Missouri Supreme Court orders new election on measure ending ‘defund the police’
(The Center Square) – Voters will once again decide on a constitutional amendment to increase minimum funding for Kansas City’s police department after the Missouri Supreme Court set aside a previous result from the 2022 election. Last September, the state’s highest court heard arguments from Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas stating the exact cost of the ballot […]
Supreme Court refuses to block Texas age-verification law for pornographic content
The Supreme Court has refused to block a Texas law that requires pornographic websites to verify the age of their users. The High Court on Tuesday rejected an emergency appeal brought by the Free Speech Coalition, a trade group for the adult entertainment industry. In an emergency appeal earlier this month, the association asked a […]
The Supreme Court’s epic failure in dealing with Trump’s cases
Donald Trump’s “hush money/election interference” trial continues in state court, implicitly foreshadowing an epic and tragic failure at the U.S. Supreme Court. This state’s case is certainly not one that Americans needed to consider and decide before the 2024 presidential election. of Four criminal cases against Trump This compares to election interference cases in other […]
Musk’s ‘Twitter sitter’ saga drags on with Supreme Court rejecting his plea to ditch Tesla lawyer
Elon Musk’s agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to have a lawyer screen and approve Musk’s social media posts about Tesla will remain after the Supreme Court rejected Musk’s appeal. The justices refused to hear contentions from Tesla’s CEO that the 2018 accord he signed violated his constitutional rights. The accord was prompted after […]
Supreme Court won’t hear Elon Musk’s Tesla tweets SEC settlement appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled on Elon Musk’s lawsuit seeking to throw out part of a securities fraud settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that would limit the billionaire businessman’s public comments about electric car company Tesla. He refused a hearing. The justices rejected an appeal of a lower court’s decision to […]
On abortion, the Supreme Court shows it doesn’t care about democracy after all
in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health, the Supreme Court famously declared that it would return the abortion issue to voters. Citizens could decide whether to ban abortion in their state. So when federal law required hospital emergency rooms to provide abortions to women who faced imminent medical consequences if they continued with their pregnancies, the […]
Supreme Court rejects latest Peter Navarro bid to leave prison
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the latest bid by former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro to stay out of prison while he appeals his conviction for ignoring a congressional subpoena from the now-defunct House Jan. 6 committee. Navarro, 74, was found guilty last year on two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from […]
Supreme Court declines to hear Musk challenge to SEC order over Tesla posts
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Elon Musk’s challenge to a 2018 settlement agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that required lawyers to approve some of the billionaire’s public posts about Tesla. . Tesla’s CEO appealed to the Supreme Court in December, arguing that the agreement is unconstitutional because it is a […]
Supreme Court Fiddling While Trump Is an ‘Existential Threat to America’s Democracy’
Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig said Sunday on MSNBC’s “Belshi” that the Supreme Court should balk at former President Donald Trump’s immunity claims because they are an “existential threat to American democracy.” He said there was. “With Rome all but burning down, the Supreme Court is now trivializing the existential threat to American democracy […]
Supreme Court Close to Election Interference, ‘Justice Delayed Is Democracy Denied’
Democratic strategist Donna Brazile said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that the Supreme Court came close to “interfering with the election” by considering former President Donald Trump’s immunity request after hearing oral arguments. Ta. “I’ve never been here before, and I’ve been involved in presidential politics and campaigns for several years, almost 30 years, and […]