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Mar 11 2024
Headline Roundup
Federal Judge Rejects Red States’ Challenge of Biden Admin Asylum Program
On Friday, a federal judge upheld an asylum policy that allows 30,000 monthly asylum seekers from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Haiti, to enter the U.S.
The Details: The court rejected a challenge brought by Texas and 20 other Republican-controlled states that claimed the Department of Homeland Security lacked the authority to implement the program. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton
NPR (Online News) Reuters Just The NewsFeb 01 2017
News
Prime-time Justice: Trump puts on a flawless show
)For once, the ultimate showman gave Republicans exactly what they bargained for.
President Donald Trump, turning the ornate East Room of the White House into the centerpiece of a well-orchestrated television production, made good on his promise and handed his party a solid conservative nominee for the Supreme Court.
CNN DigitalJun 29 2019
News
Mexico says ‘maquila’ plants to offer migrants 40,000 jobs
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says his country’s “maquila” assembly plants are offering to give 40,000 jobs to Central American migrants.
Tens of thousands of migrants who hoped to reach the United States are stuck in Mexico. Many have been sent back to await court dates on their U.S. asylum claims.
And Mexico has also stepped up raids on trains,
Associated PressApr 18 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump Hush Money Trial Juror Excused
On Thursday, a juror was excused from the former President Donald Trump's hush money trail in New York after she expressed concerns that her identity would be revealed publicly. Her concerns arose after some of her family, friends, and colleagues said that she had been identified as a potential juror.
Key Details: Seven jurors had been selected earlier this week, but the panel has now
CBS News (Online) Washington ExaminerApr 27 2016
News
Teacher: GOP senators teaching kids to mistrust
Although checks are routine in our governmental system, few examples are as vividly memorialized as the confirmation process of a Supreme Court justice. I hope my students will soon have the opportunity to witness and appreciate our senators fulfilling this constitutional responsibility.
USA TODAYMar 21 2017
News
The Garland Precedent Should Not Stop Gorsuch
Neil Gorsuch is a careful judge, a lively writer, and a brilliant legal scholar. He’s received the highest possible rating from the left-leaning American Bar Association and the support of a number of liberals who have worked with him over the years. There’s nothing bad you can say about Gorsuch as a Supreme Court nominee.
National Review (News)Aug 12 2014
News
Same-sex marriage advocates could lose one
Despite their many victories in the courts, same-sex marriage advocates have been anticipating an inevitable loss, and it sounds like the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit may be the first to oblige. Media coverage of oral arguments describe the two Republican appointed judges on the three judge panel as skeptical of the idea that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional.
MSNBCJun 28 2013
Opinion
Nationalized gay marriage, now inevitable
How the Supreme Court's DOMA ruling clears the way for the next challenge.
Charles KrauthammerDec 29 2019
Perspectives Blog
More Impeachment Articles Possible Against Trump
Lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee indicated Monday that more articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump could be possible, as House Democrats work to uncover potential new evidence of impeachable conduct by hearing testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn.
The Justice Department says that moving forward with the two existing impeachment articles reduces
Henry A. BrechterDec 12 2019
News
Harvey Weinstein 'reaches tentative $25m deal with accusers'
Film mogul Harvey Weinstein has reached a tentative $25m (£19m) settlement with dozens of women who have accused him of sexual misconduct, lawyers have said.
Some 30 actresses and ex-employees would share the payout in the deal.
However, it still needs signing off by all parties, Mr Weinstein's lawyers have not commented and some say the deal will punish those holding out.
BBC News