Polling stations opened across Iran on Friday, with around 60 million people eligible to vote. The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was the first to cast a ballot, as he urged everyone to vote. “Each vote counts… come and vote and choose your president… this is important for the future …
Read More »As US declares Juneteenth new slavery-ending holiday, Supreme Court rejects lawsuit by SLAVES in Africa
On Thursday afternoon, Biden signed a law establishing “Juneteenth National Independence Day” as a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. Its date, June 19, refers to the day when African-Americans in Galveston, Texas were informed slavery was over in 1865. It was adopted unanimously in the Senate and with …
Read More »Supreme Court rejects ANOTHER Republican attempt to kill Obamacare
In a 7-2 decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that Texas and a number of other Republican-led states had no legal standing to challenge a controversial provision of the Obama-era healthcare law in federal court, leaving the entire act intact. The Republicans argued that the provision, the ‘individual mandate’ …
Read More »McConnell promises to block Biden from filling Supreme Court vacancy if Republicans take control of Senate
Speaking with conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday, McConnell revealed he would take a similar approach to a Biden nominee to the Supreme Court if Republicans regained control of the Senate in 2022 to the one he did when Barack Obama tried pushing forward Merrick Garland in 2016, …
Read More »US Supreme Court rejects men’s group lawsuit over ‘outdated and sexist’ all-male military draft
The court refused to hear the case brought by the National Coalition for Men and supported by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), instead upholding a ruling by a lower court which maintains the Pentagon policy. The challengers behind the initial lawsuit had hoped that the Supreme Court would overrule …
Read More »‘Actions, not promises’ required to restore nuclear deal, says Iran’s supreme leader
“I have told our negotiators that actions, not promises [by the six sponsor-powers], are needed for the restoration of the nuclear deal,” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Friday, in a televised speech. He noted that the words and promises of foreigners cannot be trusted, adding that the …
Read More »Supreme Court takes on major Mississippi abortion case that could roll back Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization this fall. The case, brought by Mississippi officials, asks the court to consider whether the state’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks is constitutional. At present, states may not ban abortions that take place before …
Read More »US Supreme Court agrees to hear landmark 2nd Amendment case on carrying handguns in public
Two gun owners and the New York affiliate of the NRA are looking to overturn a decision by a lower court, which rejected their challenge to the state’s gun regulations. New York is one of just eight US states which currently limit a gun owner’s right to carry their weapon …
Read More »Biden once described packing the Supreme Court as a ‘bonehead idea… a terrible mistake.’ So, why’s his party doing it now?
Just 86 short days ago, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. The theme of his inauguration was ‘America United.’ In his first speech to the nation as president-elect, he vowed he would be the one to unite the country after Donald J. Trump’s …
Read More »Republicans furious at Dems’ attempt to ‘pack’ the Supreme Court as group of lawmakers unveil expansion bill
The historic potential shake-up of America’s top federal court has angered Republicans who have accused the Biden administration of “packing” the bench – an effort to eat away at the court’s conservative majority. There have remained nine Supreme Court justices since 1869, with a current 6-3 majority in Republicans’ favor. …
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