12 h. ago Even Joe Rogan is worried about innocent people being sent to El Salvadorian prison

Lawsuit over Venezuela deportations could be decided at Supreme Court

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14 h. ago Are these Catholic groups religious enough to not pay taxes? The Supreme Court will decide

A ruling against the charities could have far-reaching implications for the tax exemption status of religious-affiliated organizations

Economics

14 h. ago The first major referendum on Trump and Musk comes this week

Analysis: Elon Musk and Democrats both have their eyes on Florida’s congressional race and Wisconsin’s supreme court, writes Eric Garcia

Politics

24 h. ago A Wisconsin state supreme court race will test whether abortion can still tip an election

Two years after the fall of Roe v Wade, it is no longer clear whether voters will show up for the singular issueThe United States on Tuesday will face its first major election of the Trump 2.0 era: a race for a single state supreme court seat in Wisconsin that could not only rewrite abortion access in the state, but test whether the issue of abortion rights can still drive voters to the polls.On Tuesday, Wisconsin residents will decide whether to elect liberal Susan Crawford or conservative Brad Schimel, two county judges, to the state supreme court, which is poised to weigh in on two major abortion cases. Abortion rights advocates are trying to use the threat to the procedure to convince people to head to the polls, but, more than two years after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, it is no longer clear whether abortion can tip an election. Democratic candidates talked about outrage over Roe constantly during the 2024 election – and fell short, losing both the White House a...

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30 h. ago Musk hands out $1m checks to voters amid Wisconsin supreme court election race

Musk denied he was buying votes but said the court election outcome would be critical to Trump’s agenda and ‘the future of civilization’Elon Musk gave out $1m checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin supreme court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to Donald Trump’s agenda and “the future of civilization”.“It’s a super big deal,” he told a roughly 2,000-person crowd in Green Bay on Sunday night, taking the stage in a yellow cheesehead hat. “I’m not phoning it in. I’m here in person.” Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Elon Musk hands out $1m checks to voters amid Wisconsin supreme court election race

Musk denied he was buying votes but said the court election outcome would be critical to Trump’s agenda and ‘the future of civilization’Elon Musk gave out $1m checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin supreme court election that the tech billionaire cast as critical to Donald Trump’s agenda and “the future of civilization”.“It’s a super big deal,” he told a roughly 2,000-person crowd in Green Bay on Sunday night, taking the stage in a yellow cheesehead hat. “I’m not phoning it in. I’m here in person.” Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Millions of UK motorists could get compensation as Supreme Court hears landmark case in loan finance scandal

The Supreme Court will this week hear a landmark case into the car loan finance scandal that could result in billions of pounds in compensation for affected drivers

Economics

36 h. ago Now former Supreme Court judge believes baby killing nurse Lucy Letby is 'innocent'

Jonathan Sumption claimed those questioning her convictions 'are too numerous and too well qualified to be dismissed as troublemakers'.

Events

47 h. ago Wisconsin's attorney general asks the state Supreme Court to stop Musk's $1 million payments

Wisconsin’s attorney general has asked the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 million checks to two voters

Economics

2 d. ago Wisconsin supreme court race a litmus test for Elon Musk’s political power

The high-stakes race will determine which party will control a court that will rule on abortion and voting rightsA race to determine control of the Wisconsin supreme court that has profound stakes for voting, abortion and labor rights in the state, is also shaping up to be a litmus test of Elon Musk’s political power, making it one of the most consequential elections of Donald Trump’s second term.Liberals currently hold a 4-3 majority on the state supreme court, but the liberal justice Ann Walsh Bradley is retiring. Susan Crawford, a liberal judge, is facing off on Tuesday against the conservative judge Brad Schimel for the seat. The winner will determine which party has control of a court that is set to rule on the future of the state’s 1849 abortion ban, collective bargaining rights and the makeup of the state’s six congressional districts. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Oregon city at heart of high court homelessness ruling blocked from enforcing camping ban

An Oregon judge has blocked the city at the heart of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homelessness from enforcing its camping ban unless it meets certain conditions

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3 d. ago Wisconsin AG moves in court to block Elon Musk’s $1m voter giveaway before state Supreme Court election

Attorney General Josh Kaul asked the Dane County Circuit Court to issue an emergency injunction to stop a giveaway event hosted by the world’s richest man over the weekend

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3 d. ago US Naval Academy to no longer consider race when evaluating candidates

White House detailed policy change in filing asking court to suspend appeal by group opposed to affirmative actionThe US Naval Academy has changed its policy and will no longer consider race as a factor when evaluating candidates to attend the elite military school, a practice it maintained even after the US supreme court barred civilian colleges from employing similar affirmative action policies.The Trump administration detailed the policy change in a filing on Friday asking a court to suspend an appeal lodged by a group opposed to affirmative action against a judge’s decision last year upholding the Annapolis, Maryland-based Naval Academy’s race-conscious admissions program. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Elon Musk reveals he will hand out $2 million to voters after speech in Wisconsin on Sunday

Musk’s $2 million promise is due to come two days before Wisconsin’s hotly-contested Supreme Court election

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3 d. ago Elon Musk reveals he will hand out $2m to voters after speech in Wisconsin on Sunday

Musk’s $2 million promise is due to come two days before Wisconsin’s hotly-contested Supreme Court election

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3 d. ago The Latest: Trump effect: Fewer Americans now see Canada as a close US ally

President Donald Trump is citing his authority over diplomatic negotiations as he seeks Supreme Court approval to deport more immigrants to be imprisoned in El Salvador

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3 d. ago North Carolina judge challenging outcome of race wore Confederate uniform in college photo

A judge challenging the outcome of his North Carolina Supreme Court race was photographed wearing Confederate military garb and posing before a Confederate battle flag when he was a member of a college fraternity that glorified the pre-Civil War South

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3 d. ago Trump asks supreme court to lift order barring deportations under Alien Enemies Act – live

Lawyers for the administration make emergency appeal to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under wartime lawCanadian prime minister Mark Carney and Donald Trump’s first phone call will take place this morning, a source with knowledge of the matter has told Radio-Canada.It will be their first conversation as leaders and comes days after Trump announced plans to impose sweeping 25% tariffs on cars from overseas, a move Carney condemned as a “direct attack” on Canadian workers. Trump later threatened further tariffs if the EU worked with Canada “in order to do economic harm to the USA”. Carney said:We will defend our workers, we will defend our companies, we will defend our country, and we will defend it together.I’m available for a call, but you know, we’re going to talk on our terms as a sovereign country, not as what he pretends we are. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trumps calls on Supreme Court to let him deport Venezuelans under Alien Enemies Act

Administration wants court to resume summary removals after deporting dozens of immigrants to El Salvador prison

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3 d. ago Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to lift an order barring deportations under wartime law

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for permission to resume deportations of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law, while a court fight continues

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