How the Supreme Court could reshape the 2024 race — again
From mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania to hurricane accommodations in North Carolina, here are the legal issues to watch. Josh Gerstein October 7, 2024 Read the full article here Politico
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Supreme Court Lets Stand A Decision Barring Emergency Abortions That Violate Texas Ban
Pregnancy terminations have long been part of medical treatment for patients with serious complications, as way to to prevent sepsis, organ failure and other major problems. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday...
Black voters face larger impact of Georgia voting law’s drop box, absentee and ID rules
ATLANTA — Georgia’s voting law, passed in response to Donald Trump’s loss and widespread absentee voting in the 2020 presidential election, has a larger impact on Black voters than white voters in several ways,...
J.D. Vance Blamed Immigrants for the Housing Crisis. Corporate Greed Is the Real Culprit.
“The simple fact is that the housing crisis lies squarely at the feet of the malevolence of developers just like Donald Trump himself.” During the first and only vice presidential debate of this election...
N.J. State Police has a ‘long and notorious history’ of discrimination, lawyer says. Will it ever change?
Women serving with the New Jersey State Police were told they were “liabilities on the road” or “not tough enough for the job.” Troopers of color were told that “just because you’re Black doesn’t...
Displacement and Houselessness are Not Inevitable
When once-perennial candidate Jimmy McMillan III first ran for elected office in 1993, he campaigned with one consistent message: The Rent is Too Damn High. His efforts garnered little support. Nonetheless, the phrase stuck...
Brooklyn’s remarkable and unknown Black history revealed: ‘Slaveholding capital’
Long before it became the go-to borough for hipsters and commuters, Brooklyn was once America’s third largest city, independent and separate from Manhattan and the City of New York, explains Prithi Kanakamedala in “Brooklynites:...
New Jersey State Police hit with scathing reports on racial discrimination, handling of complaints
Attorney general makes sweeping recommendations for change at the state agency. New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin on Tuesday ordered a sweeping set of reforms for the State Police and took over some of...
Rudy Giuliani Disbarred In D.C. After Pushing Trump’s False 2020 Election Claims
It comes months after Giuliani lost his law license in New York for pursuing false claims that then-President Donald Trump made about his 2020 presidential election loss. WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York City...
In Alabama, Officers Accused of Violence and Misconduct Carry Out Secretive Executions
As the state keeps details around the death penalty hidden, an investigation into its execution team raises questions about how incarcerated people are treated in their final moments. Lauren Gill, Daniel and Moritz-Rabson September...