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Daily Signal - 6 hours 52 min agoIn a case involving oil giant ExxonMobil, the Supreme Court held that a federal law granting the right to sue a foreign country over confiscated property overrides sovereign immunity. The court ruled 6-3, splitting along ideological lines. Justice Brett Kavanaugh authored the majority opinion. ExxonMobil is seeking more than $1 billion in compensation for oil...
Damon Landor sought to sue state prison officials in Louisiana for forcibly shaving his head.
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The Rastafari faith is rooted in 1930s Jamaica, growing as a response by Black people to white colonial oppression...
Falun Gong followers during a silent protest outside the Communist Party's headquarters in Beijing in 1999.
Suit alleged California-based company developed technology that allowed China to surveil members of movement The US supreme court further limited the reach of a federal law used to hold corporations liable for human rights abuses committed abroad, as it issued a ruling on Tuesday ending a lawsuit by members of the Falun Gong movement accusing Cisco Systems of facilitating religious persecution in China. The justices reversed a lower court's decision that had breathed new life into the 2011 lawsuit...
The Supreme Court ruled in the case of a devout Rastafarian who sought damages after Louisiana prison officials cut his dreadlocks in violation of his religious beliefs.
Vox - 7 hours 21 min agoThis kid can't download apps any more in Texas. | Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images It's not a great time to be a parent. Young people get their information from platforms that did not exist just a few years ago and that many adults have never even heard of. Many parents, who did not grow up using TikTok or even YouTube, do not know how to counsel their children on how to function in a hyper-online world. Jonathan Haidt's book, The Anxious Generation , which argues that smartphones...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that ExxonMobil can sue Cuban state-owned companies in American courts over property on the island nation that was seized after Fidel Castro took power, per the AP . The 6-3 decision was the second in as many months in favor of US owners of Cuban...
The Supreme Court is set to deliver opinions Tuesday morning as it looks to clear its docket before summer recess. Rulings in several high-profile cases are expected to be announced before July. New York, Maryland and Utah are holding primary elections Tuesday, and South Carolina will host its primary runoffs. All eyes are on New...
Falun Gong practitioners who say US-based Cisco helped China hunt them down can't press their case in American courts, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, per the Washington Post . In a 6-3 vote, the justices reversed a lower appeals court decision that sided with Falun Gong members, report the New...
In New York, Mamdani has thrown support behind three congressional candidates and Super Pacs have been pouring money into a single race Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Today is the state primary elections in New York , Maryland and Utah . Here are some of the races to watch: Continue reading...
A Louisiana inmate whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by guards cannot sue over the incident, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In a 6 3 decision, the justices said Damon Landor, a Rastafarian, cannot seek money damages under a federal law meant to protect the religious rights of people behind bars,...
Over the next two weeks, the Supreme Court justices will release more than a dozen final opinions, including high-profile decisions on birthright citizenship, the Federal Reserve and transgender athletes.
The justices will resolve a series of high-profile cases testing the Trump administration's policies to expand presidential power and reshape the federal bureaucracy.
NPR - 12 hours 26 min agoAnthony Bailey's case is one of about a dozen that could be directly affected by a Supreme Court ruling limiting how prisoners can use the compassionate release program to get out early.
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