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Feb 06 2021
Headline Roundup
Supreme Court Lifts Ban on California In-Person Worship Services, Leaves Some Restrictions
The Supreme Court issued emergency relief Friday to remove California’s ban on indoor church services placed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The high court's ruling comes after the South Bay United Pentecostal Church in Chula Vista and the Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena argued that the state violated religious liberty when it placed restrictions on in-person worship attendance based on COVID-19
National Review (News) Associated Press Fact Check NPR (Online News)Mar 18 2024
Headline Roundup
Supreme Court Wary of Limiting Federal Contact With Social Media Companies
Supreme Court justices appeared wary of limiting the government’s ability to communicate with social media platforms in a major online speech case on Monday.
For Context: In July 2023, a federal judge ruled that the Biden administration violated the First Amendment by “coercing” or “significantly encouraging” certain content moderation decisions by social media companies, particularly
New York Times (News) Washington Examiner ReutersJun 18 2020
News
How important is the Supreme Court’s LGBTQ rights decision?
What’s happening: The Supreme Court on Monday issued a landmark ruling for LGBTQ rights.
By a 6-3 vote, the court ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act — which bans workplace discrimination based on sex, race and religion — also applies to sexual orientation. Prior to the decision, it was legal in a majority of states for employees to be fired for being gay, bisexual or transgender.
Yahoo! The 360Mar 05 2021
News
Meet Biden’s Middle East Team
President Joe Biden has begun staffing up his White House with experts to deal with renewed volatility in the Middle East, even as the administration looks to pivot Washington’s main focus to China and extricate the United States from costly ongoing wars that have dominated U.S. national security for two decades.
Seven new officials have joined the National Security Council’s Middle
Foreign PolicyJan 18 2024
Headline Roundup
SCOTUS Appears Likely to Weaken Power of Regulatory Agencies
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases challenging a doctrine that empowers federal agencies.
For Context: Four fishing companies are asking the court to overturn a 1984 ruling that created the “Chevron deference,” which instructs courts to defer to administrative agencies within reason over statute disputes. The companies bringing the case are challenging a rule
SCOTUSblog The Daily Caller New York Times (News)Apr 04 2020
Opinion
Captain Crozier Is a Hero
On Monday, Capt. Brett Crozier, the commander of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, sent a letter to the Navy pleading for permission to unload his crew, including scores of sailors sickened with Covid-19, in Guam, where it was docked. The Pentagon had been dragging its feet, and the situation on the ship was growing dire.
“We are not at war,” he wrote. “Sailors do not need to die
New York Times (Opinion)Jun 25 2019
News
The Supreme Court Says Your Filthy Trademark Is Protected by the First Amendment
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for you to go get FUCT. In a 6-3 ruling, the justices determined that a law prohibiting registration of "immoral or scandalous" trademark names violates the First Amendment.
The case, Iancu v. Brunetti, pitted a clothing manufacturer of the aforementioned brand name "FUCT" against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), which refused to accept
ReasonMay 25 2023
Headline Roundup
Supreme Court Ruling Limits Reach of Environmental Protection Agency
The United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling curtailing the regulatory reach of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Details: In 2007, an Idaho couple began construction on a new home in the Idaho panhandle. Shortly after breaking ground, the EPA determined the land fell under federal jurisdiction as part of the Clean Water Act and ordered the construction to pause. The
Washington Examiner Reuters New York Times (News)Jan 08 2021
Perspectives Blog
Capitol Breach Coverage Demonstrates Media Bias
From the RightThis piece is from a writer rated Lean Right.
A protest at the Capitol turned chaotic and violent Wednesday when protesters stormed into the building and one woman was shot and killed by Capitol police; a cop died from his injuries and three others died from “medical emergencies." The event illustrated yet again how the media treats coverage of protesters and
Julie MastrineDec 02 2018
News
James Mattis blasts Putin as ‘slow learner’ and reveals Russia attempted to interfere with midterms
Defense Secretary James Mattis didn’t mince words on Saturday, as he never does, in speaking about Russian interference with American elections. Speaking Fox News anchor Brett Baier at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, Mattis not only said that Russia attempted to interfere in our 2018 mideterms, but that the U.S. won’t tolerate their interference and will do what it takes
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