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LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
5 hours ago

Trans teen at center of Supreme Court sports case wins West Virginia state title

A transgender teenager won West Virginia’s girls shot put title while her challenge to a state ban on transgender girls’ sports reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
5 hours ago

Trans teen at center of Supreme Court sports case wins West Virginia state title

A transgender teenager won West Virginia’s girls shot put title while her challenge to a state ban on transgender girls’ sports reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Alabama pushes US Supreme Court to approve congressional map for midterms

Alabama Republicans asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a racially discriminatory congressional map for 2026 after a Voting Rights Act ruling weakened redistricting standards.
#redistricting
SF politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

We Are the Most Gerrymandered Republican State in the Country': GOP Leader Speaks Out Against Redistricting Effort

South Carolina’s Senate Majority Leader opposes congressional redistricting, saying the state is already intentionally heavily gerrymandered and could backfire politically.
US politics
fromABC7 Chicago
2 weeks ago

What to know about the latest wave of changes to congressional districts

Virginia’s Supreme Court invalidated a voter-approved congressional redistricting map, keeping prior district lines for upcoming elections.
SF politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

Clyburn's district stays intact as South Carolina Republicans scrap redistricting

Republican lawmakers rejected a congressional redistricting plan that would have targeted Jim Clyburn, keeping the majority-Black district intact for now.
SF politics
fromAxios
2 days ago

Judges block Alabama's congressional map switch

A three-judge panel blocked Alabama from using 2023 congressional maps and ordered court-drawn maps for upcoming special primaries due to intentional minority vote dilution.
SF politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Why Louisiana paused its US House primary election amid redistricting push

Louisiana’s governor paused a congressional candidate primary after a Supreme Court ruling, prompting rights groups to claim constitutional violations and confusion.
SF politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

We Are the Most Gerrymandered Republican State in the Country': GOP Leader Speaks Out Against Redistricting Effort

South Carolina’s Senate Majority Leader opposes congressional redistricting, saying the state is already intentionally heavily gerrymandered and could backfire politically.
US politics
fromABC7 Chicago
2 weeks ago

What to know about the latest wave of changes to congressional districts

Virginia’s Supreme Court invalidated a voter-approved congressional redistricting map, keeping prior district lines for upcoming elections.
fromNewsday
1 day ago

Court gives Mahmoud Khalil more time to fight Trump administration's efforts to deport him

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals then heard the case. It ruled that the judge in New Jersey didn't have the authority to intervene in Khalil's case, and said the case needed to proceed first through the immigration courts. The appeals court on Tuesday, however, said it would put its ruling on hold while Khalil appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Left-wing politics
SF politics
fromAxios
2 days ago

Florida congressional map survives first court test

Florida’s congressional map remains in place as lawsuits continue, with likely resolution at the Florida Supreme Court amid a national redistricting shift toward Republicans.
Miami Dolphins
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

US Supreme court rejects NFL attempt to move racism case to arbitration

The Supreme Court declined to let the NFL force Brian Flores’s racial discrimination claims into NFL-controlled arbitration.
#telecommunications
fromUPI
4 days ago
History

On This Day, May 24: Brooklyn Bridge opens to public - UPI.com

fromUPI
4 days ago
History

On This Day, May 24: Brooklyn Bridge opens to public - UPI.com

Podcast
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Anita Rani celebrates awesome women: best podcasts of the week

Podcasts feature women’s stories, climate and justice themes, and literary journeys through Toni Morrison’s work and other investigations.
Left-wing politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

Mahmoud Khalil to appeal US deportation case to Supreme Court

Mahmoud Khalil will appeal to the US Supreme Court after courts declined to rehear his challenge to immigration detention tied to pro-Palestine speech.
Law
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 days ago

US judge dismisses indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

An indictment was dismissed because prosecution would not have occurred without a successful lawsuit challenging deportation.
Silicon Valley food
fromAbove the Law
1 week ago

Costco Tries To Get Tariff Refund Class Action Suit Dismissed - Above the Law

Costco seeks dismissal of a class action seeking refunds for higher prices tied to Trump tariffs, arguing the plaintiff suffered no harm and received what was paid for.
US Elections
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Director of E. Jean Carroll Film Says Distribution Was "Quite a Challenge"

The Supreme Court is being asked to overturn two civil verdicts finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation of E. Jean Carroll.
fromABA Journal
1 week ago

Increasing court security concerns restrict some activities, Justice Thomas says

“The security concerns now are much different from the way they were when I first became a circuit justice. That's really one of the big changes since I've been on the court-that it's become very, very dicey,” Thomas said Thursday, according to CNN.
Law
E-Commerce
fromEngadget
1 week ago

Amazon is facing a class action lawsuit for not refunding its customers after 'unlawful' tariffs - Engadget

Amazon may not provide refunds for tariff-driven price increases, while a class action alleges Amazon kept tariff costs instead of returning them to consumers.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 week ago

SCOTUS Denied VA Dems' Attempt to Salvage Congressional Map Approved by Voters

Virginia’s Democratic attorney general will intensify campaigning after the US Supreme Court leaves a Virginia ruling striking a voter-approved congressional map in place.
East Bay (California)
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Day Around the Bay: PG&E May Cut Power to Parts of North Bay Due to Winds

Multiple incidents and policy actions occurred, including vehicle crashes, a federal indictment tied to a shooting, PSPS warnings, a gas-station monitoring hack, and a Supreme Court emergency ruling.
Right-wing politics
fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

When Extreme Polarization Outlasts Trump, We Know Who to Blame

Partisan polarization will not dissipate after Trump, and Supreme Court decisions can further intensify toxic political conflict.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

SCOTUS upholds abortion pill telehealth access. And, Trump returns from China visit

The Supreme Court upheld access to mifepristone via telehealth while Louisiana’s challenge to FDA authority proceeds through lower courts.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 week ago

U.S. Supreme Court allows access to mifepristone by mailfor now

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to allow access by mail to the abortion drug mifepristone for now. The order effectively extends a previous stay issued by the Court on a lower court ruling that would have made it illegal nationwide to mail mifepristone. Only Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented. At the heart of the case is a disagreement over Louisiana state law and virtual abortion access.
Alternative medicine
#voting-rights-act
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Jesse Watters Tells Blacks' To Have More Kids if They Want More Representation in Congress: Get in Between the Sheets'

Jesse Watters urged Black Americans to have more children to increase representation after the Voting Rights Act’s Section 2 was weakened.
Boston
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

A majority-Black district in Louisiana traces a long fight over the Voting Rights Act

Louisiana lawmakers are redrawing congressional districts after a Supreme Court ruling weakened the Voting Rights Act, eliminating a majority-Black district before midterms.
SF politics
fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

Republicans Wind Down Their Post-Callais Gerrymander Blitz

Republican post-Callais gerrymandering actions in several southern states have been limited, preserving some majority-Black districts and reducing expected Democratic seat losses.
Law
fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

The Supreme Court Chose to Upend the Midterms

The Supreme Court’s April 29 Callais ruling enabled immediate implementation, allowing mid-election gerrymandering that can dilute Black voting power in multiple states.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The supreme court's takedown of American democracy is complete | Austin Sarat

Judicial review is wrong in theory and dangerous in practice, and preserving democracy requires winning elections and acting through legislative power.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

The Demolition of the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court has repeatedly enabled disenfranchisement by striking down key voting-rights protections, continuing a legacy of constitutional harm.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Jesse Watters Tells Blacks' To Have More Kids if They Want More Representation in Congress: Get in Between the Sheets'

Jesse Watters urged Black Americans to have more children to increase representation after the Voting Rights Act’s Section 2 was weakened.
Boston
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

A majority-Black district in Louisiana traces a long fight over the Voting Rights Act

Louisiana lawmakers are redrawing congressional districts after a Supreme Court ruling weakened the Voting Rights Act, eliminating a majority-Black district before midterms.
SF politics
fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

Republicans Wind Down Their Post-Callais Gerrymander Blitz

Republican post-Callais gerrymandering actions in several southern states have been limited, preserving some majority-Black districts and reducing expected Democratic seat losses.
Law
fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

The Supreme Court Chose to Upend the Midterms

The Supreme Court’s April 29 Callais ruling enabled immediate implementation, allowing mid-election gerrymandering that can dilute Black voting power in multiple states.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The supreme court's takedown of American democracy is complete | Austin Sarat

Judicial review is wrong in theory and dangerous in practice, and preserving democracy requires winning elections and acting through legislative power.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

The Demolition of the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court has repeatedly enabled disenfranchisement by striking down key voting-rights protections, continuing a legacy of constitutional harm.
#abortion-access
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

US appeals court pauses Trump's $83m payment to E Jean Carroll in defamation case

Trump’s $83.3m defamation payment to E Jean Carroll is stayed pending Supreme Court review or denial, with an increased bond requirement.
#neil-gorsuch
US Elections
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

He's One of the Most Powerful People in America. Can You Even Recognize Him?

Neil Gorsuch is a highly influential, unpredictable Supreme Court vote whose beliefs and even identity are largely unknown to most Americans.
Right-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

How Neil Gorsuch-and Senate Republicans-Stole a SCOTUS Seat and Changed the Court Forever

Neil Gorsuch’s rise to the Supreme Court was shaped by political conflict, electoral surprise, and his unpredictable role on the bench.
US Elections
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

He's One of the Most Powerful People in America. Can You Even Recognize Him?

Neil Gorsuch is a highly influential, unpredictable Supreme Court vote whose beliefs and even identity are largely unknown to most Americans.
Right-wing politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

How Neil Gorsuch-and Senate Republicans-Stole a SCOTUS Seat and Changed the Court Forever

Neil Gorsuch’s rise to the Supreme Court was shaped by political conflict, electoral surprise, and his unpredictable role on the bench.
SF politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Virginia Democrats Can Still Save Their Map. Republicans Already Showed Them How.

Democrats weigh responses to a Virginia Supreme Court ruling on election districts, considering appeals rather than court-packing tactics used by Republicans.
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

John Oliver on Trump's use of supreme court shadow dockets: his go-to method to get his way'

The shadow docket enables rapid Supreme Court intervention, letting Trump advance executive agendas before full legal review.
DC food
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Saturday Night Live: Matt Damon is a stellar host of another standout episode

A barroom meeting of political figures celebrates ending abortion and starting war while sharing fears, loneliness, and plans for a third Trump term.
fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Colorado quickly rewrites & passes new conversion therapy ban to get around Supreme Court ruling

The Colorado General Assembly on Thursday approved , legislation that rewrites the state's conversion therapy statute in direct response to the Supreme Court's March in Chiles v. Salazar. The bill now heads to Gov. Jared Polis, a gay Democrat, who is expected to sign it into law.
LGBT
US politics
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

John Roberts Bemoans Americans for Viewing SCOTUS Justices as "Political Actors"

Chief Justice John Roberts said Americans misunderstand the Supreme Court’s role and wrongly view justices as political actors.
US Elections
fromAxios
2 weeks ago

Virginia Supreme Court throws out redistricting referendum results

The ruling blocks Virginia from adopting mid-decade congressional district maps, preventing a major shift in seats and limiting Democrats’ ability to counter GOP redistricting.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Trump gives EU until 4 July to ratify trade deal or face much higher' tariffs

EU ratification deadline of 4 July is tied to potential tariff increases on European goods, including cars and trucks, under a US-EU trade deal.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
3 weeks ago

Trade court strikes down a second round of Trump tariffs

Worldwide tariffs ordered to replace outlawed import levies were struck down because the required balance-of-payments deficit condition was not met.
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Iran war has cost $25B, Pentagon says. And, SCOTUS strikes blow to Voting Rights Act

The Pentagon estimates the war in Iran has already cost $25 billion, according to Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst. Hurst testified before the House Armed Services Committee yesterday alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who offered no indication of when the war might end during his combative testimony.
US news
#tariffs
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Bayer agrees to pay $7.25bn to settle Roundup weedkiller cancer lawsuits

Bayer proposed a $7.25bn settlement to resolve thousands of US lawsuits alleging Roundup causes cancer.
US politics
fromTruthout
3 months ago

The US Supreme Court Is Quietly Aiding an Economic War on Cuba

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear cases enabling corporations to reclaim long-expropriated Cuban assets, potentially extending U.S. law extraterritorially to profit private claimants.
LGBT
fromESPN.com
4 months ago

Live Supreme Court transgender athlete cases updates

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on whether transgender girls and women may compete in girls' and women's sports in two cases.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Trump warns of complete mess' if supreme court rejects tariffs

Donald Trump has said it would be a complete mess if the US supreme court were to strike down his global trade tariffs. In a lengthy post on social media, the US president said WE'RE SCREWED if the supreme court rules against the tariffs, before the decision, which could come as soon as Wednesday. It is a crucial legal test of his controversial economic strategy and his power.
US politics
Law
fromFortune
6 months ago

Supreme Court to hear Texas landlord's lawsuit against the Post Office for failing to deliver mail for 2 years | Fortune

The Supreme Court is considering whether the Postal Service's Federal Tort Claims Act exemption shields it from suits over intentionally withheld mail, potentially enabling lawsuits.
US politics
fromTruthout
7 months ago

Supreme Court Will Meet Next Month to Revisit Landmark Marriage Equality Ruling

The Supreme Court may decide whether to review and possibly overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, affecting nationwide same-sex marriage protections.
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Why does the supreme court keep bending the knee to Trump? | Steven Greenhouse

And no surprise, judges in those countries have repeatedly done what Orban and Erdogan want. Donald Trump has not had the opportunity to pack the US supreme court to nearly the same degree. Nor has he, despite his brash, bullying ways, done much to pressure or browbeat the court's nine justices. Nevertheless, the court's conservative supermajority has ruled time after time in favor of Trump since he returned to office.
US politics
Social justice
fromAbove the Law
8 months ago

'Becoming Thurgood': The Supreme Court Justice Who Redefined Civil Rights - Above the Law

Thurgood Marshall transformed American law through landmark civil-rights litigation, culminating as the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Trump asks US supreme court to overturn trade tariffs ruling

Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that his April reciprocal import tariffs (10–50%) exceeded presidential authority and were unlawful.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
9 months ago

Tennessee readies for execution of man with working implanted defibrillator

Tennessee will execute Byron Black, who has a functioning defibrillator, raising concerns over the lethal injection process.
US politics
fromABA Journal
9 months ago

Chemerinsky: What were the sleeper cases of this SCOTUS term?

The U.S. Supreme Court's recent term included significant rulings on parental rights, age verification laws, and limits on nationwide injunctions.
US politics
fromTruthout
10 months ago

New Lawsuit Could Challenge Telehealth Abortion Access Nationwide

A new Texas lawsuit may lead federal courts to evaluate telehealth abortion legality.
US politics
fromTruthout
10 months ago

Trump's Mass Firings at Department of Education Are Already Harming US Students

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to proceed with mass layoffs at the Department of Education, impacting federal student aid.
US politics
fromScary Mommy
10 months ago

Supreme Court Backs Trump On Major Cuts To U.S. Education Department

The U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with cuts to the Department of Education, undermining its effectiveness and employee count.
US politics
fromPoynter
10 months ago

Can the US government revoke your citizenship? What to know about denaturalization - Poynter

Trump threatens to revoke U.S. citizenship from political foes, pursuing denaturalization of naturalized citizens.
#trump-administration
US politics
fromIntelligencer
10 months ago

Trump's Mass State Department Layoffs Upend Foreign Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed mass firings in federal agencies, primarily affecting the State Department, which plans significant layoffs.
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
10 months ago

In Sonos v. Google, the Federal Circuit Has a Chance to Fix Its Prosecution Laches Doctrine

"If it is repugnant for legislation to apply retroactively to destroy settled expectations, it must similarly be repugnant for a concocted common law doctrine to be applied retroactively to destroy settled expectations."
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

US supreme court rules key provision of Obamacare constitutional

The Supreme Court upheld Obamacare's provision on preventive health services, emphasizing political appointees' influence over healthcare decisions, which heightens stakes in health policy.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
11 months ago

Today in History: June 27, Hurricane Audrey makes Gulf Coast landfall

Hurricane Audrey made landfall in 1957 as a Category 4 storm in Louisiana and Texas, leading to approximately 600 fatalities and widespread destruction.
History
SF LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
11 months ago

From legitimacy to uncertainty, Advocate readers reflect on 10 years of marriage equality and what comes next

The Obergefell v. Hodges ruling legalized same-sex marriage, marking a significant milestone in LGBTQ+ rights in the U.S.
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

Abortions in the US are on the rise three years after Roe v Wade was overturned

"Abortion bans haven't really stopped people from needing abortion care. It's just made it harder for them to be able to get it."
Alternative medicine
Law
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

Supreme court strikes down Mexican government's suit against US gunmakers

US Supreme Court ruled in favor of gun companies, dismissing Mexico's lawsuit about illegal firearms trafficking.
Court found no plausible claims against American arms manufacturers regarding aiding drug cartels.
Right-wing politics
fromIntelligencer
11 months ago

Trump Rages at Federalist Society for Judges' Disobedience

Trump's harsh criticism of Leonard Leo reflects deeper dissatisfaction with his judicial appointments and reveals rifts within the conservative legal community.
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