On Monday, the US Supreme Court dismissed Elon Musk’s appeal about a 2018 SEC settlement regarding his infamous “funding secured” tweet. Ars Technica reports that the conservative-majority court took a break from weighing whether US Presidents should be above the law to pass on Musk’s attempt to throw out the agreement, which required him to pay fines, step down from Tesla’s board and have his tweets pre-screened by a lawyer. The justices denied Musk’s petition without commenting. Their...
The Jamestown School Board has officially adopted a $104.5 million budget for the 2024-25 school year that will now go onto voters for final approval. The spending plan includes no increase in the tax levy. District Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations Brittnay Spry said since March, the replacement of two lifts at the bus […]
MP Päivi Räsänen says she is continuing a fight she characterises as a freedom of speech campaign in the face of a historic prosecution.
Shafaqna English- A UK court on Tuesday declared a ban on Muslim prayer at a school in London to be lawful. Michaela community school in Brent, founded by conservative campaigner and former government social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh, introduced the ban last year. A challenge was brought by a Muslim
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled against a member of the Perry County Council who was suing the Board of Commissioners after he was excluded from group health insurance provided by the county. Councilman Keith Huck alleged the Board of Commissioners excluded certain employees from group health insurance coverage on []
Houston Mayor John Whitmire says the city, already facing a budget crunch, will appeal Tuesday's decision, which was the latest development in a years-long legal battle over the implementation of a voted-approved charter amendment.
Plaintiffs want the court to weigh in on the critical question of standing: whether individual lawmakers can stand up to Biden's overreach.
Arizona’s Kari Lake has found herself at the center of several court cases in recent years, and none has gone her way. In the wake of her defeat in a 2022 gubernatorial race, for example, the Republican filed a lawsuit, ostensibly to present evidence of election irregularities. That didn’t turn out well for the GOP conspiracy theorist. Lake is also, of course, dealing with an ongoing defamation case, though as NBC News recently reported, she appears poised to lose this case, too. But perhaps...
Starbucks argues that the Supreme Court should raise the bar federal judges use to determine whether fired union activists should get their jobs back.
India’s Supreme Court reserves judgment on the appeal to a lower court ruling that said watching child pornography is not a crime.
They appealed and won, but now abortion rights groups in Nevada are working toward getting the second version of a constitutional amendment on the November 2024 ballot.
What does it take for a federal court to reach the outcome it wants—instead of the outcome that the law demands? Apparently, just some creative Read More