electoral College certification vote. Swalwell sued Brooks, former president Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani,...

UPDATE: High Court Won’t Review Men-Only Military Draft Law

UPDATE 10:15 AM 6/7/21 VIA AP: The Supreme Court on Monday said it won't take up a case that asked it to decide whether it's sex discrimination for the government to require only men to register for the draft when they turn 18. In a statement, three justices said Congress is...
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