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Feb 08 2024
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Trump ballot disqualification bid gets skeptical US Supreme Court reception
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Thursday appeared skeptical toward a judicial decision kicking former President Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado for participating in an insurrection during the 2021 Capitol attack in a case with major implications for the Nov. 5 election.
The nine justices heard arguments in Trump's appeal of a Dec. 19 ruling by Colorado's top court to disqualify
ReutersFeb 26 2024
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Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of GOP states in major internet free speech case
The Supreme Court appeared skeptical of arguments Monday by the states of Florida and Texas that they are justified in regulating social media content moderation in a landmark case with major implications for speech on the internet.
The court heard oral arguments for two major speech-related cases on Monday: NetChoice v. Moody and NetChoice v. Paxton. The technology industry group
Washington ExaminerMar 06 2024
Fact Check
Are COVID-19 vaccines gene therapy?
Gene therapy modifies a person’s genes to treat disease, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. AllSides highlights content from Gigafact, a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View this fact brief on Wisconsin Watch.
GigafactJan 09 2024
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Judges appear skeptical that Trump is immune from Jan. 6 prosecution
A panel of three federal appellate judges expressed deep concerns Tuesday about Donald Trump’s claim to sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution, suggesting, for example, that it would allow a future president to have someone assassinated by the military without repercussions. Sign up for Fact Checker, our weekly review of what's true, false or in-between in politics. Trump argues that he
Washington PostFeb 16 2024
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Federal judge skeptical of Texas' sweeping immigration law, says ruling will come 'soon'
A federal judge plans to quickly issue a ruling in a lawsuit over legislation designed to institute new penalties for illegal border crossings. David Ezra, judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, said Thursday he will soon make the ruling on whether Senate Bill 4 is constitutional. The bill is a state-level effort to curb illegal border crossings in Texas. During a
Yahoo NewsMar 20 2024
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RFK Jr. on abortion, vaccines, housing and foreign policy
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. holds a roundtable discussion on local impacts of the influx of migrants across the U.S.-Mexico border, with Cochise County law enforcement, elected officials and community members, at Cochise College in Sierra Vista, Arizona, U.S. February 6, 2024. REUTERS/Rebecca... Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab March 20 (Reuters) - Robert
ReutersMar 25 2024
Fact Check
Social Media Posts Misinterpret Biden on mRNA Cancer Vaccines
COVID-19 vaccines are not “being used to cure cancer,” as social media posts falsely claim, misinterpreting President Joe Biden’s reference to mRNA cancer vaccines during his State of the Union address. Biden was referring to the mRNA technology used to make the COVID-19 vaccines and being studied by researchers to treat cancer.
The Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are
FactCheck.orgApr 01 2024
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How anti-vaccine activists and the far right are trying to build a parallel economy
Entrepreneurs and influencers from across a spectrum of conspiracist and religious communities gathered in Las Vegas in March to discuss building an "uncancellable" future together.
But the conference almost didn't happen. A few weeks before the RePlatform conference was scheduled to begin, the event organizers lost access to their money from ticket sales. Their payment processor,
NPR (Online News)Apr 01 2024
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House passes bill to fine employers $50K for mandating COVID-19 vaccines
Hospitals, public agencies and other employers in Louisiana could face fines of up to $50,000 for mandating the COVID-19 vaccine, under a bill the state House endorsed in a 70-31 vote Wednesday. House Bill 87, by Rep. Michael Echols, R-Monroe, also would bar many employers from enforcing mask mandates as a way to prevent the spread of COVID-19, though it lays out exceptions to that rule for
The Times-PicayuneMar 21 2024
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Bill targeting COVID vaccine mandates clears Louisiana House
The state House agreed Wednesday to prevent businesses that don’t mandate COVID-19 and other emergency-use vaccines from getting sued if their employees get sick, one of multiple bills aimed at vaccines that lawmakers will consider this session. The bill, House Bill 25, passed the chamber in a 79-24 vote, and now heads to a Senate committee. It must pass both chambers and be signed by the
The Times-Picayune