TikTok turns to US Supreme Court in last-ditch bid to avert ban
TikTok made a last-ditch effort to continue operating in the United States on Monday, filing a law aimed at forcing China-based parent company ByteDance to sell the short video app by January 19. They asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block the decision. Prohibited. TikTok and ByteDance file emergency request with judge to halt impending […]
TikTok asks Supreme Court to delay divest-or-ban law
TikTok filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court on Monday seeking a stay on a law banning the video-sharing platform nationwide unless it exits its Chinese parent company. of company application form It asks the court to hold off on a Jan. 19 deadline to sell or ban the company until a judge resolves […]
Trump girds for battle with Democrats, Supreme Court over birthright citizenship
President-elect Trump, Democratic lawmakers and the Supreme Court are on a collision course over restrictions on birthright citizenship, which Trump has made a top priority for his incoming administration. Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill said the language of the 14th Amendment, which grants citizenship to all people born in the United States, is being misused […]
CNN accused of misleading court on net worth for high-profile defamation case
Ahead of a high-stakes defamation trial, CNN is currently accused of misleading the court regarding documents regarding its net worth. U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young has threatened his own safety during the Biden administration's 2021 military withdrawal from Afghanistan, insinuating that the company made illegal profits by helping people evacuate Afghanistan. CNN claims it defamed […]
Alex Murdaugh lawyers file appeal alleging ousted South Carolina court clerk swayed jury
Attorneys for convicted defendant Alex Murdaugh on Tuesday filed an appeal against the verdict, saying improper testimony and allegations of jury misconduct by Court Clerk Becky Hill “created an unfair trial.” I filed a complaint. Murdaugh, 56, is serving a life sentence for fatally shooting his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul, on the family's […]
Mullin applauds Hegseth‘s attempts to court Republicans behind closed doors: He’s ‘killing it’
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) praised Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth for recently having a productive meeting with senators on the Hill. “Pete does well in meetings because he doesn't shy away from the media or the tough questions,” Mullin said during an appearance on Fox News on Saturday. “And I heard senator after senator […]
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 […]