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Pennsylvania voters retain Supreme Court justices Dougherty, Donohue, Wecht

Pennsylvania voters retain Supreme Court justices Dougherty, Donohue, Wecht

Pennsylvania voters approved the retention of three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the battleground state’s high court. Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht all survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the bench. Dougherty and Wecht each won another 10-year term, while Donohue will serve until 2027, when she’ll …

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Conservative justices seem poised to weaken Voting Rights Act – Politico

Conservative justices seem poised to weaken Voting Rights Act  Politico Supreme Court hears Louisiana redistricting case that could undercut Voting Rights Act  CNN It sure looks like the Voting Rights Act is doomed  vox.com Conservative supreme court justices appear skeptical of key provision of Voting Rights Act – live  The Guardian Supreme Court seems inclined to limit race-based electoral districts under the Voting Rights …

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As justices confront harassment, death threats and an assassination attempt, Barrett declares “I’m not afraid”

As justices confront harassment, death threats and an assassination attempt, Barrett declares “I’m not afraid”

Whenever Justice Amy Coney Barrett arrived at an auditorium or a library or a university last month to discuss her new book, she encountered a familiar sight: protesters. They lined the streets, chanting and carrying signs. One wore a handmaid’s costume, a symbol of oppression. Another was dressed as liberal icon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose death in 2020 created …

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All 9 Justices against MAGA censorship — if ABC defends Kimmel: 1st Am. Attorney Melber's report – MSN

All 9 Justices against MAGA censorship — if ABC defends Kimmel: 1st Am. Attorney Melber’s report  MSN Starbucks employees sue company over dress code: “It’s unfair that a billion-dollar company puts this burden on workers”  Yahoo Starbucks workers sue over company’s new dress code  AP News Starbucks staff are suing the coffee shop over its ‘tone deaf’ new dress code  The Independent Starbucks workers …

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Man who tried to assassinate Kavanaugh in 2022 wanted to kill 3 justices, prosecutors say

Man who tried to assassinate Kavanaugh in 2022 wanted to kill 3 justices, prosecutors say

Washington — The California man who pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 aimed to kill three members of the high court in an effort to “single-handedly alter the constitutional order for ideological ends,” according to federal prosecutors. The revelation by the Justice Department came in a sentencing memorandum filed Friday with the U.S. …

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Trump sees ‘catastrophe’ unless justices say his tariffs are legal

Trump sees ‘catastrophe’ unless justices say his tariffs are legal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is seeking a swift and definitive decision on tariffs from the Supreme Court that he helped shape, saying the country would be on “the brink of economic catastrophe” without the import taxes he has imposed on U.S. rivals and allies alike. The administration used near-apocalyptic terms that are highly unusual in Supreme Court filings …

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Ketanji Brown Jackson Slams Conservative Justices As Partisan Hacks

Ketanji Brown Jackson Slams Conservative Justices As Partisan Hacks

Supreme Court justices routinely trade barbs in their opinions and dissents, but it’s pretty rare for a sitting justice to plainly state that their colleagues are merely a bunch of partisan hacks. But that’s essentially what Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson did in her dissent in a case about President Donald Trump’s cancellation of National Institutes of Health grants. The court’s …

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Halle Berry Trolls Ex-Husband David Justice’s Remarks About Why They Split While Celebrating Birthday: ‘Phew’

Halle Berry Trolls Ex-Husband David Justice’s Remarks About Why They Split While Celebrating Birthday: ‘Phew’

Halle Berry spent her birthday trolling ex-husband David Justice’s recent comments about why their relationship didn’t work out. “Phew…! cooking, cleaning and mothering,” the actress, 59, wrote via Instagram alongside a series of snaps while celebrating her birthday in a tropical destination on Thursday, August 14. The first photo of the slideshow featured Berry smiling brightly as she posed in …

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Halle Berry Trolls Ex-Husband David Justice’s Comments About Not Being ‘Motherly’

Halle Berry Trolls Ex-Husband David Justice’s Comments About Not Being ‘Motherly’

NEED TO KNOW Halle Berry used Instagram to offer a response to her ex-husband David Justice’s recent comments about their marriage as she marked her 59th birthday “Phew…! cooking, cleaning and mothering,” Berry wrote in a caption to an Instagram post Justice, the former Major League Baseball player, and Berry were married from 1993 until 1997 Halle Berry is celebrating …

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