The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday sided with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in his challenge to a provision of federal campaign finance law, in a ruling that a dissenting justice said runs the risk of causing “further disrepute” to American politics.
Read More »Minnesota Senate Democrats try to force abortion debate
The Minnesota Senate Democratic minority tried unsuccessfully to force consideration Thursday of nine abortion and health-related bills that the Republican majority has kept bottled up in committee.
Read More »Civil rights enforcers warn employers against biased AI
The federal government said that artificial intelligence technology to screen new job candidates or monitor worker productivity can unfairly discriminate against people with disabilities, sending a warning to employers that the commonly used hiring tools could violate civil rights laws.
Read More »Judge assigned to school shooter case at random
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer was assigned the case of a former Florida student who gunned down 17 people in 2018 despite never having overseen a death penalty trial or one with much publicity.
Read More »Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse
A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June's condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, an attorney said Wednesday.
Read More »After Roe, Congress can’t save — or end — abortion
Fighting for decades over abortion policy, Congress is about to run into the stark political limits of its ability to save — or end — the Roe v. Wade protections.
Read More »Court hearing: Did Biden legally suspend oil lease sales?
President Joe Biden legally called for suspending new and gas lease sales while considering their effect on climate change, and onshore and offshore sales were legally postponed, a federal attorney argued Tuesday.
Read More »For Supreme Court justices, secrecy is part of job
Supreme Court justices have long prized confidentiality, but that preference extends beyond work on opinions to things like travel, health issues and more.
Read More »Minneapolis man found guilty of lying in vote fraud trial
A Minneapolis man was found guilty Tuesday of lying to a federal grand jury about abusing a process for submitting absentee ballots for other voters during Minnesota’s primary election in August 2020.
Read More »Military college student sues over HIV policy
A military college student said in a lawsuit filed Thursday that armed services officials deemed him unfit for service because he tested positive for HIV.
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