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contextualizes President Trump's overwhelming success on emergency Supreme Court appeals. Full episode on the shadow docket:
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Gavin Newsom is chasing the Victory Royale â in Fortnite and in politics
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Gavin Newsom is chasing the Victory Royale â in Fortnite and in politics
His gameplay wonât make a montage, but the California governorâs appearance on the popular âFortnite Fridayâ livestream is his latest social media foray as speculation swirls about a 2028 presidential...
https://www.courthousenews.com/gavin-newsom-is-chasing-the-victory-royale-in-fortnite-and-in-politics
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Tech exec says she doesnât trust Google, asks court to divest ad program
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Tech exec says she doesnât trust Google, asks court to divest ad program
On the penultimate day of a trial to determine Google needs to divest its ad tech arm , one witness said the tech giant made negotiations difficult.
https://www.courthousenews.com/tech-exec-says-she-doesnt-trust-google-asks-court-to-divest-ad-program/
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DC Circuit audits IRS role in immigration crackdown
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DC Circuit audits IRS role in immigration crackdown
The Justice Department provided little reassurance that ICE had any protections to prevent legal residents from getting raided due to inaccurate or outdated taxpayer information.
https://www.courthousenews.com/dc-circuit-audits-irs-role-in-immigration-crackdown
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Portland seeks restraining order to stop National Guard deployment
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Portland seeks restraining order to stop National Guard deployment
âIs there even a danger of rebellion?â a Trump-appointed judge asked the federal government.
https://www.courthousenews.com/portland-seeks-restraining-order-to-stop-national-guard-deployment
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Idaho Supreme Court weighs fairness of PacifiCorp rate hike request
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Idaho Supreme Court weighs fairness of PacifiCorp rate hike request
PacifiCorp said it's merely passing on a cost while the state argues it's unreasonable for Idahoans to pay for a Washington state policy.
https://www.courthousenews.com/idaho-high-court-considers-reasonableness-of-utility-rate-hike-request
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Wisconsin bans sexually explicit deepfakes
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Wisconsin bans sexually explicit deepfakes
In the Badger State, it is now a felony to create a fake but convincing nude image of someone without their consent.
https://www.courthousenews.com/wisconsin-bans-sexually-explicit-deepfakes
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Jackson calls out her colleagues: âWe once again use our equitable power (but not our opinion-writing capacity) to allow this administration to disrupt as many lives as possible, as quickly as possible.â
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Justices clear Trump to strip protected status from Venezuelan migrants
Venezuelan migrants facing deportation put the justices on the spot, comparing the high courtâs immigration rulings during the Biden administration to orders in favor of the current White House.
https://www.courthousenews.com/justices-clear-trump-to-strip-protected-status-from-venezuelan-migrants/
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Hamas says it accepts some elements of Gaza peace plan after Trump issues ultimatum
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Hamas says it accepts some elements of Gaza peace plan after Trump issues ultimatum
Trump appears keen to deliver on pledges to end the war and return dozens of hostages ahead of the second anniversary of the attack on Tuesday.
https://www.courthousenews.com/hamas-says-it-accepts-some-elements-of-gaza-peace-plan-after-trump-issues-ultimatum
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#BREAKING
: Sean âDiddyâ Combs sentenced to 50 months for prostitution
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Sean âDiddyâ Combs sentenced to 50 months for prostitution
After a two-month trial, a federal jury in Manhattan acquitted the rap producer on more serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking.
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Jackson says "the court plainly misjudges the irreparable harm and balance-of-the-equities factors by privileging the bald assertion of unconstrained executive power over countless familiesâ pleas for the stability"
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Justices clear Trump to strip protected status from Venezuelan migrants
Venezuelan migrants facing deportation put the justices on the spot, comparing the high courtâs immigration rulings during the Biden administration to orders in favor of the current White House.
https://www.courthousenews.com/justices-clear-trump-to-strip-protected-status-from-venezuelan-migrants/
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#BREAKING
: The Supreme Court sided with President Donald Trump Friday in a tug-of-war over protected status for nearly 300,000 Venezuelan migrants living in the U.S., spurning lower courts facing the White Houseâs wrath.
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Justices clear Trump to strip protected status from Venezuelan migrants
Venezuelan migrants facing deportation put the justices on the spot, comparing the high courtâs immigration rulings during the Biden administration to orders in favor of the current White House.
https://www.courthousenews.com/justices-clear-trump-to-strip-protected-status-from-venezuelan-migrants/
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Sotomayor and Kagan would deny the application but Jackson writes a solo dissent: "Because, respectfully, I cannot abide our repeated, gratuitous, and harmful interference with cases pending in the lower courts while lives hang in the balance, I dissent."
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NEWS: Sean "Diddy" Combs sentenced to FIFTY MONTHS in prison on federal prostitution convictions, with the judge finding Combs abused women "physically, emotionally, and psychologically."
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BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Trump nix TPS for nearly 300,000 Venezuelan migrants, siding with the WH as it advances claims that lower court judges are defying SCOTUS
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Sean "Diddy" Combs sentence on federal prostitution convictions INCOMING.
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A New York judge on Friday said court documents from a Murdoch family trust dispute are fair game for discovery in election technology company Smartmaticâs defamation case against Fox News.
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Smartmatic scores win against Fox in election machine defamation case
Summary judgment arguments are set for November, over Fox Corporation's objection.
https://www.courthousenews.com/smartmatic-scores-win-against-fox-in-election-machine-defamation-case/
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Italians flood the streets in protest as Meloni digs in on Palestine recognition
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Italians flood the streets in protest as Meloni digs in on Palestine recognition
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is in the eye of a political storm â all centered on her governmentâs refusal to unconditionally recognize a Palestinian state amid the ongoing war in Gaza.
https://www.courthousenews.com/italians-flood-the-streets-in-protest-as-meloni-digs-in-on-palestine-recognition
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Sarah Mullally named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in history of Church of England
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Sarah Mullally named the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in history of Church of England
The Anglican Communion has more than 85 million members spread across 165 countries.
https://www.courthousenews.com/sarah-mullally-named-the-first-female-archbishop-of-canterbury-in-history-of-church-of-england
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Feds approve Florida for a $608 million âAlligator Alcatrazâ reimbursement
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Feds approve Florida for a $608 million âAlligator Alcatrazâ reimbursement
President Donald Trump toured the facility in July and suggested it could be a model for future lockups nationwide.
https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-approve-florida-for-a-608-million-alligator-alcatraz-reimbursement/
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Israel intercepts the last boat from the Gaza flotilla as Israeli minister mocks the activists
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Israel intercepts the last boat from the Gaza flotilla as Israeli minister mocks the activists
A livestream from the Marinette showed the moment Israeli troops boarded the vessel.
https://www.courthousenews.com/israel-intercepts-the-last-boat-from-the-gaza-flotilla-as-israeli-minister-mocks-the-activists/
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One of 2 victims in Manchester synagogue attack was accidentally shot by police
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One of 2 victims in Manchester synagogue attack was accidentally shot by police
Police have called the attack an act of terrorism but say they are still working to identify a motive.
https://www.courthousenews.com/one-of-2-victims-in-manchester-synagogue-attack-was-accidentally-shot-by-police
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Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals
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Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals
âI know nothing about Project 2025,â Trump insisted in July 2024.
https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-no-longer-distancing-himself-from-project-2025-as-he-uses-shutdown-to-further-pursue-its-goals
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With few trees available, settlers had to build homes, schools and churches using packed earth. Custer County, Nebraska, was the sod-house capital of the world.
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Sod houses once filled Great Plains, but few remain today
With few trees available, settlers had to build homes, schools and churches using packed earth. Custer County, Nebraska, was the sod-house capital of the world.
https://www.courthousenews.com/sod-houses-once-filled-great-plains-but-few-remain-today/
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UK's ruling Labour party faces 'peril' as speculation over leadership grows
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UK's ruling Labour party faces 'peril' as speculation over leadership grows
Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has called for open debate and fueled talk of a challenge to struggling Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
https://www.courthousenews.com/uks-ruling-labour-party-faces-peril-as-speculation-over-leadership-grows
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The Supreme Court added a major Second Amendment showdown to its upcoming docket Friday, agreeing to review Hawaiiâs restrictions on concealed handguns.
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Hawaii limits on concealed carry headed for Supreme Court
Aloha State gun owners argue that Hawaiiâs regulations on concealed handguns mirror the New York law that the high court shot down three years ago.
https://www.courthousenews.com/hawaii-limits-on-concealed-carry-headed-for-supreme-court/
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Holding up a mirror: Rome's fallen far-right mayor turns prison activist behind bars
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Holding up a mirror: Romeâs fallen far-right mayor turns prison activist behind bars
For decades, the Italian far right has made âLaw and orderâ a rallying cry. Now one of their own is imprisoned, writing about suffering and injustice. Maybe that paradox can start a conversation.
https://www.courthousenews.com/holding-up-a-mirror-romes-fallen-far-right-mayor-turns-prison-activist-behind-bars
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Sean "Diddy" Combs will likely get between 5 and 7 years in prison: The judge just revealed that his offense level and criminal history "yields an advisory guidelines range of 70-87 months in incarceration."
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A judge continued to weigh a preliminary class action settlement against LinkedIn on Thursday, with the terms including a three-year halt to the companyâs practice of using public user data as leverage against potential rivals.
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Judge questions LinkedIn antitrust settlement over lack of damages
LinkedIn agreed to three years of noncompete agreements, but the class would not receive any monetary damages, prompting judge to continue to consider the settlement terms.
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-questions-linkedin-antitrust-settlement-over-lack-of-damages/
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California is poised to ask voters whether they want to temporarily set aside its independent redistricting citizens commission in favor of new congressional maps that favor Democrats.
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Redistricting the Golden State now in votersâ hands
California's Proposition 50 pits the status quo against a changing political landscape, as Governor Gavin Newsom fights for it and Republicans generally oppose.
https://www.courthousenews.com/redistricting-the-golden-state-now-in-voters-hands/
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For
@sidebarcns.bsky.social
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@kelseyreichmann.bsky.social
contextualizes President Trump's overwhelming success on emergency Supreme Court appeals. Full episode on the shadow docket:
open.spotify.com/episode/65dA...
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A judge approved class certification Thursday for more than 60,000 immigrants with temporary protected status who claim that DHS Secretary Kristi Noemâs recent orders ending the program were unlawful and motivated by racial animus.
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Judge OKs nationwide class action for immigrants clinging to protected status
Immigrants from Nepal, Nicaragua and Honduras who have temporary protected status â but donât have lawful permanent residence â will be included in the class.
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-oks-nationwide-class-action-for-immigrants-clinging-to-protected-status/
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A federal judge on Thursday rejected the Justice Departmentâs request to delay a final hearing in the antitrust case against Google over its internet search monopoly.
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Judge denies DOJ bid to delay Google antitrust hearing during shutdown
The D.C. Circuit rejected similar requests to delay oral arguments during the 2019 government shutdown, finding 16 other such requests were all denied during the 2013 shutdown.
https://www.courthousenews.com/judge-denies-doj-bid-to-delay-google-antitrust-hearing-during-shutdown/
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While Europe talks tough on Russia, Ukraine looks to US for concrete help
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While Europe talks tough on Russia, Ukraine looks to US for concrete help
After two days of terse talks, Kyiv walked away with little in the way of new commitments from its neighbors.
https://www.courthousenews.com/while-europe-talks-tough-on-russia-ukraine-looks-to-us-for-concrete-help
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California bans billionaire ploys to buy votes
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California bans billionaire ploys to buy votes
Governor Gavin Newsom also signed a bill that will allow all local jurisdictions in the state the ability to make programs for publicly financed elections.
https://www.courthousenews.com/california-bans-billionaire-ploys-to-buy-votes
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House Democrats on Thursday pushed for an investigation into whether the Trump administration broke the law with messages posted on federal agency websites explicitly blaming them for the government shutdown.
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House Democrats accuse Trump of violating Hatch Act with government shutdown messages
The webpages of several government agencies have been updated with banners blaming Democrats and the âradical leftâ for the government shutdown that began this week.
https://www.courthousenews.com/house-democrats-accuse-trump-of-violating-hatch-act-with-government-shutdown-messages/
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Captain of oil tanker linked to Russiaâs shadow fleet will face trial in France
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Captain of oil tanker linked to Russiaâs shadow fleet will face trial in France
French President Emmanuel Macron said â30 to 40%â of Russia's war effort is âfinanced through the revenues of the shadow fleet.â
https://www.courthousenews.com/captain-of-oil-tanker-linked-to-russias-shadow-fleet-will-face-trial-in-france/
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Beijing's top diplomat in Hong Kong sets out four red lines for new US Consul General
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Beijingâs top diplomat in Hong Kong sets out four red lines for new US Consul General
The tough stance toward the new U.S. top diplomat underlines the ongoing tensions between Beijing and Washington.
https://www.courthousenews.com/beijings-top-diplomat-in-hong-kong-sets-out-four-red-lines-for-new-us-consul-general
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Behind bars but not silenced: Veteran Turkish columnist perseveres through 'prison journalism'
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Behind bars but not silenced: Veteran Turkish columnist perseveres through 'prison journalism'
The government insists the journalists face prosecution for criminal acts, not for their journalistic work.
https://www.courthousenews.com/behind-bars-but-not-silenced-veteran-turkish-columnist-perseveres-through-prison-journalism
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âGeniusâ Diddy gets support from high-profile fraudster jailmate ahead of sentencing
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âGeniusâ Sean Combs gets support from high-profile fraudster jailmate ahead of sentencing
Convicted fraudster Guo Wengui, a Chinese dissident and associate of former White House adviser Steve Bannon, lauded Combs as a kind and sensitive person in a letter to the court.
https://www.courthousenews.com/genius-sean-combs-gets-support-from-high-profile-fraudster-jailmate-ahead-of-sentencing
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Tunisians remember the Israeli strike that bound their fate with Palestinians 40 years ago
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Tunisians remember the Israeli strike that bound their fate with Palestinians 40 years ago
The strike still shapes Tunisian perceptions of Israel and serves as a touchstone connecting them to Palestinians in the two-year war in Gaza.
https://www.courthousenews.com/tunisians-remember-the-israeli-strike-that-bound-their-fate-with-palestinians-40-years-ago
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Two dead in Manchester synagogue terror attack
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Two dead in Manchester synagogue terror attack
Police indicated the attack could have been much worse if not for the
https://www.courthousenews.com/two-dead-in-manchester-synagogue-terror-attack
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Earthquake death toll rises to 72 in the Philippines as survivors recall moment when tragedy struck
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Earthquake death toll rises to 72 in the Philippines as survivors recall moment when tragedy struck
The earthquake damaged or destroyed 87 buildings and nearly 600 houses in Bogo and outlying towns.
https://www.courthousenews.com/earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-72-in-the-philippines-as-survivors-recall-moment-when-tragedy-struck
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Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment
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Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment
The post was notable in its explicit embrace of Project 2025, a controversial policy blueprint drafted by the Heritage Foundation that Trump distanced himself from during his reelection campaign.
https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-uses-government-shutdown-to-dole-out-firings-and-political-punishment/
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Morocco pledges reforms as death toll rises to 3 in anti-government protests
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Morocco pledges reforms as death toll rises to 3 in anti-government protests
The demonstrations have taken the country by surprise and emerged as some of Moroccoâs biggest in years.
https://www.courthousenews.com/morocco-pledges-reforms-as-death-toll-rises-to-3-in-anti-government-protests
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South Koreaâs president apologizes over poorly managed foreign adoption programs
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South Koreaâs president apologizes over poorly managed foreign adoption programs
South Korea has faced growing pressure to address widespread fraud and abuse that plagued its adoption programs, particularly during a heyday in the 1970s and 1980s.
https://www.courthousenews.com/south-koreas-president-apologizes-over-poorly-managed-foreign-adoption-programs/
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The Supreme Court case that could supercharge election litigation
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The Supreme Court case that could supercharge election litigation
As the 2026 election looms in the distance, the Supreme Court is weighing in on when candidates can challenge the rules of the race.
https://www.courthousenews.com/the-supreme-court-case-that-could-supercharge-election-litigation/
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EU court adviser backs lifetime entry bans in terrorism cases
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EU court adviser backs lifetime entry bans in terrorism cases
A Russian man expelled from Germany could remain barred for life, as an adviser to the European Court of Justice says indefinite bans may be legal in terrorism cases, with strict safeguards.
https://www.courthousenews.com/eu-court-adviser-backs-lifetime-entry-bans-in-terrorism-cases
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The Supreme Court case that could supercharge election litigation
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The Supreme Court case that could supercharge election litigation
As the 2026 election looms in the distance, the Supreme Court is weighing in on when candidates can challenge the rules of the race.
https://www.courthousenews.com/the-supreme-court-case-that-could-supercharge-election-litigation
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ICYMI: Dems respond to Trump's federal crackdown on anti-fascist activity (NSPM-7) with anger but not a whole lot of ideas on what to do about it from
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Dems condemn Trumpâs broad âdomestic terrorismâ directive â but offer few concrete steps for opposition
The White House last week targeted so-called domestic terrorism organizations in a wide-ranging memo which appeared to provide broad definitions of conduct âanimatingâ political violence.
https://www.courthousenews.com/dems-condemn-trumps-broad-domestic-terrorism-directive-but-offer-few-concrete-steps-for-opposition/
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