WV Supreme Court to issue landmark ruling on whether opioid distribution can cause a public nuisance A federal appeals court asked West Virginia’s highest court Monday whether opioid distributions can cause a public nuisance as it reviews a landmark lawsuit against three major U.S. drug ... 03/19/2024 - 1:54 am | View Link
Supreme Court ruling darkens critics’ hopes for a judicial curb on Trump And the challenge to Trump’s ballot eligibility was settled decisively Monday, with the Supreme Court unanimously ruling that states lack the power to disqualify him. To anyone hoping that Trump ... 03/4/2024 - 10:12 am | View Link
Unanimous? Top takeaways from Supreme Court's ruling to keep Trump on the ballot Former President Donald Trump declared the decision a “big win” while the challengers called the ruling a “narrow, technical” offramp that doesn’t tell the full story. Here are the top ... 03/4/2024 - 9:59 am | View Link
Election The federal justices’ 9-0 ruling puts to rest questions about whether ... and bedlam if other state courts and state officials follow Colorado’s lead and exclude the likely Republican ... 03/4/2024 - 7:04 am | View Link
What the Supreme Court ruling means for Donald Trump Shortly after the historic ruling, Colorado Secretary of State, Jena Griswold, issued a statement informing all voters that Mr Trump would appear on the state’s ballot in time for Super Tuesday. 03/4/2024 - 6:57 am | View Link
Stephen Colbert's writers were having a field day with a ton of one liners as they picture all of Trump's legal problems being reported by sports announcers. The best part is that there are no personal fouls in these games, so they're free to take all the shots they want at him.
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A new Fox News poll finds 59% of Americans think abortion should be legal in all or most cases, up from the previous high of 57% in September 2022.\
Voters oppose a 15-week ban by 11 points (54% oppose vs. 43% favor), which is in direct contrast with results in 2023 when it was favored by 12 points (42% oppose vs.
Paul Kane: “In their pursuit of ideological purity, these conservatives have repeatedly forced Johnson’s hand to make deals with Democrats. For must-pass legislation, Johnson uses a legislative calendar that brings bills to the floor that cannot be amended, get very little debate and need a two-thirds majority — which usually requires anywhere from 180 to 200 Democrats and another 80 to 100 Republicans.”
“Thus, these far-right Republicans have assured an anti-conservative outcome, over and over, leading to bills approved by the Senate’s Democratic majority and a dozen to two dozen mainstream Republicans.”
“When conservative icon Matt Schlapp announced Tuesday that the sexual battery and defamation lawsuit against him was dropped, he and his allies were quick to note that the ordeal ended without him or the American Conservative Union—the right-wing organization he runs—paying his accuser a single dollar,” the Daily Beast reports.
“But what Schlapp didn’t disclose was that the Republican operative who sued him was, in fact, paid to drop the lawsuit, according to two people with knowledge of the payout.
“A super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential bid said it raised over $2 million following the candidate’s official announcement of his running mate,” The Hill reports.
“Facing a potentially devastating Democratic defection in the Senate, the White House is ramping up its fight to confirm an embattled judicial nominee who would be the first Muslim American to serve as a U. S. federal appeals court judge,” NBC News reports.
“The White House is touting a wave of new law enforcement endorsements for Adeel Mangi to the 3rd U.