Supreme Court sends challenge to Florida, Texas laws restricting social media regulation back to lower courts
The Supreme Court on Monday sent back to lower courts challenges to Florida and Texas laws that limit social media giants’ content censorship. In the joint decisions of NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, written by Justice Elana Kagan, the Supreme Court concluded that neither lower court “had conducted an adequate analysis of the […]
Arizona Gets a Win in Court Challenge to Biden COVID Funds Tax Restriction
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes A federal appellate court dealt President Joe Biden a loss Thursday, ruling that Arizona can challenge the administration’s rule prohibiting states from using COVID-19 funds to lower taxes. Biden rallied support and passed the American Rescue Plan Act in March of last year. That law provided funding for states to […]
Uber loses challenge to California gig work law in US appeals court
A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by Uber and subsidiary Postmates to secondarily challenge a California law that could have forced companies to treat drivers as employees rather than independent contractors, who are typically cheaper. An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a lower […]
Supreme Court rejects censorship challenge against Biden White House in Big Tech case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit that accused the Biden administration of improperly conspiring with major tech companies to censor social media posts it deemed “misinformation” about the COVID-19 pandemic and other topics. In a 6-3 decision, the high court ruled that the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue. Justices Samuel Alito, […]
Supreme Court rules on challenge to Biden admin’s effort to influence social media
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Biden administration on Wednesday in a lawsuit over alleged collusion with social media companies, finding that states that sued the administration did not have standing to litigate. Murthy v. Missouri Arising from litigation The lawsuit, filed by the attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana, accuses government officials […]
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox fends off primary challenge amid GOP divisions
Utah Governor Spencer Cox (R) fended off a right-wing primary challenger and defeated the state party-backed candidate, Decision Desk HQ projects. Cox, a popular incumbent, defeated Phil Lyman, who received the official Utah Republican nomination earlier this year after some in the party criticized Cox as too moderate. Cox was booed at the party’s state […]
Ex-CNN anchor wins NY Dem primary to challenge Biden-district Republican Nick LaLota
The former CNN anchor won the Democratic primary for New York’s 1st Congressional District and is expected to face off in a highly-anticipated battle with New York Rep. Nick LaLota in November. John Avlon, a former speechwriter for former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, is running against former Stony Brook University professor Nancy Goroff, […]
John Curtis wins highly-contested primary Utah challenge to replace Sen. Mitt Romney
John Curtis won Utah’s primary election on Tuesday night, moving him one step closer to succeeding retiring moderate Republican Sen. Mitt Romney. At the time the Associated Press announced the election results, Curtis was leading with 52% of the vote. He will move on to the general election in November to face Democratic candidate Caroline […]
XX wins surprising Utah primary challenge
Spencer Cox defeated Phil Lyman for the Republican nomination for governor of Utah, becoming the nation’s most surprising primary challenger. Trump endorses Utah Republican senator seeking to replace Romney: ‘He’ll be a great senator’ Gov. Spencer Cox applauds after signing two bills to regulate social media during a ceremony at the State Capitol in Salt […]
Ernie Els compares U.S. Senior Open venue to Royal Troon; ready for links-style challenge
Ernie Els is a two-time U.S. Open champion and two-time Claret Jug winner, so the U.S. Senior Open, being held this week at Newport Country Club, should be a good fit for him. Els compared Newport to Royal Troon, home of this year’s British Open. Like Troon, Newport is on the coast, meaning the course […]