Tag: National courts
Supreme Court rules against inmate in death penalty case
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against an Alabama inmate whose lawyers argued that his trial counsel should have done more...
Agreeable Supreme Court term ends with conservative wins
WASHINGTON — An unusually agreeable Supreme Court term ended with conservative-driven decisions on voting rights and charitable-donor disclosures that offered a glimpse of what...
Justices turn away florist who refused same-sex wedding job
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday declined to take up the case of a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex...
Court strikes Trump EPA rule for full-year 15% ethanol sales
DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency rule change that allowed for the sale...
Judge blocks Florida law aimed at punishing social media
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked for the time being a new Florida law that sought to punish large social media...
Judge to hear arguments in Georgia election law challenge
ATLANTA — Voting integrity activists argue several parts of Georgia's new election law criminalize normal election observation activities, while the state argues that those...
Key voting rights decision expected from Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is wrapping up its first all-virtual term, with decisions expected in a key case on voting rights and another...
Judge blocks new Indiana law aimed at teachers unions
INDIANAPOLIS — Part of a new Indiana law requiring teachers to renew requests every year for automatic paycheck deduction of union dues has been...
South Africa’s Zuma doesn’t say if he will comply with jail
JOHANNESBURG — Former South African president Jacob Zuma has denounced the 15-month prison sentence he has been given by the country's highest court and...
After deadly blazes, PG&E’s bankruptcy promises falling flat
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — The nation’s largest utility has long vowed to change its reckless ways. After leaving a trail of death and destruction...
