State attorneys general from Tennessee, Kansas, and 11 other states put 100 of America’s largest corporations on notice that, following the Supreme Court decision against racial discrimination at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, private companies would be held to the same standard. In a July 13 letter to CEOs of Fortune 100 companies,…
State AGs Tell Top 100 CEOs That SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling Applies to Them Too
July 14, 2023
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Supreme Court May Be Conservative But It Does Not Serve Republicans, Panel Hears
The Supreme Court may be ideologically conservative at the moment but contrary to what critics claim, it does not do the bidding of the Republican Party, panelists heard July 13 during a discussion between legal experts and legal journalists at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank in the nation’s capital. The discussion came after…
LIVE NOW: Scholars and Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court’s 2022-23 Term–A Heritage Event
The Heritage Foundation at 12:00 p.m. ET on July 13, will host a review of the landmark cases of the Supreme Court’s 2022–23 term, and everything involving the U.S. Supreme Court. GianCarlo Canaparo, senior legal fellow, Edwin Meese III Center of Heritage Foundation, will host the conversation. …
Scholars and Scribes Review the Rulings: The Supreme Court’s 2022-23 Term–A Heritage Event
The Heritage Foundation at 12:00 p.m. ET on July 13, will host a review of the landmark cases of the Supreme Court’s 2022–23 term, and everything involving the U.S. Supreme Court. GianCarlo Canaparo, senior legal fellow, Edwin Meese III Center of Heritage Foundation, will host the conversation. …
Election Watchdog Sues to Stop Acceptance of Ballots After Election Day
July 13, 2023
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An election integrity group is suing North Dakota to block its law that allows the state to accept and count mail-in ballots so long as they arrive within 13 days after Election Day. There are reportedly 18 states, plus the District of Columbia, that accept mailed ballots that are delivered after Election Day. Congress created…
Lawmakers Demand Answers From NIH Over Transgender Youth Suicides
July 12, 2023
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In January, the results of a long-term study on the effects of minors using cross-sex hormones were made public. The hormones prescribed to the participants were described as “gender-affirming hormones”—with such treatment regimens also referred to in the literature as “gender-affirming care” or “transgender medicine.” Some 315 people between the ages of 12 and 20 were…
Supreme Court Issues Rare Statement on Justice Sonia Sotomayor Allegations
The U.S. Supreme Court responded to investigative claims that Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s staffers pressured colleges to buy her books over the years amid reports that she amassed millions of dollars in net worth since she was named to the high court more than a decade ago. A report published Tuesday by The Associated Press said it…
DOJ Reverses Previous Support for Trump Immunity in E. Jean Carroll Defamation Lawsuit
The Department of Justice does not believe former President Donald Trump was immune from civil action as a public official when he allegedly made defamatory statements against author E. Jean Carroll in 2019 and will therefore not defend him. The decision marks a U-turn for the DOJ, which had previously defended Mr. Trump in a…
Supreme Court Justices Warn New York Not to Use Race Again to Ration Medical Treatment
July 11, 2023
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Two conservative Supreme Court justices warned New York officials that if they try again to ration health care based on the patient’s race—as they did with COVID-19 treatments in 2021—they will vote to take a case challenging the policy on an emergency basis. The comments came in a statement Justice Samuel Alito filed when the…
Sen. Manchin Accuses Court of ‘Unlawful’ Conduct by Blocking Pipeline Construction in West Virginia
July 11, 2023
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A natural gas pipeline being built in West Virginia has been blocked once again by a federal appeals court siding with environmental groups despite Congress giving the project a green light, drawing the ire of Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who accused the court of unlawful conduct. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay…
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