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Menendez says he will appeal guilty verdict 'all the way' to Supreme Court

Convicted New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said he plans to appeal his conviction on 16 charges ranging from bribery and extortion to obstruction of justice all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary. In a July 23 letter to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Menendez said he would resign from the Senate on […]

DOJ asks Supreme Court to partially restore Biden Title IX rule in Republican-led states

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action to reinstate parts of President Biden’s Title IX rules in a handful of Republican-led states where new regulations are being blocked, arguing that a lower court’s injunction halting full implementation of the rules is unnecessarily “burdensome.” In April, the Department […]

Bangladesh protests pause as top court agrees to abandon most job quotas

Bangladeshi authorities said there were no reports of violence or protests across Bangladesh on Monday, as the Supreme Court ruling quelled violent demonstrations that had rocked the country. Students and activists were protesting against a quota system that allocates some of Bangladesh’s most desirable government jobs to relatives of veterans of Bangladesh’s 1971 war of […]

[Arizona] Court Shoot Down Border Ballot Measure Lawsuit

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The ‘Secure the Border Act’ will make it onto the November ballot for Arizonans after the Maricopa County Superior Court shot down a lawsuit from activist groups challenging its legality. The proposition would make it a state crime to cross into Arizona through an illegal point of entry, as well […]