The weaponization of ballot access continues. On Thursday, the Oregon Supreme Court declared that ten Republican state senators could not seek reelection. Why? It has nothing to do with Trump. It’s because they staged a walkout for six weeks, preventing a quorum and effectively stalling legislation on abortion, transgender treatments, and gun control. […]
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun rights cannot run for reelection. The decision upholds the secretary of state’s decision to disqualify the senators from the ballot under a voter-approved measure […]
Following the defeat of his $51 billion pay package at Tesla, CEO Elon Musk said he would seek shareholder approval to move the company’s registration from Delaware to Texas. Mr. Musk announced his plan on another firm he owns, X, by asking his followers if the company should stay in Delaware, where it’s incorporated, or […]
Lawyers have been arguing over whether Donald Trump should be on the ballot this year — and now they’re arguing over who should get to argue about it before the Supreme Court when the justices hear the case next week. The lawyers for Colorado’s secretary of state, who under state law would be the ones […]
More than 27,000 people have been killed and 66,000 wounded by Israel‘s offensive in Gaza, the Hamas-controlled territory’s Health Ministry said Thursday. South Africa’s foreign minister has accused Israel of ignoring last week’s ruling by the United Nations’ top court, which ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent deaths in Gaza. The number […]
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to reconsider its decision that would prevent private groups from suing under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, prompting a potential fight before the U.S. Supreme Court over a ruling that civil rights groups say erodes the law aimed at prohibiting racial […]
The Biden administration, in a filing on Tuesday, asked the Supreme Court not to halt West Point from considering race in its application process. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, arguing on behalf of the federal government and West Point, told the justices that a “diverse officer corps is necessary for an effective fighting force.” “For […]
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor said Monday that she lives in frustration over rulings by the court, where conservatives hold a 6-3 majority. “I live in frustration. And as you heard, every loss truly traumatizes me in my stomach and in my heart. But I have to get up the next morning and keep on […]
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota state trooper accused in the fatal shooting of motorist Ricky Cobb II can remain free without bail while awaiting trial, a judge ruled Monday during a brief court hearing. Trooper Ryan Londregan must surrender his passport and avoid contact with witnesses and Cobb’s relatives, the judge ruled. The hearing was the […]
At least two Jan. 6 defendants got out from behind bars because the Supreme Court is reviewing the legitimacy of charging them with obstructing an official proceeding, which is one of the feds’ favorite charges for people who breached the Capitol. The legal challenge brought by Jan. 6 defendant Joseph Fischer accuses prosecutors of using […]
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