The government has been taken to court over cotton picked by Uyghur people in Chinese forced labour camps being imported into the UK. A Uyghur human rights organisation, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), told the High Court on Tuesday that failing to launch a criminal investigation into the import of cotton allegedly picked by Uyghurs...
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‘American dream’ at stake in Harvard race-based admissions case at Supreme Court, say Asian American lawmakers
The ability of Asian Americans to come to America and “pursue their dreams” is at stake in a closely watched college admissions case before the Supreme Court that is set for oral arguments next week, according to Asian American lawmakers. The Supreme Court Monday will hear two cases dealing with the alleged policies of Harvard...
Supreme Court temporarily blocks Jan. 6 committee subpoena for Kelli Ward phone records
The panel sees Ward as an integral part of Donald Trump’s effort to assemble false slates of electors and use them as part of a broader scheme to disrupt the transfer of presidential power to Joe Biden. Kagan gave the select panel until Friday at 5 p.m. to respond. The panel subpoenaed T-Mobile for Ward’s...
Alito says Supreme Court leak made justices ‘targets for assassination’
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said the leaked draft opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case that went public in May made the justices “targets for assassination.” The conservative member of the high court shared his assessment at an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation on Tuesday. NEW YORK COURT RULINGS AGAINST...
Arizona GOP leader takes Jan. 6 subpoena fight to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily paused enforcement of a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol for the phone records of the head of the Arizona Republican Party. The emergency request from state party chair Kelli Ward follows a decision from a three-judge panel of the...
Democratic Senators Ask Supreme Court to Reject Theory in Elections Case
The so-called independent state legislature theory is at the center of a Supreme Court case involving electoral maps in North Carolina. The theory runs afoul of normal checks and balances, the senators wrote.#Democratic #Senators #Supreme #Court #Reject #Theory #Elections #Case Source link
Endorsement: Six for the Superior Court
Of the nine Los Angeles Superior Court races in the June primary, the six in which no sitting judge sought reelection did not produce a majority winner. Runoffs between the top two finishers for each of those seats will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot. The Times previously endorsed a candidate in each of those...
Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward asks Supreme Court to block release of phone records to Jan. 6 committee
WASHINGTON — Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to prevent her phone records from being disclosed to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot. The state GOP chair and her husband, Michael Ward, were among 14 of 84 so-called alternate electors subpoenaed earlier this year by the House...
Arizona GOP goes to Supreme Court to block Jan. 6 committee subpoena
The panel subpoenaed T-Mobile for Ward’s records in February, and Ward quickly sued to prevent T-Mobile from complying. A federal district court judge in Arizona rejected Ward’s effort to block the subpoena earlier this month. On Saturday, a 2-1 panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals turned down Ward’s request to set the district...
Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward asks Supreme Court to block release of phone records to Jan. 6 committee
Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to prevent her phone records from being disclosed to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot. The state GOP chair and her husband, Michael Ward, were among 14 of 84 so-called alternate electors subpoenaed earlier this year by the House Jan. 6...