A US federal court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by the Republican National Committee (RNC) alleging the Michigan state government failed to properly clear its voting records in accordance with federal voting registration laws. Under the National Voter Registry Act, specifically 52 U.S.C. § 20507, states are required to make “reasonable” efforts to clear voter [...]
The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously declined to hear an expedited appeal and emergency supersedeas filed by the intervenors, including the Republican National Committee (RNC), following last week’s lower court order declaring new state election rules void. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox issued the order, declaring the new Georgia State Election Board [...]
Amid a broader global deterioration in rule-of-law indicators, the US has dropped six places to rank 43rd globally in measurements of “lawful transition of power,” according to the World Justice Project‘s (WJP) latest Rule of Law Index, released Wednesday. The decline comes just two weeks before the 2024 presidential election, which have proven deeply divisive [...]
The Supreme Court of California confirmed the 2025 bar exam will be the first to implement the new exam modifications on Tuesday. The exam, currently only offered in person, will be administered remotely or in person starting in February 2025. The exam will occur over two days, and the format will comprise three primary sections. Day [...]
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said Sunday that billionaire Elon Musk’s effort to give money to registered voters for signing his America PAC petition in support of “free speech and the right to bear arms” is deeply concerning and warrants investigation by law enforcement. Musk, who has lately become an outspoken and vigorous advocate on the [...]
House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI), along with US Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Joni Ernst (R-IA), called Friday for a federal investigation into consulting giant McKinsey. They raised serious concerns about McKinsey’s ties to the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises, and questioned whether the firm should continue to [...]
The St. Louis Reparations Commission detailed centuries of racial injustice in the Missouri city and urged investment in local Black communities to address long-standing economic and social disparities in a 124-page report released on Thursday. The commission recommended measures such as direct cash payments, zero-interest loans, and entrepreneurial grants for current Black residents. The report [...]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Thursday against a physician for providing gender transition care to 21 minor patients, in violation of a Texas law prohibiting medical interventions related to gender transition. The lawsuit accuses Dr. May Lau of engaging in “deceptive trade practices, including misleading pharmacies, insurance providers, and/or patients by falsifying [...]
The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily halted the execution of Robert Roberson, who was scheduled to be put to death that evening for the 2002 death of his two-year-old daughter. The court’s ruling comes in response to an unprecedented move by the Texas House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, which had subpoenaed Roberson to testify [...]
A Georgia grand jury on Thursday charged a father and son for a school shooting that killed two students and two teachers. The grand jury, a group of civilians tasked by the court with determining whether the evidence supports a criminal charge, found probable cause against both the father, Colin Gray, and the son and [...]
