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Calif. Judge Rules Against Newsom, Limits His Executive Authority

A judge ruled on Monday to limit California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive authority during the coronavirus pandemic. Sutter County Superior Court Judge Sarah Heckman issued a preliminary order this week forcing Newsom to stop writing executive orders related to coronavirus restrictions after determining that at least one of his previous orders...

Judge Rejects GOP Bid to Block 127,000 Suspicious Votes from Houston Drive-Thru

(Headline USA) A federal judge on Monday rejected a Republican effort to block nearly 127,000 ballots in Houston that were cast at drive-thru polling centers, amid reports of rampant voter fraud in the region. The lawsuit was brought by election-integrity watchdog groups who have railed against the effort to exploit...

Obama Judge (AGAIN) Blocks Trump Admin Policy on Public Benefits for Immigrants

(Headline USA) A federal judge in Chicago struck down a key immigration rule Monday that would deny green cards to immigrants who use food stamps or other public benefits, a blow to the Trump administration on the eve of the election. In a decision that applies nationwide, U.S. District Judge...

Bail Set at $2M for Kyle Rittenhouse

(Headline USA) A Wisconsin court commissioner on Monday set bail for an Illinois 17-year-old accused of killing two people during a protest at $2 million, setting aside pleas from one victim's father to double that amount. Kenosha County prosecutors have charged Kyle Rittenhouse of Antioch, Illinois, with fatally shooting Joseph Rosenbaum...

Trump Promises Legal Fight over Unwieldy, Endless Counting of Late Pa. Votes

(Headline USA) President Donald Trump and his reelection campaign are signaling they will pursue an aggressive legal strategy to try to prevent Pennsylvania from counting mailed ballots that are received in the three days after the election. The matter could find its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, especially if those ballots could tip...

Lawyers on Standby if Cloudy Election Outcome Heads to Court

(Headline USA) Signature matches. Late-arriving absentee votes. Drop boxes. Secrecy envelopes. Democratic and Republican lawyers already have gone to court over these issues in the run-up to Tuesday's election. But the legal fights could take on new urgency, not to mention added vitriol, if a narrow margin in a battleground state...

Texas Supreme Court Refuses to Toss Out 127,000 Illegal ‘Drive-Thru’ Ballots

(Headline USA) The Texas Supreme Court on Sunday denied a Republican-led petition to toss nearly 127,000 ballots cast at drive-thru voting places in the Houston area. The state's all-Republican high court rejected the request from GOP activists and candidates without explaining its decision. The effort to have the Harris County ballots...

Court Won’t Back Gun Ban Outside Michigan Polling Places

(Headline USA) The Michigan appeals court on Thursday rejected an appeal from a Democratic state official who wants to ban the open carry of guns outside polling places. The court, in a 3-0 order, declined to hear the case but noted that it's already illegal to intimidate voters or aggressively wave...

Kentucky Court Won’t Reduce Jury Award in Rand Paul Attack

(Headline USA) The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an award of nearly $600,000 against Sen. Rand Paul's former neighbor, who attacked the lawmaker in 2017 in an alleged dispute over lawncare, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Rene Boucher had asked the high court to review the award but the court declined...

Supreme Court Gives Dems in NC Ridiculously Late Ballot Deadline of Nov. 12

(Headline USA) The Supreme Court will allow mail-in ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to nine days after Election Day, enabling candidates and parties who may be behind after counting to "find" ballots to make up any shortfalls against their opponents. The justices, by a 5-3 vote...

Dems Threaten GOP Senators Over Barrett Confirmation; Will ‘Regret This’

Following the confirmation and swearing in of Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, bitter Democrats redoubled their vows to pack the judiciary in the event that they take over control of Congress and the presidency after next week's election. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who had previously declared that "nothing...

Supreme Court Prevents Wisc. from Counting Ballots Received After Election Day

(Headline USA) The Supreme Court sided with Republicans to prevent Wisconsin from counting mailed ballots that are received after Election Day. In a 5-3 order, the justices on Monday refused to reinstate a lower court order that called for mailed ballots to be counted if they are received up to six days...
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