Justice Alito Asks Biden DOJ Point-Blank Why Statute Gov Argues Requires Abortion Uses The Phrase ‘Unborn Child’
Justice Samuel Alito asked Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar why the statute the government argues mandates emergency room doctors to perform abortions in a state that bans them uses the phrase “unborn child.” The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Moyle v. United States, the Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s Defense of Life Act, which […]
Family of American man believed to be held by Taliban asks the UN torture investigator for help
Lawyers for an American man believed to have been held by the Taliban for about two years have called on UN human rights investigators to intervene, calling the treatment cruel and inhumane. Ryan Corbett was abducted on August 10, 2022, after returning to Afghanistan, where he had been with his family when the U.S.-backed Afghan […]
SEC sued over Ethereum, crypto firm asks court to state token is not a security – Fortune
On Thursday, the bitter legal battle between the crypto industry and the Securities and Exchange Commission intensified as ConsenSys, a major backer of the Ethereum blockchain, filed a lawsuit against the agency in Texas federal court. The complaint seeks to avert an impending SEC lawsuit against the company over features of the popular MetaMask wallet, […]
Scott Peterson prosecutor asks court to reject killer’s appeal attempt
Prosecutors have asked a California court to block new DNA testing of disputed evidence in the 2002 murders of pregnant Modesto woman Laci Peterson and her unborn son Connor. I requested them to do so. This could create a central hurdle in the latest appeal of her husband, convicted murderer Scott Peterson. The Los Angeles […]
Truth Social owner asks Congress to investigate ‘potential manipulation’ of share price
Trump Media & Technology Group, Truth Social’s parent company, on Tuesday asked Congress to investigate “potential manipulation” of stock prices. In a letter to the Republican chairmen of the House Judiciary, Oversight, Financial Services, and Ways and Means committees, Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes wrote that the company’s stock was “naked.” expressed concern about short […]
Biden asks how many times Trump has to prove ‘we’ can’t be trusted in latest gaffe
President Joe Biden questioned how many times it took former President Donald Trump to prove “we” can’t be trusted in his latest gaffe on the campaign trail on Tuesday. “I don’t know why everyone, in some ways, is surprised by Trump,” Biden said while in Florida. “How many times does he have to prove that […]
Paxton asks Texas’s high court for ’emergency’ action on poverty relief program
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is betting on third time’s charm in his campaign to block a guaranteed basic income program in the Houston area. On Tuesday, Paxton’s office filed an emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court asking a judge to block Harris County’s basic income program, Uplift Harris. “Harris County officials cannot […]
NY AG Letitia James asks judge to void Trump’s $175M bond in civil fraud case
New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked the judge in former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud case to vacate the $175 million bail that Trump previously filed to appeal his New York civil suit. I am asking you to do so. In a 26-page filing obtained by Fox News Digital, Ms. James questions whether […]
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Asks Wealthy to Fund Housing for Homeless
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has implored the city’s wealthy residents to donate funds to purchase property that can be used to house the city’s growing homeless population. fox news report: “We are currently working to eliminate night rentals.” [Bass] continued. “We will use individuals, the private sector, and philanthropic funds to join us in […]
‘You Don’t Know?’: GOP Rep Asks Mayorkas Point Blank Why Laken Riley’s Alleged Murderer Was Paroled Into US
Republican North Carolina Rep. Dan Bishop on Tuesday asked Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about why the illegal immigrant charged in the death of Laken Riley was allegedly paroled. Venezuelan illegal immigrant Jose Ibarra allegedly killed Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student, on Feb. 22. Bishop accused Mayorkas of paroling Ibarra into […]