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Roanoke City Jail incident being investigated by Virginia State Police

The Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office said they have asked state police to investigate a deputy’s alleged misconduct.

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SUPREME COURT


1 day ago

Two Supreme Court Cases That Could Break the Internet

A cornerstone of life online has been that platforms are not responsible for content posted by users. What happens if that immunity goes away?

newyorker.com
2 days ago

Mexico court: army doesn't have to tell police about arrests

Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that the armed forces do not have to advise civilian police when they make an arrest

washingtonpost.com
2 days ago

Honduran congress to begin selecting new Supreme Court

Honduran lawmakers will begin choosing the 15 members of a new Supreme Court this week in a process with implications for the administration of President Xiomara Castro, who promised a sharp break with her predecessor’s “dictatorship.”

washingtonpost.com
2 days ago

How Same-Sex Marriage Could Become Legal in India

India’s highest court will hear arguments on whether to legalize same-sex marriage on March 13, a landmark for the country of 1.4 billion people and for the global movement for LGBTQ rights. A ruling that finds gay marriages are allowed under India’s constitution would run counter to the socially conservative sentiment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, as well as wide swaths of the country’s Muslim community. But younger Indians tend to be more accepting

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3 days ago

Supreme Court returns to bench to issue opinions, but slowly

The court issued its first opinion in a case argued earlier in the term, but it is off to a historically slow pace in announcing decisions.

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3 days ago

Supreme Court asks Biden administration to weigh in on social media case

At stake is the constitutionality of Florida and Texas laws that restrict platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube from blocking or limiting speech.

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3 days ago

Court ruling could return sanity to school bathroom battle over gender identity

Court ruling could return sanity to the school bathroom battle over gender identity and return Title IX meaning to its origin protecting biological sex.

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3 days ago

On this day in history, Jan. 23, 1957, Wham-O produces first Frisbees, reshaping leisure, sport

Wham-O Manufacturing Co. of California produced its first Frisbees on this day in history, Jan. 23, 1957. The beach toy began as a 19th-century campus activity and is now a worldwide sport.

foxnews.com

Harris rallies against abortion rights rollback

On the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe vs. Wade, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris Harris is rallying supporters against efforts in Washington and in Republican-led states to restrict abortion. (Jan. 22)

news.yahoo.com

Netanyahu fires key coalition ally after disqualification by high court

The dismissal is seen as a potential threat to the stability of the Netanyahu administration because Aryeh Deri, the fired health and interior minister, is head of an ultra-orthodox coalition partner.

washingtonpost.com

Israel's Netanyahu fires Cabinet ally, heeding court ruling

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fired a key Cabinet ally, heeding a Supreme Court ruling commanding him to do so and deepening a rift over the power of the courts.

The Supreme Court is weighing a theory that could upend elections. Here's how

How federal elections are run across the U.S. could be upended if the Supreme Court adopts even a limited version of a once-fringe idea known as the "independent state legislature theory."

npr.org

On this day in history, Jan. 22, 1973, Supreme Court issues its landmark Roe v. Wade decision

On this day in history, Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court made its decision in the historic abortion regulation court case — Roe v. Wade. The 7-2 ruling stood for nearly 50 years.

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Roe Was Never Roe After All

The landmark decision never gave women the rights that people wanted to believe it did.

theatlantic.com

The freedom to lie? Brazil’s right decries disinformation ‘witch hunt’

Latin America's largest country is grappling with the question of how to address the rapid rise of disinformation, hate speech and incitement.

washingtonpost.com

The filmmakers behind the secretive Brett Kavanaugh documentary said they got new tips about him as soon as the film was announced: 'I do hope this triggers action'

The "Justice" filmmakers said at the Sundance Film Festival they kept the Brett Kavanaugh documentary a secret and used codenames for their subjects.

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Supreme Court says justices were interviewed about the leaked draft opinion

The court marshal clarified Friday that she spoke with the Supreme Court justices about the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade for her recent report. The justices were not asked to sign affidavits.

npr.org

Marshal says Supreme Court justices questioned in leak probe, not implicated

Unlike court employees who were questioned in the leak probe, the justices and their spouses were not asked to sign affidavits.

washingtonpost.com

Supreme Court marshal says justices were part of investigation, but didn't sign sworn affidavits

Supreme Court Marshal Gail Curley said in a statement that justices were part of the investigation into who leaked the draft opinion for Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

foxnews.com

PA Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd to be sworn in as state’s first female chief justice

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Debra Todd will officially be installed as chief justice on Friday, making her the first female to serve as the court’s top-ranking jurist.

foxnews.com

The most intriguing line in the Supreme Court leak report

Though the report stated it couldn't determine who leaked the draft opinion that overturned Roe, it seemed to arrive at another, pretty significant conclusion without providing evidence.

washingtonpost.com

Abortion Pills Will Be the Next Battle in the 2024 Election

The fight over nationwide abortion rights is only just beginning.

theatlantic.com

Pro-lifers set for 50th March for Life after fall of Roe v Wade

Pro-lifers are set to rally in the nation’s capital Friday for the 50th March for Life, which will mark the first time the event took place since the overturn of Roe v. Wade.

foxnews.com

Protests move into Peru’s capital amid smoke and tear gas

Thousands of protesters poured into Peru’s capital Thursday, clashing with police amid tear gas and smoke and demanding the ouster of President Dina Boluarte

washingtonpost.com

Supreme Court says it cannot determine who leaked draft abortion opinion last year

The Supreme Court says its internal investigation has failed to find out who leaked its draft abortion ruling last year.

latimes.com

Supreme Court "unable to identify" person who leaked abortion decision overturning Roe

Chief Justice John Roberts asked the marshal of the Supreme Court to investigate the leak.

cbsnews.com

Supreme Court says it cannot determine who leaked draft Dobbs opinion

The leak of Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.’s draft opinion was an extraordinary breach of decorum and practice at the court.

washingtonpost.com

Supreme Court has failed to find leaker of abortion opinion

The Supreme Court says an eight-month investigation has failed to find who leaked a draft of the court’s opinion overturning abortion rights.

Wisconsin Assembly puts bail amendment on the ballot

The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly gave a final, bipartisan push Thursday to a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder for violent criminals to get out of jail on bail.

chicagotribune.com

What Winning Did to the Anti-Abortion Movement

As anti-abortion protesters prepare for this year’s March for Life, a current of uncertainty ripples beneath the surface of the movement.

theatlantic.com

Abortion foes prepare for their first March for Life, post-Roe

A national limit on abortion has become one of the new focal points for march organizers and other antiabortion leaders.

washingtonpost.com

Top Israeli legal official tells Netanyahu to fire key ally

Israel’s attorney general has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he must fire a key Cabinet ally following a court ruling disqualifying the minister from serving in government

washingtonpost.com

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justices yet to decide any cases

The Supreme Court is off to a historically slow start in failing to resolve any cases in which it has heard arguments since early October.

Top Israeli legal official tells Netanyahu to fire key ally

Israel’s attorney general has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu he must fire a key Cabinet ally following a court ruling disqualifying the minister from serving in government.

Alabama Supreme Court opens window to carry out death sentences after string of troubled executions

The Supreme Court of Alabama ruled in favor of extending the time needed to carry out death sentences after a trio of troubled executions in the state since July 2022.

foxnews.com

Indiana's top court weighing challenge to state abortion ban

A top state lawyer has urged the Indiana Supreme Court to uphold the state’s Republican-backed abortion ban.

Supreme Court rejects New York gun retailers' bid to block new concealed carry laws

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from New York gun dealers on Wednesday to block a slew of gun control laws implemented by the state's legislature last year.

foxnews.com

Deaf Michigan student front and center in key disability rights Supreme Court case

The Supreme Court will hear a case to determine the fate of a federal law guaranteeing disabled students, such as Miguel Luna Perez of Michigan, education relevant to their needs.

foxnews.com

School boards increasingly restricting comments from concerned parents, raising free speech concerns: Report

A new report indicated that legal experts and lawmakers are concerned about school boards shutting down or limiting public comments from concerned parents.

foxnews.com

Israeli court disqualifies senior minister, throwing government into chaos

The Supreme Court agreed that Aryeh Deri was ineligible to hold public office.

washingtonpost.com

Israeli Supreme Court says minister barred over tax offenses

Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled that a key member of the country’s new government cannot serve as a Cabinet minister

washingtonpost.com

Japan court acquits utility executives in Fukushima disaster

A Japanese court has found three former utility company executives not guilty of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster and the subsequent deaths of more than 40 elderly residents during their forced evacuation.

How Same-Sex Marriage Could Become Legal in India

India’s highest court will hear arguments on whether to legalize same-sex marriage on March 13, a landmark for the country of 1.4 billion people and for the global movement for LGBTQ rights. A ruling that finds gay marriages are allowed under India’s constitution would run counter to the socially conservative sentiment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, as well as wide swaths of the country’s Muslim community. But younger Indians tend to be more accepting

washingtonpost.com

Supreme Court struggles with criminal charges against Turkish-owned bank

Turkey’s Halkbank says it is shielded from prosecution by sovereign immunity, but the United States says that law doesn’t apply to to the bank’s activities.

washingtonpost.com

Wisconsin Senate OKs welfare vote, nixes Evers' abortion ask

Republican Wisconsin lawmakers on Tuesday rejected calls from Gov. Tony Evers and other Democrats to ask voters whether the state should continue to ban abortions, opting instead to advance a ballot question on welfare eligibility. The advisory referendum on welfare proposed by top Republicans is nonbinding, meaning it wouldn't change state law, but supporters said they want the public's feedback on the issue. Democrats argued that Republicans were just trying to increase GOP turnout for a pivotal state Supreme Court race that will determine the ideological balance of the court and is also on the April ballot.

news.yahoo.com

The Supreme Court Justices Do Not Seem to Be Getting Along

Collegiality is scarce, and tensions are apparent.

theatlantic.com

Supreme Court to hear immigration case brought by transgender woman against Biden administration

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear the case of a Guatemalan transgender woman seeking to avoid deportation from the U.S. after a lower court denied her claim.

foxnews.com

Netanyahu moving ahead on legal overhaul despite outcry

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his government plans to charge ahead with an overhaul of the country’s judicial system.

Thousands of Israelis have attended a protest against the Netanyahu government

Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court.

npr.org

Over 80,000 Israelis protest against Supreme Court reform

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv say government plans to overhaul the judiciary would be an attack on democracy.

bbc.co.uk

Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu government

Thousands of Israelis have gathered in central Tel Aviv for a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the country’s legal system and weaken the Supreme Court

washingtonpost.com

Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu government

Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered in central Tel Aviv to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the country’s legal system and weaken the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court takes case focused on religious protections for workers

Eight new cases, including one focused on a worker refusing to work on the Sabbath, should complete current term

washingtonpost.com

High court takes 8 new cases, 1 about a religious mailman

The Supreme Court is adding eight new arguments to its calendar.

Supreme Court appears set to expand workers’ right to time off for religious observance

The justices voted to hear an appeal from a former U.S. postal worker and evangelical Christian who was disciplined and eventually quit because he refused to deliver packages on Sundays.

latimes.com

Biden Isn’t Coming for Your Gas Stove. States Are.

The natural gas industry may have its eyes trained on the wrong adversary.

washingtonpost.com

Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is 'unlawful,' two professors say, but legal challenges carry 'dangerous implications'

Law professors say Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is unlawful but that the Supreme Court should still reject the faulty lawsuit brought against it.

cnbc.com

President of Israel's Supreme Court attacks judicial changes

The chief justice of Israel’s Supreme Court has sharply attacked the sweeping changes to the country’s justice system planned by the new conservative government, lending her voice to a growing outcry against the proposed overhaul.

Republicans push anti-abortion measures with new majority

House Republicans are taking early action on abortion now that they are in the majority.

Brazil authorities brace for possible repeat of uprising

Brazil’s capital is bracing for the possibility of more violent demonstrations by people seeking to overturn the presidential election

washingtonpost.com

Supreme Court lets New York gun law remain in effect for now

New York's Concealed Carry Improvement Act was the state's answer to the Supreme Court's June decision invalidating its permitting regime for concealed carry.

cbsnews.com

Supreme Court lets New York enforce gun law during lawsuit

The Supreme Court is allowing New York to continue to enforce for now a sweeping new law banning guns from “sensitive places” such as schools, playgrounds and Times Square and increasing training requirements.

Supreme Court debates union tactics in spoiled concrete case

The Supreme Court is debating the lengths unions can go to when exerting pressure during a strike.

Court revives claims by Texas death row inmate backed by DA

The Supreme Court has revived claims by a Texas inmate who has the rare support of the state prosecutor’s office that put him on death row.

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Brazil's top government offices

Authorities have reestablished control of Brazilian government buildings in the capital several hours after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace.

Ashli Babbitt's mother arrested during Jan. 6 demonstration

Police say the mother of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by police inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, has been arrested in Washington after refusing to get out of the street during a demonstration on the two year anniversary.

South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban

The South Carolina Supreme Court has struck down a ban on abortion once cardiac activity is detected — typically around six weeks.

Biden toughens border, offers legal path for 30,000 a month

President Joe Biden says the U.S. will immediately begin turning away Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans who cross the border from Mexico illegally.

Israel's new government unveils plan to weaken Supreme Court

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s justice minister has unveiled the new government’s long-promised overhaul of the judicial system that aims to weaken the Supreme Court.

Chief justice: Judges' safety 'essential' to court system

Chief Justice John Roberts is praising programs that protect judges, saying that “we must support judges by ensuring their safety.”.

EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes

President Joe Biden’s administration has finalized regulations that protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution.

Biden outpacing Trump, Obama with diverse judicial nominees

The White House and Senate Democrats are closing out the first two years of Joe Biden’s presidency having installed more federal judges than his two immediate predecessors.

Supreme Court asked to bar punishment for acquitted conduct

In courtrooms across America, defendants get additional prison time for crimes juries found they didn’t commit.

Notorious French serial killer freed from Nepal prison

A confessed French serial killer, Charles Sobhraj, has been released from prison in Nepal after serving most of his sentence for killing American and Canadian backpackers.

Tennesseans misunderstand abortion law, want exceptions

New Vanderbilt University polling has found that most registered voters in Tennessee want exceptions for rape or incest in the state’s sweeping abortion ban.

Supreme Court will review conviction in murder-for-hire case

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal arising from a murder-for-hire ordered by the onetime leader of a violent international crime ring.

Supreme Court to resume issuing decisions in courtroom

The Supreme Court is restoring another pre-pandemic tradition, announcing decisions in a public session in the courtroom.

Supreme Court won't block California flavored tobacco ban

The Supreme Court has refused a request from tobacco companies to stop California from enforcing a ban on flavored tobacco products that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November.

Pakistan PM's son returns from exile to face graft charges

A son of Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has returned home after four years in London to face corruption charges that were filed against him in 2020.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin discusses Respect for Marriage Act

The law would require all states to recognize same-sex marriages if the Supreme Court were to overturn its 2015 decision to legalize gay marriage. That includes states with laws on the books banning same-sex marriage.

Flint water crisis charges dismissed against ex-Gov. Snyder

A judge has dismissed criminal charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder over the Flint water crisis.

Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions passes House

The House has given final approval to protections for same-sex marriages.

Supreme Court weighs 'most important case' on democracy

The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case that could dramatically alter voting in 2024 and beyond.

Both sides see high stakes in gay rights Supreme Court case

The Supreme Court is being warned about the potentially dire consequences of a case next week involving a Christian graphic artist who objects to designing wedding websites for same-sex couples.

Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage

The Senate passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday to protect same-sex marriages, an extraordinary sign of shifting national politics on the issue and a measure of relief for the hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples who have married since the Supreme Court's 2015 decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide.

Landmark same-sex marriage bill wins Senate passage

The Senate has passed landmark bipartisan legislation to protect same-sex marriages.

Prominent Polish judge reinstated amid standoff with EU

Poland’s Supreme Court has reinstated a judge who was suspended for two years.

Supreme Court wrestles with Biden's deportation policy

The Supreme Court is wrestling with a politically tinged dispute over a Biden administration policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk.

Senate set to vote on bill protecting same-sex marriages

The Senate is set to vote Tuesday on legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages, putting Congress one step closer to ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.

Letter: 'Nothing to suggest' Alito violated ethics standards

The Supreme Court says in a letter to Congress that there is “nothing to suggest” that Justice Samuel Alito violated ethics standards following a report that a 2014 decision he wrote was leaked in advance of its announcement.

UK top court rules against Scottish independence vote plan

The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that Scotland does not have the power to hold a new referendum on independence without the consent of the British government.

Supreme Court takes Jack Daniel's case against dog toy maker

The Supreme Court says it will hear a dispute over a dog toy that got whiskey maker Jack Daniel’s barking mad.

New Zealand to decide on lowering voting age from 18 to 16

New Zealand lawmakers will take a vote on whether to lower the nation’s voting age from 18 to 16.

Lawmakers urge action after report of other high court leak

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman is among those urging action in response to a report that a former anti-abortion leader knew in advance the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court case involving health care coverage of contraception.

Justices asked to hear dog toy dispute. Will they bite?

The company that makes Jack Daniel’s is howling mad over a squeaking dog toy that parodies the whiskey’s signature bottle.

Afghan official says 19 people lashed in northeast province

An Afghan Supreme Court official says 19 people were lashed in the country's northeast after being convicted of adultery, theft and running away from home.

NC Democrats' parity in Congress delegation may be fleeting

Democrats celebrated winning North Carolina's lone toss-up race for the U.S. House this month as Wiley Nickel won the 13th District seat.

Biden admin to ask high court to take up student debt plan

The Biden administration plans to ask the Supreme Court to reinstate the president’s student debt cancellation plan, according to a legal filing.

US Catholic bishops worry about abortion views in the pews

The nation’s Catholic bishops continue to signal their hardline opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage.

Same-sex marriage legislation clears key Senate hurdle

Legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriages has crossed a major Senate hurdle, putting Congress on track to take the historic step of ensuring that such unions are enshrined in federal law.

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