Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted 6-5 to deny former President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva habeas corpus while he appeals his corruption conviction, potentially bringing an end to his re-election campaign. The popular leftist leader must now begin serving his 12-year prison sentence for taking bribes, denying his plea to remain free until he has […]
Brazil’s Supreme Court Votes to Jail Former President Lula…
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Flint Water Contamination Lawsuits…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the green light to two class-action lawsuits filed by residents of Flint, Michigan who are pursing civil rights claims against local and state officials over lead contamination in the city’s water supply. The justices left in place a July 2017 ruling by the Cincinnati, Ohio-based 6th U.S. Circuit […]
4 Big Supreme Court Cases to Watch Over the Next Six Weeks…
Supreme Court justices departed for a brief, two-week recess on March 5 and will return to the bench on March 19 for oral arguments. From March through April, the Supreme Court will consider a number of high-profile cases in addition to Benisek v. Lamone, a case challenging the redrawing of Maryland’s 6th Congressional District. The […]
Twitter’s Censorship May Be Unconstitutional…
Does Milo Yiannopoulos have a constitutional right to tweet? Most Americans know they can speak their mind in the public square, thanks to the First Amendment. Speech on social media, however, can be censored because private companies own those cyber spaces. But a recent Supreme Court oral argument suggests Twitter’s practice of banning controversial right-wing […]
Supreme Court Rejects Argument that Foreigners Must Be Released into U.S.A. if Detained for Extended Time…
Federal law does not force immigration officials to either give aliens held in federal custody periodic court hearings or release those aliens into the general U.S. population, the U.S. Supreme Court held on Tuesday. “Every day, immigration officials must determine whether to admit or remove the many aliens who have arrived at an official port […]
SCOTUS Denies Review in DACA-Termination Case Opting to Wait for 9th Circuit Ruling…
Last month the federal government asked the Supreme Court to step into a dispute over whether the Trump administration can terminate the program known as “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,” which allows undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children to apply for protection for deportation. Today the justices denied that request, apparently […]
Trump White House Preparing to Replace Liberal Supreme Court Justice?…
Whispers are rampant throughout D.C. that a vacancy is imminent on the U.S. Supreme Court – one that is currently taken by one of the most liberal members of the Court. It has the Trump White House giddy over the prospect of potentially and forcefully shifting the balance of power on the Court while Democrats […]
Supreme Court to Speed DACA Case…
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will speed up a case involving the Trump administration’s request to cancel the Obama-era DACA deportation amnesty, moving to grab a piece of the unfolding immigration debate. In a brief order the justices said they have granted the administration’s request to hear the case even before a ruling by […]
Transgender Student Gets $800,000 After Bathroom Lawsuit…
A born-female transgender student won $800,000 from her Wisconsin high school Tuesday after reaching a settlement in a lawsuit alleging staff had monitored her trips to the boys’ bathroom. Ash Whitaker, who identifies as male, graduated from Tremper High School in June, but not before leveling a lawsuit and unsubstantiated claims that teachers had accompanied […]
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