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    The Supreme Court smacks down the Fifth Circuit in a big CFPB case

    The Supreme Court delivered a firm and unambiguous rebuke to some of America’s most reckless judges on Thursday, ruling those judges were wrong to declare an entire federal agency unconstitutional in a decision that threatened to trigger a second Great Depression. In a sensible world, no judge would have taken the plaintiffs arguments in CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association seriously. Briefly, they claimed that the Constitution limits Congress’s ability to enact “perpetual funding,”...

  • Circleville Court of Common Pleas Delivers Verdicts in Recent Cases

    Circleville, Ohio – The Court of Common Pleas, under the jurisdiction of Judge P. Randall Knece, has rendered judgments in several cases, bringing resolution to various legal matters. The recent proceedings, held on May 8, 2024, saw individuals from diverse backgrounds facing charges ranging from assault to drug-related offenses. Among the cases adjudicated, Chad E. […]

  • US court hears Texas case that threatens to erode Black and Latino voters’ rights

    Galveston county appeals after its electoral maps were thrown out for ‘stark and jarring’ violations of Voting Rights ActThe most rightwing appeals court in the country has heard a case over discriminatory electoral maps in Galveston, Texas, which threatens to puncture a fresh hole in the already battered 1965 Voting Rights Act.The US court of appeals for the fifth circuit, which has six of 17 active judges appointed by Donald Trump, heard a clash of views over whether Black and Latino minority...

  • OU softball beats Texas for Big 12 Tournament title, makes case for top NCAA seed

    Any skepticism about the Sooners’ late-season turnaround was put to rest Saturday, as No. 4-ranked and second-seeded OU beat top-ranked and top-seeded Texas 5-1 to win the Big 12 Tournament at Devon Park.

  • Court rules teen’s murder case can stand in adult court

    An Ohio teen who was convicted of shooting and killing a man in 2016 when he was 17 years old and tried as an adult had his case heard by the Ohio Supreme Court on the basis that the charges in the adult court could not stand.

  • FSU vs. the ACC: NC court pauses case as FSU's appeal is heard by North Carolina's Supreme Court

    A North Carolina court ruled that the case of the Atlantic Coast Conference vs. Florida State's Board of Trustees will stay, or pause, during FSU's appeal to the Supreme Court of North Carolina.

  • Toros make case with big win

    Wendy Alexander/The Madera TribuneMatilda Torres’ Joe Bass drives a ball for the first of his three hits in Friday’s 8-1 victory over the Madera South Stallions. Bass drove in a run in the 12-hit attack. Heading into Friday’s baseball season finale against the Madera South Stallions, the Matilda Torres Toros didn’t know what they would be doing for the Central Section playoffs. The Toros could be placed near the top of Div. V or near the bottom of Div. IV. Who knew what the Central Section...

  • Court cases delayed after pressure on prison places

    The measures are expected to be in place for about week in some regions in England where there is a lack of cells.

  • Case Western temporarily withholding degrees for some protesters

    Case Western Reserve University confirms it is temporary withholding degrees and banning those students from university property until the process is completed.

  • UNC Charlotte's Statement On Recent Protest Activity

    UNC Charlotte has a released a statement regarding the recent protests on campus.

  • US big 3 respond to massive Texas storm

    AT&T, T-Mobile US and Verizon scrambled emergency response teams to restore networks affected by a huge storm late last week which reportedly killed seven people and left up to half a million without power.

  • Greg Abbott declares open season on protesters in Texas

    On Thursday, purportedly on the advice of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott formally pardoned Daniel Perry for his 2020 murder of Garrett Foster at a Black Lives Matter protest in Austin. I say “purportedly” because Abbott never waited for the board before passing judgment in the case; he […]