Tag: Courts
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Analysis: Supreme Court’s far right could grow if Trump wins
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WASHINGTON — At the U.S. Supreme Court these days, judicial liberals don’t have much clout. The real fights mostly take place between the court’s far-right and its more traditional conservatives. Tuesday’s argument over abortion pills provided a perfect example, and it highlighted the stakes the 2024 presidential election will have for the court. In particular, it…
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Column: As Congress neglects its duty, the courts and regulators step in
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week in a case about fishing boats, and it could spell the end of government as we know it. I hope it does. The legal questions may not be all that fascinating. What is fascinating, however, is how the legal issues help explain why our government and our…
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The Pickleball Courts Outside Our Townhouse Are TOO LOUD!
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Q: We live in a gated townhouse community in Essex County, N.J. When we purchased our unit two years ago, there were tennis courts behind our deck, which never caused a problem. But now the two courts closest to us have been converted to pickleball courts, and the noise from the balls and the players…
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Biden insists he’s not trying to ‘contain’ China as he courts Beijing’s rivals
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HANOI — President Joe Biden sought to downplay friction with China and insisted he is not trying to constrain the country’s rise, even as he spent a weekend in Asia strengthening ties with other nations seen as a bulwark against Chinese economic and military clout. “I don’t want to contain China,” Biden said at a…
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Grand Slam: 3 Homes with Private Tennis Courts – Sotheby´s International Realty
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While the pros compete in the U.S. Open in Queens, owners of these elegant estates can hone their skills on private courts in desirable settings from Houston’s leafy suburbs to the Pacific Coast in Santa Barbara. Exceptional Mediterranean Enclave Dusty Baker, Caitlin Racich | Sotheby’s International Realty – Montecito – Coast Village Road Brokerage On…
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Tribal courts across the country are expanding holistic alternatives to the criminal justice system
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Inside a jail cell at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, Albertyn Pino’s only plan was to finish the six-month sentence for public intoxication, along with other charges, and to return to her abusive boyfriend. That’s when she was offered a lifeline: An invitation to the tribe’s Healing to Wellness Court. She would be released early…
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US Supreme Court’s Clarence Thomas enjoyed array of luxury perks, report says
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By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been treated to far more luxury vacations and exclusive perks from wealthy patrons than previously known, news organization ProPublica reported on Thursday, raising more questions about the lack of binding ethical standards at the court. ProPublica found that since he was appointed to…
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How the Supreme Court’s conservative majority happened, from Bush to Trump : NPR
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United States Supreme Court justices are pictured in October 2022: Sonia Sotomayor (front row from left), Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Samuel Alito, and Associate Justice Elena Kagan; Amy Coney Barrett (back row from left), Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images United…
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Supreme Court’s Student Loan Decision Shows We Are Ruled by Elites
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Maybe Chief Justice John Roberts should change his title to Chief Social Engineer in light of the Supreme Court’s insistence on telling Americans how they should live. Today’s 6-3 striking down of President Joe Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan is the latest example of the high court’s steady expansion of its authority. At issue…
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One year later, the Supreme Court’s abortion decision is both scorned and praised
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Activists and politicians are marking the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that overturned a nationwide right to abortion with praise from some and protests from others. Advocates on both sides marched at rallies Saturday in Washington and across the country to call attention to the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling…
