Jul 01 Supreme Court sends state efforts to regulate social media platforms back to lower courts By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court Monday returned the cases to lower courts in challenges to the law from trade associations representing the platforms. Continue reading
Jul 01 Supreme Court's conservatives rule for North Dakota truck stop in new challenge to federal regulations By Associated Press The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of a truck stop in North Dakota that wants to sue over a regulation on debit card swipe fees. Federal law sets a six-year deadline for broad challenges to regulations. Continue reading
Jul 01 Supreme Court: Trump's immunity case goes back to lower court By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November… Continue reading
Jul 01 Steve Bannon scheduled to report to federal prison for defying congressional subpoena By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court has rejected his emergency appeal to stave off the sentence. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 3:24 News Wrap: New poll shows decline in voter confidence in Biden after debate In our news wrap Sunday, a new post-debate poll shows a jump in voters who say Biden should not be running for re-election, Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a Category 4 storm in the Atlantic, the family of a 13-year-old boy… Continue watching
Jun 29 Lack of Jan. 6 accountability on the debate stage alarms democracy advocates By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press In the first presidential debate, Republican Donald Trump skimmed over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol, shifted blame for the violent mob siege and declined repeatedly to state unequivocally that he will accept the results of this year’s White House election. Continue reading
Jun 29 Nevada adds proposed constitutional amendment for abortion rights to 2024 ballot By Gabe Stern, Associated Press A ballot question to enshrine Nevada’s abortion rights in the state constitution has met all of the requirements to appear in front of voters in November, the Nevada Secretary of State’s office announced Friday, and Democrats across the nation hope… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 6:17 Breaking down Supreme Court decisions on Jan. 6 cases, homeless camps and agency power By John Yang, Kyle Midura With just one day left in its term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a trio of major decisions Friday. The justices upheld a law making it a crime for unhoused people to camp in public areas like parks, sidewalks and… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 6:31 The far-reaching implications of the Supreme Court's decision curbing regulatory power By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris, Kyle Midura The Supreme Court has swept aside long standing legal precedent in its ruling overturning the Chevron doctrine, majorly curtailing the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they regulate. The decision is expected to have far-reaching implications on everything… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: Iowa Supreme Court upholds 6-week abortion ban In our news wrap Friday, Iowa's Supreme Court is allowing a law that bans most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, Iran voters cast their ballots for a new president, choosing between three hard-liners and one reformist candidate and… Continue watching