Growing Number of States Demanding 2020 Presidential Election State Audits
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Can COVID-19 Vaccines Be Mandatory in the U.S. and Who Decides?
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While there is legislative precedent for vaccine mandates, other strategies could help U.S. states achieve widespread vaccination for COVID-19. The legal precedent for mandatory vaccinations dates back to a 1905 Supreme Court case after a smallpox outbreak in Massachusetts. In this Q&A … Read More
The Supreme Court Just Made It Harder To Overturn Voting Restrictions
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On Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld two of Arizona’s voting restrictions. -ARIANA DREHSLER/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES In a 6-3 decision that broke down along ideological lines, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a lower court’s ruling that two election laws in … Read More
Democrats renew court packing calls, blast the Supreme Court’s final two decisions of term
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President Biden accused Supreme Court of doing ‘severe damage’ to voting rights. Democrats on Thursday expressed their displeasure with the Supreme Court’s final decisions of its 2020-2021 term, accusing the justices of doing “severe damage” to the political system and in some cases … Read More
Senate Republicans block signature Democratic election bill in key test vote
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(CNN) Senate Democrats suffered a loss on Tuesday when Republican opposition sunk their signature voting and election bill during a key test vote, underscoring the limits of the party’s power with the narrowest possible Senate majority. A procedural vote to … Read More
Dems wrestle with whether to nudge a justice off the Supreme Court
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Neither Democratic lawmakers nor President Joe Biden is putting overt retirement pressure on the Supreme Court justice — yet, anyway. Even as some liberal groups boot up a “Breyer Retire” campaign, the Democratic Party is sensitive to the justice’s predicament. … Read More
U.S. Supreme Court takes up major challenge to abortion rights
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider gutting the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, taking up Mississippi’s bid to revive a Republican-backed state law that bans the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy. By … Read More
Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court To Let Cops Enter Homes And Seize Guns Without A Warrant
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear oral argument in Caniglia v. Strom, a case that could have sweeping consequences for policing, due process, and mental health, with the Biden Administration and attorneys general from nine states urging the High Court to uphold warrantless … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 30 April 2021
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Greetings from Tyler, In the age of bad news and nothing but, comes this sad story out of Israel. Orthodox Jews held an annual celebration at a stadium in northern Israel at a site where a famous rabbi is buried. … Read More
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas-led lawsuit seeking to protect a Trump immigration policy
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The court declined to hear a Texas-led case that seeks to uphold a Trump-era “public charge” policy that could limit how many immigrants qualify for green cards. The U.S. Supreme Court building at sunset. Credit: REUTERS/Erin Scott Sign up for The Brief, … Read More