GOP-led states ask SCOTUS to temporarily block Biden student loan handout
Three Republican-led states are asking the Supreme Court for emergency intervention to temporarily block implementation of President Biden’s latest effort to provide student loan benefits to millions of borrowers. Any time-sensitive appeals would go to Justice Neil Gorsuch, who could decide on his own or ask his colleagues for an opinion. The court will likely […]
Stellantis Temporarily Laying Off 1,600 Auto Workers
Multinational automaker Stellantis will temporarily lay off about 1,600 auto workers at its Warren Truck Assembly Plant outside Detroit, Michigan, after executives cut production. Stellantis executives Announced The company cut production at its Warren plant from two shifts a day to one this month and imposed layoffs, but executives said the layoffs were “to keep […]
Judge temporarily blocks Georgia law that prohibits people, groups from posting more than 3 bonds a year
A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked part of a Georgia law that allows individuals or groups who don’t meet bail bonds companies’ standards to post bail only three times a year. U.S. District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert blocked parts of Senate Bill 63 for 14 days before it goes into effect on July 1, […]
Judge temporarily blocks Iowa’s new illegal immigration law after Biden admin sues
Federal Judge A preliminary injunction was issued On Monday, he blocked a new illegal immigration bill in Iowa that would have given state police the power to arrest and deport illegal immigrants. Senate File 2340 The bill was signed into law in April by Iowa Republican Governor Kim Reynolds in response to the Biden administration’s […]
UCLA police chief temporarily reassigned after violence at pro-Palestine encampment
The chief of police at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has been temporarily reassigned after violence erupted during pro-Palestinian protests on campus. in a statement “Regarding the campus security process,” Mary Osako, the university’s vice president for strategic communications, said the university appointed Gawin Gibson as acting police chief on Tuesday. “John Thomas […]
D.C. appeals court temporarily suspends ex-Trump lawyer’s law license
The D.C. Court of Appeals temporarily suspended former President Trump’s former lawyer’s license to practice law after the California Bar issued a similar order in late March. Former Trump attorney John Eastman’s license in Washington, D.C., has been suspended pending final disposition in California state court, Chief Judge Anna Blackburn Rigsby of the D.C. Court […]
Trans activists outraged over Supreme Court allowing Idaho to temporarily ban treatment for minors: ‘Incredibly devastating’
supreme court received a contrary judgment Allow transgender treatment to be provided in Idaho while litigation proceeds. The Vulnerable Children Protection Act was passed in 2023, banning treatments such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and corrective surgery for minors. The law had been blocked by a lower court that said treatment could continue while the […]
Florida judge rules school has to temporarily allow transgender teacher to use preferred pronouns
A Florida judge this week temporarily blocked enforcement of pronoun laws for one non-binary teacher and two transgender teachers. “Once again, Florida has a First Amendment problem.” Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker wrote in his preliminary injunction: “Some might say it’s happening so often these days that you can set your clock on it.” […]
Biden admin temporarily drops ‘outrageous climate mandate’ amid flurry of lawsuits
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended a controversial rule requiring private companies to disclose carbon emissions data following numerous lawsuits. The rule, finalized in March, was approved by 25 Republican attorneys general, along with energy companies Liberty Energy and Nomad Propant Services, business groups including the Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Energy Producers […]
Kentucky Republicans Pass Bill Stripping Dem Gov Of Power To Temporarily Fill Vacant Senate Seats
The Kentucky General Assembly passed a bill Thursday that strips Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of the power to temporarily appoint people to vacant U.S. Senate seats. Kentucky’s senior U.S. senator is currently Mitch McConnell, aged 82, who has announced his intention to retire from the Senate in 2027 when his current term expires. On Thursday, […]