Supreme Court Holds That Class Actions Brought Under Securities Act in State Court Are Not Removable
Today, in a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Cyan, Inc. et al. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund, et al. , No.
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Supreme Court Delivers Blow To Republicans, Declines To Take Up Pa. Redistricting
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks at a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in October on the day arguments took place in a case about political maps in Wisconsin. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks at a rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in October on the day arguments took place in a case about political maps in Wisconsin.
Judges decline to block new Pennsylvania House map in boost to Democrats
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a GOP-led request to hold off on using a new House map for the state of Pennsylvania, meaning candidates - including Republican Rick Saccone and Democrat Conor Lamb lawmakers who recently faced off in a tough battle - in the state will run in new districts this November. Add Midterm Elections as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Midterm Elections news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Lawyers: Execution could be ‘gruesome’ due to rare condition
A condemned Missouri inmate faces a potentially "gruesome and painful" execution because of a rare medical condition that compromises the man's veins and causes multiple tumors in his head and throat, his attorney said Sunday. Russell Bucklew is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday evening for killing a former girlfriend's new boyfriend in 1996 in eastern Missouri.
Landmark US Supreme Court Decision Guarantees Right to Counsel
2d 799; 5951 U.S. LEXIS 1942; 23 Ohio Op. 2d 258; 93 A.L.R.2d 733; Defendant convicted, Bay County, Florida Circuit Court ; habeas petition denied w/o opinion, sub.
Not Entirely Doom and Gloom
Or just CLICK THIS LINK to start shopping for anything. Don't worry - anything you buy through it will pay Daily Pundit a commission! Thanks! SDN raised a point about the D.C. circuit and Obama's efforts to pack that bench with lefty Democrats.
The Latest: Inmate shuns attorneys ahead of execution
An Alabama prisoner who asked to be put to death now says he wants no attorneys to visit him or witness his upcoming execution. Michael Wayne Eggers is opposing efforts by his former attorneys to stop the execution, and has asked the state to schedule it.
Ohio attorney general will appeal ruling in Down syndrome abortion ban
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Thursday his office will appeal a federal judge's order blocking the state's Down syndrome abortion ban from taking effect. On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Black issued a preliminary injunction putting House Bill 214 on hold while abortion providers challenged the law's constitutionality.
Filibuster kills Nebraska online sales tax measure
Supporters failed Thursday to overcome a legislative filibuster. Opponents argued the state should wait for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could determine whether states can levy such taxes.
Send in the segs
The state Board of Education last week rejected requests from Camden Fairview, Hope, Lafayette County and Junction City to be exempt from the state law requiring students to be able to freely transfer between school districts. districts said they were controlled by past federal desegregation lawsuits.
Ann Arbor man part of 1969 Supreme Court case that lets students protest
The Tinker case is still cited as the definitive U.S. Supreme Court decision protecting students' ability to exercise their First Amendments rights in school.
10-cent fuels tax increase passes first Senate hurdle
Missouri's Senate on Monday approved a 10-cents per-gallon fuels tax increase, phased in over a five-year period. But the proposed increase is far from a done deal, since it was added to a 420-page bill that makes numerous changes to the ways state government gets its revenues - and still must win the Senate's final approval.
Possible Kennedy retirement would give Trump opportunity to tilt SCOTUS
"Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy might retire from the bench as early as this summer, a GOP senator said, and if true, President Trump would be able to nominate a justice who could tilt the nation's highest court well to the right [sic] for the foreseeable future. Kennedy, the 81-year-old swing vote appointed to the court by former President Ronald Reagan, has served on the bench for 29 years.
The Supreme Court’s Greatest Misses, #1A: The Impropriety of John Roberts
Given the discussion in the most recent Supreme Court thread , I thought it could be fun to do a series about the worst Supreme Court decisions ever, based on some combination of bad reasoning, immoral constitutional theory, and/or bad consequences. You can let me know if you'd like this.
Editorial: President hears Call of Duty
President Trump used the shooting in Parkland, Fla., to convene a group at the White House last week to discuss the possible nexus between violent video games and actual violence, despite the lack of conclusive evidence that such a nexus exists. No less an authority than the U.S. Supreme Court said in 2011 there is no "compelling" link.
Letter: Wake up, Kearsarge
Again the voters of the Kearsarge Regional School District are confronted with a ballot question that they cannot answer by their own conscience in equity to all other voters with ballot in hand. The KRSD charter is an unbelievable fraud put upon the voters and as agreed to by the courts.
Abbott’s anti-anti-redistricting task force
As Gov. Greg Abbott sounds the alarm about Democratic efforts to influence the post-2020 redistricting process, he is being backed up by a new super PAC led by a key ally. The super PAC, #ProjectRedTX, has quietly raised a half a million dollars - from a single donor - as it looks to ensure Republican dominance in Texas through the next round of redistricting.
Congressional district map awaits court ruling
Pennsylvania congressional district map awaits court ruling A three-judge federal panel will decide whether the state's newly drawn districts will remain. Check out this story on publicopiniononline.com: Eight Republican congressmen from Pennsylvania want a federal court to step in and prevent the use of a court-ordered district map in this year's elections.
Groups seeks review of Grand Canyon-area mining claims ban Source: AP
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Pennsylvania congressional district map awaits court ruling
Three federal judges are considering whether to halt the use of a Pennsylvania congressional district map imposed last month by the state Supreme Court, while a similar request is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.