A federal appeals court on Tuesday night ordered that a contentious new Texas immigration law be paused just hours after the Supreme Court said it could go into effect. A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals split 2-1 in saying in a brief order that the measure, known as SB4, should be blocked. The same court is hearing arguments Wednesday morning on the issue. The state law would allow police to arrest migrants who illegally cross the border from Mexico...
Just hours after the Supreme Court allowed a Texas law to take effect that gave state law enforcement the authority to arrest people they suspect are entering the country illegally, a federal appea
A Texas law that empowers local police to arrest and deport migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally has again been put on hold, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed its enforcement. The Supreme Court’s divided decision to allow Texas to assume border security duties marked a significant win for the state's efforts to control illegal immigration from Mexico. It was short-lived, however, as hours later, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 order preventing the law,...
The Supreme Court heard arguments challenging access to the abortion pill Mifepristone. Rachel Maddow joins Joy Reid to discuss.
Peter Navarro is appealing his conviction for contempt of Congress after he refused to cooperate with the January 6 House inquiryDonald Trump White House official Peter Navarro appealed to the US supreme court on Friday to allow him to stay out of prison as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction.Navarro is due to report to a federal prison on Tuesday after an appeals court ruled that his appeal wasn’t likely to overturn his conviction for refusing to cooperate with a congressional...
The 3rd Circuit upheld a Pennsylvania law that says mail-in ballots that arrive in envelopes with a missing or incorrect date are not valid.
PARIS, France – An appeal court here has upheld the 2022 conviction of Kunti Kamara, a former commander of the Ulimo rebel group, for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Lofa County during Liberia’s first civil war. By Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh with New Narratives The court, of three judges and nine jurors, delivered []
By Evelyn Kpadeh Seagbeh with New Narratives PARIS, France – An appeal court here has upheld the 2022 conviction of Kunti Kamara, a former commander of the Ulimo rebel group, for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Lofa County during Liberia’s first civil war. The court, of three judges and nine jurors, delivered []
In a two-to-one ruling Monday, the appeals panel overturned an earlier decision from a Ramsey County District Court judge, who ruled in Cooper’s favor. The panel stated her claims should be decided at trial.
The lawsuit, originally filed in 2018 against Saint Martin de Tours Catholic Church, alleges that Rev. Kenneth Morvant abused Doug Bienvenu, the only plaintiff named in the suit, and other altar boys various times between 1971 and 1979.
Former President Donald Trump says he will challenge the judgment in his New York civil fraud trial "all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary." “I’ll fight this all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary,” he said in an interview with Fox News, according to the conservative outlet. “They can’t take away your property before you’ve had a chance to appeal the decision of a Trump-hating, incompetent judge who has been overturned more than any judge in the state.” Trump told...
At least three Republican-appointed justices voted against taking up Mary and Jeremy Cox’ case after Indiana stripped their custody rights because they refused to indulge their son’s gender confusion.