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Kansas voters reject GOP-backed measure to directly elect state Supreme Court justices

Kansas voters have rejected a Republican-backed constitutional amendment that would have allowed them to directly elect state Supreme Court justices,…

2 months ago

Mississippi begins redistricting process after Supreme Court ruling

Mississippi lawmakers took initial steps Monday to redraw legislative, congressional, and judicial districts following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that…

2 months ago

What Is Qualified Immunity?

Here’s what you need to know about qualified immunity: 1. What is qualified immunity? Qualified immunity is a legal doctrine…

2 months ago

Prediction Markets Post $50.6B July Record as Supreme Court Countdown Begins

Prediction markets set an all-time monthly trading record in July — and then immediately demonstrated why the record might not…

2 months ago

OPINION: No Supreme Court Party Labels

Salina native, and former Kansas Governor Bill Graves, along with former Governor Kathleen Sebelius, have united to voice skepticism about…

2 months ago

Michigan Supreme Court Rejects Permit for Enbridge Oil Pipeline Under Great Lakes – Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events

The Michigan Supreme Court has ordered state regulators to reconsider a key permit that allowed a planned tunnel to carry an oil…

2 months ago

Republicans want voters to elect Kansas Supreme Court justices and move court to the right

TOPEKA, Kan. -- Kansas voters will decide Tuesday whether to elect state Supreme Court justices rather than have the governor…

2 months ago

Supreme Court leans toward reviving excessive claim against cop who killed a Black man in a traffic stop

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices on Wednesday appeared likely to allow an excessive force claim brought against a police officer…

2 months ago

David Cole’s Qualified Defense of the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Justices (2023). (Pool/ABACA/Newscom)   Debate over the Supreme Court's performance in recent years has become highly polarized. So…

2 months ago

RICO and Domestic Terrorism Charges Against Cop City Activists Send a Chilling Message

In Big Win, Appeals Court Affirms Release of Georgetown Peace Scholar Detained by ICE for His Speech RICHMOND, Va. –…

2 months ago