More battles over transgender rights await Supreme Court
Cases involving transgender rights are piling up as the Supreme Court begins writing opinions on whether states can ban gender-affirming care for minors. In a recent closed session, the justices took up disputes over whether school sports teams can play on transgender athletes, parental rights, and whether government-funded health insurance must cover transgender care, among […]
Court Authorizes Georgia Lawmakers To Subpoena Fani Willis For Information On Trump Case
Fulton County District Attorney Fannie Willis (Photo by Alex Slitz-Pool/Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril Elfie 9:07am – Saturday, December 28, 2024 A Georgia judge has given the state Legislature the power to subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for information about possible misconduct in the prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump. advertisement On Tuesday, Fulton […]
Court rejects Starbucks’ challenge to US labor board ruling that it illegally fired baristas | Starbucks
A federal appeals court has largely rejected Starbucks' appeal of the National Labor Relations Board's (NRLB) finding that the coffee chain illegally fired two Philadelphia baristas because they wanted to unionize. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the coffee shop giant has standing to challenge the constitutionality of administrative […]
Appeals court overturns ex-49er Dana Stubblefield’s rape conviction
LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court has reversed the rape conviction of former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield, ruling that a prosecutor made racist remarks during the Black man's trial. The former soccer player was found guilty of raping a developmentally disabled woman in 2015 and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison […]
The Consummate Deal-Maker: Trump Tells Supreme Court He Wants To Resolve Tik-Tok Controversy
President-elect Donald Trump filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, asking the justices to block legislation that would have required the social media platform TikTok to be sold or shut down by January 19. In April, President Joe Biden signed A law allowing Chinese-owned social media platforms to be banned unless they are […]
Lawmakers, former officials weigh in on TikTok ban as case heads to Supreme Court
As the Supreme Court prepares to take up the case, leading lawmakers, First Amendment advocates and President-elect Trump weighed in Friday on legislation that could ban TikTok in the United States. The court last week agreed to hear TikTok's challenge to a law that would require China-based parent company ByteDance to exit the app by […]
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can 'negotiate a resolution to save the platform'
President-elect Trump has asked the Supreme Court to extend the deadline for the ban on TikTok, which is scheduled for the day before Inauguration Day. Court agrees to hear TikTok's challenge to a possible ban on an earlier schedule, but President Trump told the judge If he delays enacting the law until he returns to […]
Trump asks Supreme Court to halt TikTok ban from taking effect
President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to delay a law effectively banning TikTok until after he takes office. President Trump's attorney John Sauer, who is appointed attorney general in the incoming administration, has petitioned the high court to postpone hearings on the TikTok ban, saying instead that the issue can be remedied […]
Georgia Senate can subpoena Fani Willis, court rules
A Georgia judge has ruled that the state Legislature can subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis as part of an investigation into whether there was any misconduct during the prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump. In a Dec. 23 order, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shukla Ingram ordered Willis to submit a list of claimed […]
NYC Grand Central Christmas slashing suspect cries out to mother during court appearance
Man arrested in connection with random stabbing at Grand Central Station in New York City on Christmas Eve The two injured victims in the incident screamed for their mother in the courtroom, the report said. During 28-year-old Jason Sargent's Christmas Day arraignment, the Brooklyn native noticed his mother was in the courtroom. “Wait, Mom, I […]