Justice Sonia Sotomayor says some Supreme Court rulings have made her cry
Justice Sonia Sotomayor has admitted that some Supreme Court decisions have brought her to tears. Source link
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Republicans in Crucial Redistricting Battle
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Republicans in a crucial redistricting case for the state of South Carolina that had Democrats alleging “racism.” Democrats and the NAACP had taken the legislature’s redistricting map to court claiming that it was racially discriminatory and a lower court agreed, telling the legislature that the map […]
Iran's supreme leader prays for late president and others killed in helicopter crash
Iran’s supreme leader prayed Wednesday over the coffins of the country’s late president, foreign minister and other officials who were killed in a helicopter crash earlier this week. Later, hundreds of thousands of people followed a procession honoring the dead down Tehran’s main boulevard. Source link
Supreme Court justices speak out on security, free speech and ‘lies’
Three of the Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed justices made comments over the weekend about free speech, security issues and “lies” about alleged ethics troubles. Attending the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conference, Justice Clarence Thomas on Friday pointed to “reckless” people who “bomb your reputation” in response to a question about the mean-spirited world. […]
NY Supreme Court Shoots Down Trans Sports Ban – HotAir
In February of this year, Nassau County in Long Island, New York banned males from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. While many supported the move, protests broke out on the left and lawsuits were filed. On Friday, a judge on the state Supreme Court struck down the rule. This led to celebrations among trans […]
Arvind Kejriwal, top Indian opposition leader, given bail by the Supreme Court
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to a top opposition leader who was arrested nearly seven weeks ago in a bribery case that opposition parties called a political move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government against his rivals during a national election. Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the Aam […]
Hillary Clinton rips Supreme Court over Trump immunity case: ‘Justice delayed is justice denied’
Former first lady Hillary Clinton attacked the Supreme Court on Thursday for preventing the Donald Trump criminal trials from being decided before the election. In an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the two-time unsuccessful presidential candidate said the justices are doing “a grave disservice” and should have let stand a court of appeals decision denying […]
Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton rip Supreme Court on abortion, Donald Trump immunity
Two of the top women from the Democratic Party blasted the Supreme Court in interviews this week over the justices’ handling of former President Donald Trump’s immunity claims and their 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark case creating a national abortion right. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to The New York […]
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch to release book: ‘Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law’
Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch has a new book he authored with one of his former law clerks on the state of laws in the U.S., suggesting too many exist. “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law” will be out Aug. 6 and published by Harper, part of HarperCollins Publishers. Janie Nitze, […]
Supreme Court poised to decide whether to consider transgender medical treatment bans
The Supreme Court will have at least three opportunities during conferences this month to decide to hear a challenge to a state ban on medical treatment for transgender youth. The justices have previously declined to hear such a case more than a half-dozen times. The pending dispute was presented to the high court in November. […]