N.C. elections board denies GOP effort to toss 60,000 votes in close state Supreme Court race
The North Carolina state Board of Elections voted Wednesday to reject a Republican challenge to throw out 60,000 ballots in a state Supreme Court race that the Democratic incumbent leads by just over 700 votes. The board, where Democrats have a 3-2 edge, could now move to certify the victory by Democrat Allison Riggs, eliminating […]
Supreme Court weighs environmental dispute over Utah oil railway
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday will weigh the fate of an 88-mile railroad project that would transport crude oil in Utah as the justices consider a dispute over whether federal officials conducted a stringent enough environmental review before approving it. The railroad proposed by the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, a group of local […]
Conservatives object as Supreme Court ducks case on high school admissions
WASHINGTON — Conservative justices objected as the Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a new dispute over race in education by declining to consider whether an admissions program for public high schools in Boston unlawfully considered race. Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas both said they would have taken up the case, while Justice Neil […]
Trans people traveled to the Supreme Court from across the U.S. to hear historic case
WASHINGTON — Dozens of transgender people, along with their families and allies, gathered outside the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices considered a Tennessee law banning access to puberty blockers and hormone therapy for trans minors. Some of them, like Lisa and Ryan Welch, traveled hundreds of miles to be in Washington. The Welches, […]
High court seems skeptical of challenge to ban treatments for transgender youths
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Supreme Court tackles state bans on treatments for transgender youth
WASHINGTON — The conservative-majority Supreme Court on Wednesday dove into the culture war issue of transgender rights as it weighs whether states can restrict gender transition care for minors. President-elect Donald Trump and his allies repeatedly pushed an anti-transgender rights message during the recently concluded election. Among other things, he has pledged to restrict access […]
Fani Willis dealt blow in court over Trump case
A Georgia judge ordered Fulton County District Attorney Fani Williams to hand over records related to her communications with special counsel Jack Smith and the U.S. House January 6 Committee after failing to comply with a request under the Open Records Act (ORA). The nonprofit group Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit against Willis in March […]
Supreme Court hears arguments over FDA’s refusal to approve flavored vapes
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Supreme Court hears arguments over FDA’s refusal to approve flavored e-cigarettes 04:18 UP NEXT What the 2024 election polls got right and wrong 04:23 Rep. Jamie Raskin vies for top Democratic spot on Judiciary Committee 03:28 Pete Hegseth […]
Supreme Court grapples with FDA’s refusal to approve flavored vapes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday probed whether the Food and Drug Administration unlawfully refused to approve flavored e-cigarettes over public health concerns. During the oral argument, a majority of the nine justices appeared unconvinced that the agency had changed its standard for evaluating whether to approval products in the middle of the proceeding, […]
Daniel Penny returns to court for closing arguments in subway chokehold trial
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