Judge Frank Caprio, renowned for his compassion in Rhode Island courts, has died at the age of 88, his son, David Caprio, said in a social media post Wednesday. Caprio, a former judge for the Providence Municipal Court, died following a bout with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement posted to social media. “Beloved for his compassion, humility, and unwavering …
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US court blocks Texas law requiring Ten Commandments in school classrooms | Education News
A United States federal judge has granted a temporary block against a Texas law that would require the Ten Commandments from the Christian Bible to be displayed in the classrooms of every public school. On Wednesday, US District Judge Fred Biery issued a preliminary injunction against Texas’s Senate Bill 10, which was slated to take effect on September 1. Texas …
Read More »California Supreme Court declines to stop Newsom’s redistricting plan
Washington — The California Supreme Court will not prevent Democrats from moving forward Thursday with a plan to redraw congressional districts. Republicans in the Golden State had asked the state’s high court to step in and temporarily block the redistricting efforts, arguing that Democrats — who are racing to put the plan on the ballot later this year — had …
Read More »Federal appeals court backs Trump administration on migrant protections
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower court’s order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal. This means that the Republican administration can move toward removing an estimated 7,000 people from Nepal whose Temporary Protected Status designations expired …
Read More »Trump administration for now can end deportation protections for thousands from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua, court says
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary deportation protections for more than 60,000 people from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal — at least for now. A lower court last month blocked the Department of Homeland Security from ending Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for the three countries until at least mid-November to give …
Read More »California Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to halt Newsom’s redistricting push – The Hill
California Supreme Court rejects GOP effort to halt Newsom’s redistricting push The Hill Obama Endorses Newsom’s Redistricting Proposal as a ‘Responsible Approach’ The New York Times California Supreme Court declines to stop Newsom’s redistricting plan CBS News Over the long term, we shouldn’t have political gerrymandering in America, just a fair fight between Republicans and Democrats based on who’s got better ideas. But …
Read More »US court allows Trump to end temporary protections for 60,000 migrants | Donald Trump News
Appeals court pauses an order that had protected status for Nepalese, Hondurans and Nicaraguans. A United States appeals court has sided with the Trump administration and halted, for now, a lower court’s order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal. In a decision issued on Wednesday, the 9th US Circuit Court of …
Read More »Appeals court panel clears way for Trump admin to end TPS for Hondurans, Nepalis and Nicaraguans – Politico
Appeals court panel clears way for Trump admin to end TPS for Hondurans, Nepalis and Nicaraguans Politico Fed court of appeals grants Trump admin pause on protections for 60K immigrants Fox News US court allows Trump officials to end protected status for 60,000 migrants The Guardian Trump administration for now can end deportation protections for thousands from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua, court says CBS …
Read More »US court allows Trump officials to end protected status for 60,000 migrants | US immigration
A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration and halted for now a lower court’s order that had kept in place temporary protections for 60,000 migrants from Central America and Nepal. This means that the Republican administration can move toward removing an estimated 7,000 people from Nepal whose temporary protected status designations expired on 5 August. The …
Read More »Potential Trump Supreme Court pick James Ho rails against ‘cultural elites’ in drag ban reversal dissent
There are no current vacancies on the Supreme Court. But the Donald Trump White House has said that it wants judges in the mold of the high court’s two oldest justices, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. A new dissent that name-checks both justices is a reminder that one front-runner for any vacancy that emerges could be Judge James Ho, whom …
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