6 h. ago Appeals court blocks Louisiana’s law mandating Ten Commandments in classrooms

A ruling against the state’s ‘unconstitutional’ law could tee up yet another major First Amendment case at the Supreme Court

Events

6 h. ago Court blocks Louisiana law requiring schools to post Ten Commandments in classrooms

A panel of three federal appellate judges has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in each of the state’s public school classrooms is unconstitutional

Events

34 h. ago Spanish court rejects Airbnb appeal and keeps order to block nearly 66,000 listings

A Spanish court has rejected an appeal by Airbnb and left in place an order to block almost 66,000 rental listings that the government says violated local rules

Events

9 d. ago Families file suit challenging Arkansas law that requires Ten Commandments be posted in classrooms

Seven families have filed a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' requirement that public school classrooms display the Ten Commandments

Society

2 w. ago A Czech deal to build nuclear reactors worth $18 billion is unblocked after a court clears the way

A deal to build at least two nuclear reactors in Czechia has been unblocked after an appeals court dismissed a lower court ruling that blocked the government from signing a deal with South Korea’s KHNP power utility

Economics

3 w. ago Trump Team’s Plan B is to ram through tariffs using obscure law to negate ‘rogue judges’: report

An appeals court has paused a lower court decision blocking enforcement of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

Politics

3 w. ago Trump gets tariff reprieve as he prepares Oval Office goodbye to Musk – US politics live

Appeals court agrees to temporary pause to previous ruling blocking tariffs; president says tech billionaire will ‘always be with us’Donald Trump’s tariff policy was derailed by a libertarian public interest law firm that has received money from some of his richest backers.The Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit against the US president’s “reciprocal” tariffs on behalf of five small businesses, which it said were harmed by the policy. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago US appeals court temporarily pauses block on Trump’s tariffs

Decision comes less than 24 hours after trade court ruled president’s global levies to be illegal

Politics

3 w. ago US court temporarily reinstates Trump tariffs while administration appeals ruling blocking them – US politics live

US appeal judges grant administrative stay of trade court’s order blocking tariffsCan Trump get around the court ruling that blocks his tariffs?A federal judge will consider on whether to further block the Trump administration from revoking Harvard university’s ability to enroll international students (see post at 10.38 for more details).At a hearing in Boston, US district judge Allison Burroughs will weigh whether to extend a temporary order she issued last Friday that blocked the US department of homeland security from carrying out the revocation it issued a day earlier. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Texas lawmakers approve bill requiring Ten Commandments in every classroom

Republican officials across the country are pushing legislation to integrate religion in public education

Politics

3 w. ago Texas is closer to putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a key vote

A push to put the Ten Commandments on display in all Texas public school classrooms is closer to reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk

Politics