Trump, Supreme Court and tariff
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The class-action lawsuit claims DeWine should belated pay $300-per-week federal COVID jobless benefits to 320,000 eligible Ohioans.
The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowed its list of pending cases concerning the federal ban on gun ownership by people who use marijuana, with justices declining to take up one of about a half dozen—with the others now set to be discussed by the justices at a closed-door meeting on Friday.
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has several avenues at its disposal as it appears poised to limit a central provision of the Voting Rights Act. As the justices consider Louisiana’s
President Donald Trump has won a string of cases on the Supreme Court's emergency docket this year, but many of these temporary victories will face full merit reviews.
State Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht, all Democrats, are on the election ballot. Voters will be asked a simple yes or no on whether each justice should be retained. Justices serve 10-year terms, although Donohue must retire in 2027 when she reaches the mandated retirement age of 75.
A couple of weird stories from the legal world caught my eye this week. They are too good not to share. The first item comes from Minnesota. A judge in Anoka County named John Peter Dehen retired from the bench on October 10, following an order from the Minnesota Supreme Court suspending him on several counts of misconduct.
Election Day is a week away, and while there are some gubernatorial races getting attention, there is also a trio of votes for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that continues a trend of big spending in judicial elections.
Supreme Court arguments are set to begin on Tuesday in the case Chiles v. Salazar, potentially having implications for states that have sought to prohibit the practice. The conservative tilt of the Supreme Court has alarmed some LGBTQ+ advocates who believe the ban is at risk.