Tag: Supreme Court

New SCOTUS Session Will Consolidate Court’s Right-Leaning Reputation: Legal Experts

News Analysis The new session of the Supreme Court of the United States is likely to issue rulings and decisions that will have a lasting impact on university admissions and the rights of states and local communities vis à vis federal prerogatives and power, according to legal experts. The most hotly anticipated decision of the…


Supreme Court Declines Appeal of Dylann Roof, White Supremacist Mass Murderer

The Supreme Court refused to hear the death-penalty appeal of an avowed white supremacist who gunned down nine people at a black church in South Carolina in 2015 in an effort to spark a race war. The court announced in an unsigned order on Oct. 11 that it would not take the case of Dylann Storm…


Supreme Court Rejects Request to Block New York City COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The Supreme Court on Oct. 11 turned down a request from a detective to block New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers. Anthony Marciano, a New York Police Department detective, sued the city over the mandate, which applies to all city employees. A New York Supreme Court judge blocked the mandate in late…


A Prophecy Come True

Commentary In 2015, when a Supreme Court majority ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that “state bans on same-sex marriage and on recognizing same-sex marriages duly performed in other jurisdictions are unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,” I wrote that the Court had an obligation to…


Supreme Court Backs Republican in Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballots Case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday vacated an appeals court decision that required Pennsylvania to count mail-in ballots even if there is no date on the envelope. “The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit with instructions to dismiss the case as moot,” wrote Justices Sonia…


Florida Surgeon General Issues Warning for Young Men on mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines; Hackers Take Down Several US Airport Websites | NTD Good Morning

Florida’s Department of Health announces new guidance regarding mRNA Covid-19 vaccines. This after a study found an 84%increase in cardiac-related deaths among males 18 to 39 within 28 days following mRNA vaccination. Hackers take down several U.S. airport websites. Find out what’s known about the Monday cyber attacks. The price of pork in the U.S….


Abortion Notification Rules for Minors Dispute Arrives at Supreme Court

A county court clerk in Missouri is asking the Supreme Court to throw out an appeals court decision holding a minor has a “clearly established” right to skip parental notification before asking a court to rule on whether she can have an abortion. According to the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion rights think tank, the laws…


New Zealand Man’s Convictions Overturned 3 Years After Death

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand’s Supreme Court on Friday took the unusual step of overturning a man’s convictions even though he died three years ago. The court found there had been a substantial miscarriage of justice after Peter Ellis was convicted of sexually abusing children at the day care center where he worked as a teacher…


Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cases About YouTube, Twitter Allegedly Facilitating Terrorist Groups

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases about the extent to which social media platforms may be held responsible when terrorist groups use the platforms to promote their cause. Social media platforms such as YouTube and Twitter say they shouldn’t be held responsible if terrorists use their websites. Section 230 of the federal…


Texas Executes Inmate John Ramirez Who Challenged Prayer, Touch Rules

Texas death row inmate John Ramirez, who won a legal bid to have a preacher by his side to perform religious rites, was executed on Wednesday at the state penitentiary in Huntsville. Ramirez was sentenced to death for the murder of 46-year-old Pablo Castro, who he robbed of $1.25 and stabbed 29 times at a…