U.S. Deports Gulf Cartel Supreme Leader-Los Zetas Founder; Faces Charges in Mexico
Federal authorities in the United States have deported the Gulf Cartel's top leader and founder of Los Zetas. The former kingpin completed his sentence in the United States. He is currently being held in a Mexican prison and is scheduled to stand trial on several drug trafficking, murder, weapons, and organized crime charges in Mexico. […]
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson debuts in queer Broadway musical knockoff of ‘Romeo and Juliet’
What's in the name? Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will temporarily ditch the Supreme Court's black robes and drama to make his Broadway debut Saturday night in the musical “And Juliet,” a quirky reinterpretation of William Shakespeare's classic “Romeo and Juliet.” Indeed, he left his mark on history. Jackson told senators during his 2022 confirmation that […]
Judge Merchan Won’t Budge On Throwing Out Trump Conviction, Despite U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
New York Judge Juan Marchand ruled Monday that President-elect Donald Trump's felony conviction in his hush money case should not be thrown out because of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity, according to a court filing. It was ruled that no. Marchand decided to reject an attempt by Trump's lawyers to overturn the […]
Judge rules Trump's conviction withstands Supreme Court immunity decision
A New York judge has upheld a jury's verdict charging President-elect Trump with a felony, ruling that his hush money conviction can withstand the Supreme Court's new test of presidential immunity. Judge Juan Melchan The decision will be made quickly When Trump won the presidential election over Vice President Harris and voters chose to push […]
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Sings on Broadway in Reimagined Queer ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took to the stage Saturday in his one-off Broadway debut. & julietQueer Musical Works Reimagined romeo and juliet. Jackson danced, sang, and acted with aplomb during the Dec. 14 production at the Stephen Sondheim Theater, becoming the first sitting Supreme Court justice to appear in a Broadway play. “I […]
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 […]
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 […]