Tag: court
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The threat of election chaos looms as the Supreme Court returns to action
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court returns from its summer break Monday with a new slate of cases to decide, but it is an issue not even on the docket yet that is the center of attention: the presidential election. The prospect that the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, including three justices appointed by…
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Notre Dame law school’s growing influence on the Supreme Court
Annie Ortega, a third-year student who recently took a weeklong class taught by Barrett, praised the “ideologically diverse” school. She is president of the school’s chapter of the Federalist Society but said she has lively conversations with her many liberal friends at the school. “Going to a law school where I was going to hear…
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Supreme Court declines to block Biden rules on planet-warming methane and toxic mercury emissions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday left in place Biden administration regulations aimed at curbing oil and gas facility emissions of methane, a major contributor to climate change. In a separate action, the court also rejected a bid to block a separate regulation aimed at curbing emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from…
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Mexican gun dispute and a straight woman’s sex discrimination claim among new Supreme Court cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday took up a series of new cases ahead of its new term, including a bid by gun companies to evade a lawsuit filed by the Mexican government and a workplace sex discrimination dispute over claims a woman was discriminated against because she is straight. The court’s nine-month new…
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Australian court upholds order for Musk’s X to pay fine over anti-child abuse inquiry
SYDNEY, Australia — A court in Australia upheld an order on Friday for Elon Musk’s X to pay a fine of 610,500 Australian dollars ($418,000) for failing to cooperate with a regulator’s request for information about anti-child-abuse practices. X had challenged the fine, but the Federal Court of Australia ruled that it was obliged to…
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Jack Smith court filing against Trump and Israel strikes central Beirut: Morning Rundown
A new court filing from special counsel Jack Smith argues Donald Trump acted as a private citizen when he sought to overturn the 2020 election. Israel hits central Beirut in a series of overnight airstrikes. And NBC News visits a mountain town swept away by Hurricane Helene. Here’s what to know today. Trump ‘resorted to…
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Republicans expect to confirm even more Supreme Court justices if Trump wins
WASHINGTON — During Donald Trump’s White House tenure, Republicans assembled the most conservative Supreme Court in a century. Now, they’re excited about the prospect of building on those efforts by confirming even more conservative justices, as well as lower-court judges, if he wins another four years. GOP senators widely expect there would be at least…
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Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr. request to appear on New York ballot
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s attempt to appear on New York’s general election ballot. Kennedy, who has dropped his own presidential campaign and endorsed Republican nominee Donald Trump, is fighting to appear on ballots in certain states over Democratic opposition. The court rejected the request in a…
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Appeals court hears arguments in fight between 2 tribes over Alabama casino built on ‘sacred’ land
ATLANTA — An appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments in a long-running dispute between two federally recognized tribes over one’s construction of a casino on Alabama land that the other says is a sacred site. The dispute involves land, known as Hickory Ground, that was home to the Muscogee Nation before removal to Oklahoma on the Trail…
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Trump seeks to derail court filing in election interference case
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are pushing back against efforts by federal prosecutors to streamline arguments and potential appeals in his 2020 election interference case, arguing they could improperly influence the 2024 race for the White House. In papers filed Monday in federal court in Washington, defense attorneys contended that special counsel Jack Smith’s…