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Federal appeals court blocks push to delay January TikTok ban

A federal appeals court in Washington has rejected a request from social platform TikTok to effectively postpone the app's ban next month. The rejection comes as the company sought an injunction on Monday to block the ban and is preparing to appeal to the Supreme Court. This was done after requesting the D.C. Circuit Court […]

Appeals court rejects TikTok request to temporarily halt pending US ban

On Friday, a federal appeals court rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would have required Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the short video app by January 19. TikTok and ByteDance filed an emergency motion Monday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, asking for […]

Supreme Court to hear dispute over Catholic group, Wisconsin tax exemption  

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up a Catholic charity's efforts to qualify for religious exemption from Wisconsin's unemployment tax system. Although Wisconsin exempts employers “operated primarily for religious purposes,” Catholic Charities employs non-Catholics, does not seek to instill the Catholic faith in its participants, and does not seek to instill the Catholic faith […]

Montana Supreme Court blocks ban on transgender surgeries, prompting outcry from GOP lawmaker, supporters

A Montana law banning transgender surgeries on minors will remain temporarily blocked following a state Supreme Court ruling that Republican lawmakers called “an egregious example of bipartisanship.” The justices found that the law, which bans puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria, likely violates Montana's constitutional right to privacy, a lower court […]

Oren and Alon Alexander’s dad flashes odd smile after twins court hearing

The big-time developer whose twin sons, Oren Alexander and Aron Alexander, are accused of drugging and raping dozens of women, smiled inexplicably after leaving court Thursday. When asked by a reporter how her 37-year-old sons were doing after their arrest, Shlomy Alexander gave a strange smile and replied, “Great.” According to footage from NBC 6. […]

Court slaps down Nasdaq proposal to impose DEI standards on company boards

The court is received a contrary judgment A proposal by the Nasdaq Market Index to impose diversity, equity, and inclusion standards on corporate boards. The proposal, the first of its kind, would require the 3,000 companies listed on the index to have at least one woman, one minority, and one LGBTQ person on their boards. […]

Appeals Court Deals Blow To Nasdaq’s Efforts At Pushing Diversity Rules On Companies

A Louisiana appeals court on Wednesday rejected Nasdaq's proposed rules aimed at increasing diversity on corporate boards. 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans dominated Nasdaq says it cannot implement a proposed diversity policy that would require companies listed on the stock exchange to explain why they lack minority and female directors on […]

We need a Supreme Court for all Americans 

The Supreme Court voted last month, and Donald Trump's victory dashed progressive dreams of court reform and personnel changes. Meanwhile, conservatives face the temptation to push our nation's constitutional jurisprudence further in a right-wing direction. It would be a mistake to do so. In times of division and distrust, what we need is a non-political […]