Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is promising that Democrats will block Donald Trump ‘s Supreme Court picks if they’re not in the “mainstream,” and a key determination of whether they fit that definition may be where they stand on the landmark 1973 abortion case, Roe v. Wade.
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Roberts recuses from patent case after discovering conflict
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts says he will no longer participate in deciding a patent infringement case because he discovered he owns shares in the parent company of one of the parties. Roberts took part in arguments in the dispute between California-based Life Technologies Corp. and Wisconsin-based Promega Corp. on Dec. 6. A letter Wednesday from court clerk Scott Harris says Roberts has learned Life Technologies is owned by Massachusetts-based Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., and Roberts owns shares valued at about $175,000.
Brazil’s BRF launches unit focused on Muslim food markets
Jan 4 BRF SA, the world’s largest poultry exporter, on Wednesday launched a unit focused on the Muslim poultry and processed foods market. In a securities filing, BRF said the Dubai-based unit has been renamed One Foods Holdings Ltd, from Sadia Halal, with the goal of building market share in Middle Eastern countries.
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Later this month, Barack Obama will become the first president in at least 40 years to leave the office with a smaller federal prison system than he started with. In 2015, the total incarceration rate – including state prisons, federal prisons and local jails – fell to 670 inmates per 100,000 U.S. residents.
Top Senate Dem warns Trump on Supreme Court pick
The top Democrat in the Senate is warning President-elect Donald Trump about his eventual Supreme Court choice: Name a “mainstream” nominee or Democrats will oppose the individual “with everything we have.” “My worry is, with the hard right running the show, that the likelihood of the nominee being mainstream is decreasing every day,” New York Sen. Chuck Schumer said Wednesday in an interview.
Accused infant killer says La.’s non-unanimous jury verdict law unconstitutional
Advocate staff photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND — Baton Rouge Police Detectives Kwouska Lee, left, and Joseph Lealand, right, escort Larry Leflore on Thursday, June 27, 2013. Leflore has been charged with second-degree murder of his 11-month-old baby, Aaliyah Heard, who died of blunt-force trauma to the head.
Opinion: A ‘precap’ for 2017
Jan. 20 – Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts looks on as Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey administers a 140-character version of the oath of office to the nation’s 45th president. Mar. 22 – CNN expands its roster of paid Trump apologists to include David Buono, the head golf professional at Mar-a-Lago.
Hacking Democratic Rules Isn’t Good Government
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Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… Welcome back to another edition of Nuts & Bolts Guide . Every week, over the last year, we’ve covered some of the elements of a successful campaign.
California legislature may split state bar into two separate entities
In April 2016, the judiciary committee of the California Assembly, one of the two bodies that make up the state’s legislature, called a hearing on what’s normally a routine bill to authorize the State Bar of California to collect dues for the coming year. But this hearing wasn’t so routine.
Cherokee Nation’s gay-marriage law
The Cherokee Nation, one of the largest registered Native American tribes in the U.S., has officially decided to recognize same-sex marriage. The tribe, as a separate sovereign, isn’t bound by the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 gay-marriage decision Obergefell v.
Year’s top news filled with division – and no middle ground
In this June 13, 2016 file photo, mourners attend a candlelight vigil in front of the Dr. P. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Orlando, Fla., the day after an attack on a gay nightclub left dozens dead.
Barnestorming: Goodbye to a year filled with unthinkable events Updated at
As 2016 crawls forward into 2017 tonight, we may celebrate with fine drink, cookies and other snacks, but we will also be heaving a sigh of relief when the year of is finally over. For some, 2016 has been the worst year ever for political and pop icons passing away.
Congress must act on voting rights
President-elect Donald Trump greets Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump’s picks for attorney general, during a thank you rally in Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Dec. 17 in Mobile, Alabama. In Sessions, Trump has found an ally to curtail minority voting rights.
Slideshow: 2016 Texas news in photos
Daniil Eliseev, 19, from Dallas holds a flag reading “Pro Choice Texan” in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt is argued inside on March 2, 2016.
Hite: Lame-duck governor will face challenges
By LOU WILIN STAFF WRITER After bucking his own party for years, Gov. John Kasich has an “aura of lameduckness,” state Sen. Cliff Hite said Friday.
Advocates of hate crimes law ready to try again
When advocates for a hate-crimes bill took their case to the Legislature last year, their cause was quickly overshadowed by a separate effort to expand the state’s civil rights law to include LGBT protections. The latter measure, which ultimately failed, became known derisively as the “bathroom bill” with opponents who claimed, falsely, that it would allow predatory men to sneak into women’s restrooms.
Law Professor Vikram David Amar on Whether States Can Bar…
Law Professor Vikram David Amar on Whether States Can Bar Presidential Candidates from the Ballot if they Don’t Release Tax Returns Law professor Vikram David Amar has this column on whether it is constitutional for states to bar candidates for President from appearing on the ballot unless they reveal their income tax returns. He seems to lean to the idea that it would not be constitutional, although he is somewhat ambivalent.
McCrory Makes Last Attempt to Stick It To His Successor
“With just one day to go before he leaves office, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory threw a legal Hail Mary to the U.S. Supreme Court in another apparent effort to undermine his Democratic successor’s ability to govern,” the Washington Post reports. “McCrory filed an emergency request to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to pause court-ordered special elections for more than two dozen state legislative districts in 2017 – special elections in which Democrats could have an opportunity to pick up seats in North Carolina’s GOP-dominated legislature.”
Three striking findings for 2016 from Pew Research
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… All credit here to Pew Research Center on its assessment of 16 interesting trends in 2016 . Here’s three that seemed particularly worth mulling, but there’s more where this came from.
North Carolina Judge Blocks GOP Power Grab Against Democratic Governor
Two weeks ago, North Carolina’s Republican-led legislature railroaded a law that largely disempowered the incoming Democratic Governor Roy Cooper from installing his own staff. The law also put Republicans in control of the state election boards during election years .
President Obama designates two more nat’l monuments, infuriating right wingers in Utah and elsewhere
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… American Indian petroglyphs, some dating back 5,000 years, cover “Newspaper Rock” located in what is now Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada also contains a “Newspaper Rock.”
President Obama designates two more nat’l monuments, infuriating right wingers in Utah and elsewhere
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… American Indian petroglyphs, some dating back 5,000 years, cover “Newspaper Rock” located in what is now Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada also contains a “Newspaper Rock.”
Weighty and weird issues await Texas lawmakers
When Texas lawmakers meet again on Jan. 10 in Austin, they’ll deal with hundreds of bills that have been filed. Some are the typical bigger issues, such as state retirement.
The disappearing death penalty
Just before Christmas, the Death Penalty Information Center reported that in 2016 both the death sentences by courts and death-row executions across the United States continued to decline. The 30 new death sentences handed down this year were a big drop from 49 the previous year, and were the lowest number since the US Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976, the nonprofit group said.
Notable deaths in 2016
Chyna, the WWE star who became one of the best known and most popular female professional wrestlers in history in the late 1990s, died in April at age 45. Embracing Soviet-style communism, Fidel Castro overcame imprisonment and exile to become leader of Cuba and defy the power of the United States at every turn. The strongman’s half-century rule was marked by the unsuccessful U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis a year later that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
Final goodbye: Roll call of some of those who died in 2016
Death claimed transcendent political figures in 2016, including Cuba’s revolutionary leader and Thailand’s longtime king, but also took away royals of a different sort: kings of pop music, from Prince and David Bowie to George Michael. Embracing Soviet-style communism, Fidel Castro, who died in November, overcame imprisonment and exile to become leader of Cuba and defy the power of the United States at every turn during his half-century rule.
New York Times made yet another editorial pitch for judicial abolition of the death penalty
Piece by piece, the death penalty continues to fall apart. Last week, the Florida Supreme Court invalidated between 150 and 200 death sentences – nearly half of all those in the state – because they were imposed under a law the United States Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional in January.
Fidel Castro, Antonin Scalia, John Gutfreund: The Year in Deaths an hour ago
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and ex-Salomon Brothers executive John Gutfreund were among newsmakers in business, finance and public affairs who died in 2016. The business world lost Andy Grove, a refugee from postwar Europe who started Intel Corp.; Forrest Mars Jr., the billionaire co-owner of candy maker Mars Inc.; Dwayne Andreas, who built Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
The fight to save Medicare and Medicaid begins in January
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… You’ve heard a lot less from Republicans, including popular vote loser Donald Trump, about plans to privatize Medicare and gut Medicaid under the new administration. In fact, House Speaker Paul Ryan has seemed to cool off a bit on the whole idea.
U.S. executions in ’16 fewest in 25 years
A year that began with the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the death penalty in Florida ended with the country reaching modern lows in executions and death sentences. Still, even as capital punishment has declined in both sentencing and practice, there were also signs this year of its support among lawmakers, judges and the public.
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Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… Known and projected gain vs loss in polar bear habitats in the Arctic due to ice melt. Red indicates loss, blue indicates gain.
Executions dwindle to 25-year low in U.S.
A year that began with the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the death penalty in one of the most active capital punishment states ended with the country reaching modern lows in executions and death sentences, the most glaring signs yet about how the practice has dwindled in America today. Still, even as capital punishment has declined in both sentencing and practice, there were also signs this year of its persistence from lawmakers, judges and the public, reminders that the death penalty is far from fading away.
Voters: Keep N Carolina 2017 remapping, election schedule
Voters who sued successfully in striking down nearly 30 North Carolina House and Senate districts say they would suffer greatly if federal judges delayed enforcing their ruling directing new boundaries be drawn in March and a fall special election in altered districts. The voters filed a response Friday to a motion this month from Republican legislators asking the court’s redistricting and election schedule be set aside.
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Greeks “Chasing Greatness” Watch as ancient Greece’s legacy is invoked in Athens and at the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court. Take a look back at its rise and fall, which might not only help us understand the challenges we face now, but also point toward a better future.
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War on Christians: Marine Bible VerseCase Heads to Supreme Court
Lawyers representing Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling- the U.S. Marine court-martialed for displaying Bible verses on her desk-petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court on the Friday before Christmas to take her appeal, one of the biggest military religious liberty cases in American history. Sterling was a substandard Marine, but the straw that broke the camel’s back to get her court-martialed was posting, “No weapon formed against me shall prosper,” a paraphrase of Isaiah 54:17.
Avon audience sees – Loving’ as major Oscar contender
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star in “Loving,” a film about the Virginia couple who won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 1967 making interracial marriages legal throughout the country. Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga star in “Loving,” a film about the Virginia couple who won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 1967 making interracial marriages legal throughout the country.
North Carolina legislature’s special session ends without repealing discriminatory HB2 law
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… The North Carolina legislature ended its special session Wednesday, failing to fulfill the deal they had made with the city of Charlotte and incoming Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to repeal the controversial and discriminatory HB2. Known as the “bathroom bill,” it’s actually an expansive restriction on civil and workers’ rights.