X Shuts Down Operations In Brazil After Supreme Federal Court Justice Allegedly Threatens Legal Rep With Arrest
Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) abruptly suspended its operations in Brazil on Saturday after it claimed Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes had threatened to arrest its legal representatives for failing to comply with requests to remove content, according to Reuters. X posted the announcement on Saturday, citing concerns over the “censorship order” issued by […]
Texas county reworks guaranteed income program after legal blow by state’s supreme court
Leaders in Harris County, Texas, on Thursday approved changes to a guaranteed income program that had been challenged and rejected by the state Supreme Court. “Hundreds of Harris County families were counting on $500 monthly payments in April to help them pull themselves out of poverty, but now they’re in trouble because of the political […]
Supreme Court refuses DOJ request to partially reinstate new Title IX rule
The Supreme Court 5-4 decision It rejected an emergency request by the Biden administration to partially reinstate new Title IX rules. Republican state attorneys general have persuaded judges to block a sweeping overhaul of Title IX, which bans sex discrimination in schools, to cover sexual orientation and gender identity for the first time. The Biden […]
Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from the Biden administration to put on hold new restrictions on sex discrimination in education in roughly half the country. The court voted 5-4, with conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch joining three liberal justices in dissent. At issue were protections for pregnant students and students who are parents, […]
Supreme Court strikes down Biden-Harris Title IX change that some argued would allow men in women’s sports
The Supreme Court on Friday voted 5-4 to deny the Biden administration’s emergency request to enforce parts of the new rules, including discrimination protections for transgender students under Title IX. The request would allow biological males to enter women’s restrooms, locker rooms and dorms in 10 states where state and local rules banning it. The […]
Supreme Court Denies White House Bid To Reinstate Part Of New Title IX Rule
The Supreme Court on Friday denied a White House emergency request to partially reinstate President Biden’s new Title IX rules. The 5-4 decision upholds injunctions issued by lower courts in nearly half of the states blocking new rules that for the first time include sexual orientation and gender identity in Title IX. According to filed […]
Tester, Sheehy weigh in after parental consent abortion law struck down by Montana Supreme Court
The issue of abortion has been at the forefront of attention in Montana this week amid a closely watched U.S. Senate election. On Wednesday, the state’s Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional a law that restricted abortion access for minors to those with parental consent. “Politicians should not be in the business of making decisions […]
Biden asks Supreme Court to lift block on student loan repayment plan
Student loan borrowers enrolled in SAVE will not have to make payments while the court decides the fate of the program. (iStock) President Joe Biden’s administration is heading to the Supreme Court Unblocking the Savings for a Valuable Education (SAVE) programThis is intended to ease the burden of student loan debt for millions of borrowers. […]
Supreme Court Justice sends chilling warning to Biden admin: ‘Be careful’
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch responds to President Biden’s proposed radical changes for the U.S. Supreme Court during … source
Chuck Schumer defends legislation restricting the Supreme Court: Founding Fathers ‘turning in their graves’
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, in a Washington Post op-ed on Thursday, defended his efforts to limit the Supreme Court in the wake of the presidential immunity decision. “America’s Founding Fathers, who deeply feared tyranny, would be appalled that the Supreme Court, in its decision to exonerate Donald Trump, gave unlimited power to the executive […]