Is this the Sandra Day O’Connor moment?
In Grutter v. Bollinger , the Supreme Court upheld the use of race-based preferences by the University of Michigan Law School, The vote was 5-4.
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Justices adopt digital-age privacy rules to track…
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that police generally need a search warrant if they want to track criminal suspects' movements by collecting information about where they've used their cellphones, bolstering privacy interests in the digital age. The justices' 5-4 decision marks a big change in how police may obtain cellphone tower records, an important tool in criminal investigations.
Justices adopt new privacy rules for cellphone tracking
Police generally need a warrant to look at records that reveal where cellphone users have been, the Supreme Court ruled Friday in a big victory for privacy interests in the digital age. The justices' 5-4 decision marks a big change in how police may obtain information that phone companies collect from the ubiquitous cellphone towers that allow people to make and receive calls, and transmit data.
Tax ruling could lead to more money for Mississippi roads
Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling saying states can force online shoppers to pay sales taxes could produce a special legislative session in Mississippi to earmark new money for roads and bridges. Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson said after the 5-4 ruling that he estimates Mississippi will collect $30 million to $50 million in additional taxes in the budget year beginning July 1. He estimates $50 million to $75 million the following year.
Brown Pushes Back On Voter Purges
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown introduces bill to end voter roll cleanups based on electoral inaction and failing to respond to mailed notifications. Ohio's top Democratic elected official is fighting the state's process when it comes to scratching voters off the rolls.
Supreme Court lets states force online retailers to collect sales tax
And wire reports New Hampshire online retailers could be on the hook to collect sales tax from dozens of states and thousands of locales after the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday upheld South Dakota's online sales tax law.
Supreme Court should deny Drew Peterson
It would be great to see the brazen actions of Drew Peterson come to a stop once and for all. The U.S. Supreme Court has the opportunity to halt them.
Supreme Court sales tax ruling will hit your online shopping bill – CNET
The US Supreme Court on Thursday gave states the ability to require online and out-of-state retailers to collect and send them state sales taxes. The 5-4 decision overturns a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that prevented the practice.
SCOTUS Ruling on Internet Sales Tax Called ‘Disastrous’ for N.H. Economy
A major U.S. Supreme Court ruling out Thursday could force New Hampshire businesses to collect a sales tax on behalf of other states. The case of South Dakota v.
Supreme Court Rules That Online Sellers May Collect State Sales Taxes On Purchases
Big decision from the Supreme Court this morning - and it will impact you if you are one of the millions of Americans who likes to do shopping online. The court has ruled that online retailers must collect state sales taxes on consumer purchases.
With Billions At Stake, Supreme Court Rules States May Tax Online Retailers
Home goods seller Wayfair and other e-commerce companies had attempted to challenge a South Dakota law that levies taxes on purchases made through certain online retailers. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can require retailers to collect and remit sales taxes on out-of-state purchases.
Smaltz to lead study of sports gambling law
In May, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a 1992 federal law that prohibited most states from authorizing sports betting and put the decision in the hands of individual states.
High Court: Online shoppers can be forced to pay sales tax
This April 23, 2018, file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court says states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax.
HUD taking a closer look at ‘disparate impact’ rule
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has launched a process to amend its use of the "disparate impact" standard in fair lending rules. The legal standard, which can be used to punish lenders for discriminatory effects even if none were intended, has long been unpopular with banks.
Will a New Supreme Court Decision Change Online Shopping?
The Court just ruled that a state can collect taxes from a retailer that doesn't have a physical presence in the state. Here's what that means.
U.S. Supreme Court to consider local case
The high court announced this week it will consider a Grant County case that questions the limits of the government's ability to take money or other property from criminal suspects.
High court decision extends legal battle over gerrymandering
Democrats hoped a Wisconsin case would be the vehicle the U.S. Supreme Court would use to strike down highly partisan gerrymandering of electoral maps. When those hopes fizzled Monday, attention turned to North Carolina.
Frank Talk (Like Trump’s) Is A Relief After Years Of “Stilted Robotic Artificiality”
There's an interesting sentence in a fund-raising letter I just received from the Claremont Institute . The Claremont, California-based think tank, which publishes the excellent Claremont Review of Books quarterly, has as their overarching theme "Recovering the American Idea: The mission of the Claremont Institute is to restore the principles of the American Founding to their rightful, preeminent authority in our national life."
Judge: Kansas cannot require proof of citizenship to vote
A federal judge ruled Monday that Kansas cannot require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, finding such laws violate the constitutional right to vote in a ruling with national implications. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson is the latest setback for Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who has championed such laws and led President Donald Trump's now-defunct voter fraud commission.
SCOTUS Punts Partisan Gerrymanders; Outrage Grows Over Trump…
THE BRAD BLOG IS STILL FREE FOR ALL! HELP US KEEP IT THAT WAY IN OUR 15TH YEAR! Just a glimpse of what happened over the past week via the eyes of the world's political cartoonists, as one of them lost his job this week for being too critical of Donald J. Trump... GOPers turning on Pruitt; Antarctica's ice melting 3x times faster; DNC bans fossil fuel donations; Flooding doubled over last 30 yrs; PLUS: Energy Dept: E-cars cheapest to drive... Trump's G7 debacle over climate; CA electric co. faulted for deadly fires; EPA overhauls cost-benefit analyses; PLUS : Growing movement to ban single-use plastics... Also: SCOTUS approves radical OH vote purge scheme; L.A. won't rule out hacking in 'print error' that left 118k off rolls; Callers ring in... 'PDiddie' features several recent toons by award-winning staff cartoonist Rob Rogers which were, remarkably enough, spiked by the paper's new RW ... (more)