Growing Number of States Demanding 2020 Presidential Election State Audits
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Can COVID-19 Vaccines Be Mandatory in the U.S. and Who Decides?
While there is legislative precedent for vaccine mandates, other strategies could help U.S. states achieve widespread vaccination for COVID-19. The legal precedent for mandatory vaccinations dates back to a 1905 Supreme Court case after a smallpox outbreak in Massachusetts. In this Q&A adapted from the November 17 episode of the Public Health On Call podcast, legal and public health expert Joanne…
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The Supreme Court Just Made It Harder To Overturn Voting Restrictions
On Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld two of Arizona’s voting restrictions. -ARIANA DREHSLER/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES In a 6-3 decision that broke down along ideological lines, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a lower court’s ruling that two election laws in Arizona were racially discriminatory. But the case has implications far beyond Arizona: The ruling also…
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Democrats renew court packing calls, blast the Supreme Court’s final two decisions of term
President Biden accused Supreme Court of doing ‘severe damage’ to voting rights. Democrats on Thursday expressed their displeasure with the Supreme Court’s final decisions of its 2020-2021 term, accusing the justices of doing “severe damage” to the political system and in some cases re-upping their calls to pack the court with liberal justices appointed by President Biden. One decision…
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Senate Republicans block signature Democratic election bill in key test vote
(CNN) Senate Democrats suffered a loss on Tuesday when Republican opposition sunk their signature voting and election bill during a key test vote, underscoring the limits of the party’s power with the narrowest possible Senate majority. A procedural vote to open debate on the legislation was defeated by a tally of 50-50, falling short of…
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Dems wrestle with whether to nudge a justice off the Supreme Court
Neither Democratic lawmakers nor President Joe Biden is putting overt retirement pressure on the Supreme Court justice — yet, anyway. Even as some liberal groups boot up a “Breyer Retire” campaign, the Democratic Party is sensitive to the justice’s predicament. | Steven Senn/AP Photo Democrats are grappling with judicial déja vu: an aging liberal Supreme…
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U.S. Supreme Court takes up major challenge to abortion rights
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider gutting the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide, taking up Mississippi’s bid to revive a Republican-backed state law that bans the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy. By hearing the case in their next term, which starts in October and ends in June…
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Biden Administration Urges Supreme Court To Let Cops Enter Homes And Seize Guns Without A Warrant
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear oral argument in Caniglia v. Strom, a case that could have sweeping consequences for policing, due process, and mental health, with the Biden Administration and attorneys general from nine states urging the High Court to uphold warrantless gun confiscation. But what would ultimately become a major Fourth Amendment case began with an…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 30 April 2021
Greetings from Tyler, In the age of bad news and nothing but, comes this sad story out of Israel. Orthodox Jews held an annual celebration at a stadium in northern Israel at a site where a famous rabbi is buried. Music was playing and videos of the event show that people were dancing up a…
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas-led lawsuit seeking to protect a Trump immigration policy
The court declined to hear a Texas-led case that seeks to uphold a Trump-era “public charge” policy that could limit how many immigrants qualify for green cards. The U.S. Supreme Court building at sunset. Credit: REUTERS/Erin Scott Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news….
