The Kentucky Capitol building, in Frankfort. | Timothy D. Easley/AP Kentucky’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Republican-drawn boundaries for state House and congressional districts, rejecting Democratic claims that the majority party’s mapmaking amounted to gerrymandering in violation of the state’s constitution. The court noted that an alternative proposal would have resulted in nearly the same
Kentucky Supreme Court upholds congressional boundaries passed by GOP-led legislature
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Appeals court upholds broad use of obstruction law that prosecutors have deployed against Trump
October 22, 2023 by
The opinion is an important milestone with repercussions for hundreds of Jan. 6 prosecutions, including Donald Trump’s. | Seth Wenig/AP Federal prosecutors on Friday narrowly avoided an appeals court ruling that could have upended their criminal prosecution of Donald Trump, but the legal battle will continue over a federal obstruction statute that has become a
Supreme Court Upholds Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone After Rogue Texas Ruling
April 21, 2023 by
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled to uphold national access to a widely used abortion drug, offering a temporary, yet significant, win for abortion rights.The ruling means the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, a medication used by hundreds of thousands of people annually for both abortions and miscarriages, will be maintained while other
Federal Judge Rules Against Stacey Abrams-Backed Group, Upholds 2018 Georgia Voting Law
November 9, 2022 by
A federal judge ruled Friday against the remaining claims in Fair Fight Action’s lawsuit filed in the weeks after Democrat Stacey Abrams narrowly lost to now-Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia’s 2018 gubernatorial race. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, an Obama appointee, found that “although Georgia’s election system is not perfect, the challenged practices violate neither
BREAKING: HUGE WIN – Supreme Court Upholds Trump’s Travel Ban.
June 26, 2018 by
In a 5-4 decision Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court upheld President Trump’s travel ban – which he issued through an executive order last year. The ban bars individuals from Venezuela, Libya, Syria, Iran, Yemen, Somalia and North Korea from traveling to the United States. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TRUMP TRAVEL BAN. Wow! — Donald J. Trump […]