Supreme Court rules for Starbucks in union case over terminated employees
Supreme Court on Thursday The lower court’s decision was overturned The court ordered Starbucks to reinstate seven Memphis employees who were fired during a unionization drive. The ruling makes it more difficult to immediately block lawsuits alleging unfair labor practices because they move through administrative procedures that sometimes take years. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the […]
Chiquita Will Pay $38.3 Million To Victims Of Foreign Militia It Allegedly Funded, Court Rules
A South Florida federal court on Monday found U.S. multinational banana producer Chiquita Brands International guilty of funding Colombian militias and ordered it to pay $38.3 million to the militia’s victims, according to multiple statements. “Chiquita deliberately [Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia or] An eight-judge jury in the U.S. District Court for South Florida returned a […]
Federal appeals court rules against middle school student who wore ‘only two genders’ shirt
The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals last year upheld a Massachusetts middle school’s decision to ask students to remove T-shirts that read, “There are only two genders.” A federal appeals court ruled Sunday to reject eighth-grader Liam Morrison’s appeal that Nichols Middle School in Middleboro violated his First Amendment rights in March 2023. The decision […]
Texas court rules ‘butts and farts’ books cannot be banned
The ban on this book caused a real uproar. Schools and libraries in one part of Texas can no longer ban a book simply because it’s about “butts and farts,” a court has ruled. The incident came after parents in conservative Llano County complained about books in the public library system. The Houston Chronicle reported.“My […]
How does Cricket work? Rules, scoring, how to win
As the jokey Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Raphael once said, before getting smacked in the shell, “To understand a cricket, you have to know what a crumpet is.” The sight of Casey Jones smashing Rafael with a cricket bat at the cinema in 1990 was all I knew about cricket. AFP via Getty Images That […]
Why Nevada Republicans had to carve out an exception to rules to support Trump
Nevada’s Republican Party is waiving its bylaws so party faithful can support former President Donald Trump, now a convicted felon, in his reelection bid. Article 16 of the Nevada GOP’s bylaws states that it “shall neither recognize nor support any candidate for public office who has been convicted of a felony or, while serving in […]
The Caitlin rules – Washington Examiner
Caitlin Clark is bringing much-needed eyeballs to the WNBA after its long history of being an afterthought in the sports landscape. And WNBA players cannot stand it. Clark has been the target of sustained media criticism from WNBA players even before she was drafted as jealousy over her high profile took root around the league. […]
Court rules Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs broke the law in order to empower her henchmen
The Republican Party expressed concern As it became clear that Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs was “attempting to circumvent the laws of this state,” the Democratic governor made their concerns a reality, violating the law and unilaterally appointing 13 of her aides to head state agencies. The judge said so in his ruling Wednesday, suggesting that […]
Federal judge rules North Carolina residents can take abortion drug at home
A federal judge in North Carolina has blocked certain state restrictions on access to abortion pills but upheld others, handing the state’s abortion rights advocates only a partial victory. Judge Catherine Eagles, an Obama appointee, Domination State laws banning home access to abortion pills conflict with the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). […]
This November, Arizona could change the rules of electoral politics
Arizona has become center stage for every issue Democrats and Republicans are using to drum up votes for Donald Trump or Joe Biden: Immigration, abortion, the rise of Latino voters. Climate change. Voter denialism and vote protectionism. Inflation and taxes. They’re all front and center in the politics of one of the last remaining competitive […]