NYU told WSN it would not consider divesting from companies with connections to Israel, as pro-Palestinian protesters continued to call for the university to cut ties with the country during demonstrations outside Bobst Library, the Paulson Center and Lipton Hall on Wednesday. In a written statement, NYU spokesperson John Beckman said the university is not This story NYU says it is not considering divestment from Israel amid protests appeared first on Washington Square News.
During a Supreme Court hearing on Idaho abortion law, Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar and Justice Samuel Alito clashed over fetal protections under federal law EMTALA. Prelogar argues women deserve necessary medical care, challenging Alito’s focus on “unborn child” protections.
The court will close out oral arguments for the term this week with two high-profile cases.
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- It's been nearly three weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about the abortion medication Mifepristone, and a decision awaits. Access to the medication remains up to SCOTUS and justices are considering whether FDA rules need to be rolled back. This would change the course of how patients take the []
Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas on Monday was absent from oral arguments and the court didn't offer an explanation as to why he wouldn't be present.After the court sat for arguments in the morning, Chief Justice John Roberts said Thomas would be absent and would take part in cases through transcripts and briefs, according to The Associated Press.Thomas, 75, did not take part in arguments remotely, an option that justices sometimes use when they're sick or are unable to physically...
Move made after more than 90 demonstrators arrested on campus and university cancels pro-Palestinian valedictorian’s speechThe University of Southern California (USC) has canceled its main stage graduation ceremony, citing new safety measures as student protests over the Israel-Gaza war have surged on the campus.USC is one of many campuses across the country that have become hubs for student demonstrations against the war, with hundreds of arrests nationwide as tensions escalate. Police arrested...
AUSTIN, Texas >> Police tangled with student demonstrators in Texas and California while new encampments sprouted Wednesday at Harvard and other colleges as school leaders sought ways to defuse a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests.
In a Supreme Court hearing on the Biden administration’s challenge to aspects of Idaho’s strict abortion ban, US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar sought to appeal to conservative justices who just two years ago ruled that states should have the ability to prohibit the procedure. The dispute, stemming from the Justice Department’s marquee response to the high court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022, turns on whether federal mandates for hospital emergency room care override abortion bans that...
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in another major abortion access case as it grapples with the aftermath of reversing Roe v. Wade. Follow here for live audio of the arguments, news updates, analysis and more.
Protesters demanding Yale University divest from military manufacturers and expressing "solidarity with Gaza" amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas were arrested Monday after officials said they refused to disband an encampment on campus. Demonstrations then spilled out into the streets of New Haven, Connecticut.For the last several days, a pro-Palestinian protest group called "Occupy Beinecke" erected a 24-tent encampment outside of Yale's Beinecke Plaza. In a statement on Instagram,...
The University of Southern California announced on Thursday that it was canceling its main stage graduation ceremonies.
The University of Southern California canceled its main commencement ceremony after dozens of campus arrests. Meanwhile, students at several schools around the country set up solidarity encampments.