The Supreme Court’s remaining decisions include Donald Trump’s claim of immunity, charges for Jan. 6 rioters and abortion care.
The Supreme Court vacated the bribery conviction of a former Indiana mayor Wednesday, a decision that continues a recent trend by the justices to narrow the scope of anticorruption laws. The justices divided along ideological lines in the 6-3 ruling, which found the federal law that prosecutors used to convict James Snyder applies only to situations in which officials accept gifts or payments before taking a government action, not getting a reward after, known as a gratuity.
A federal jury ultimately convicted Snyder of accepting an illegal gratuity, and he was sentenced to nearly two years in prison. Snyder appealed his conviction arguing the statute used to convict him only applies to bribes, not gratuities. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit affirmed Snyder’s conviction, but the Supreme Court sided with Snyder. Writing for the majority, Justice Brett M.
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South Carolina is trading its all-male Supreme Court for an all-white oneSouth Carolina is about to trade its all-male state Supreme court for an all-white one. The General Assembly picks almost all state judges. On Wednesday, it's expected to elevate Court of Appeals Judge Letitia Verdin to the state's highest court. The white woman will take the seat of Black Chief Justice Don Beatty.
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South Carolina is trading its all-male Supreme Court for an all-white oneSouth Carolina is about to trade its all-male state Supreme court for an all-white one
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Supreme Court allows White House to press social media companies to remove disinformationThe Supreme Court on Wednesday said the White House and federal agencies such as the FBI may continue to urge social media platforms to take down content the government views as misinformation, handing the Biden administration a technical if important election-year victory.
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Supreme Court allows White House to press social media companies to remove disinformationOf immediate significance, the decision means that the Department of Homeland Security may continue to flag posts to social media companies such as Facebook and X that it believes may be the work o…
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Supreme Court allows White House contacts with social media firmsIn a 6-3 ruling, the majority said the challengers did not have legal grounds — or standing — to bring the case against the Biden administration.
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Johnson in Trump verdict aftermath: 'I do believe the Supreme Court should step in' - Live UpdatesJohnson added of the Supreme Court justices: 'I know many of them personally, I think they're deeply concerned about' faith in the U.S. justice system.
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