Church’s parliament urged to back independent safeguarding to ‘restore trust’ General Synod members are voting on Tuesday afternoon. Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025
Abuse survivors plead with Church Synod to vote for independent safeguarding Leaflets being handed out to members on Tuesday branded the Church’s attitude and processes to date a ‘safeguarding failure’. The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025
Guest Post from Professor Kurt Lash: (Former) President J.D. Vance I am happy to pass along this fascinating guest post from Professor Kurt Lash: Vice Presidents are generally considered a… The post Guest Post from Professor Kurt Lash: (Former) President J.D. Vance appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Feb 6, 2025
Can a charter school be religious? The Supreme Court decision about St. Isidore, a Catholic school in Oklahoma, could redraw lines around church and state in education The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore: an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the internet. If affirmed, the school would be the nation’s first faith-based charter – a sea change in education law, expanding the boundaries of government… The Conversation · Jan 31, 2025
Trump Border Czar Shrugs Off Tearful Selena Gomez Anti-Deportation Plea: 'We're Going to Do This Without Apology' Border Czar Tom Homan rejected Selena Gomez's emotional plea against deportations Monday and defended the immigration raids as essential for public safety. Latin Times · Jan 27, 2025
US Supreme Court is unabashedly liberal − in its writing style The current Supreme Court has upended historic precedent on abortion protections and drawn scrutiny for ethics conflicts, while its docket remains packed with high-profile cases set to dominate headlines in the months ahead. The Conversation · Jan 24, 2025
Choice of Law in Takings Cases After Tyler v. Hennepin County (II) The Court's approach to the choice of law question (or, federal courts doctrine for property lawyers). Reason · Jan 21, 2025
President Donald Trump's inauguration address — full text here President Donald Trump’s inauguration address promised a “golden age of America” and to “declare a national emergency at our southern border.” Fortune · Jan 20, 2025
Did Trump forget to put his hand on the Bible when he was sworn into office? ‘No hand on the bible. Does that mean he is not president?’ one Trump critic snarked online The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2025
Supreme Court Justices Arrive At US Capitol For Inauguration Supreme Court justices participate in the inauguration ceremony, symbolizing the transition of power and upholding democratic principles. Top News · Jan 20, 2025
Supreme Court backs TikTok ban: App set to shut down Sunday Law passed by Congress forces TikTok to be sold to a U.S. company or banned by Sunday The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025
‘It’s about being bold and gutsy’: Senator Ron Wyden on change in the age of Trump The Oregon Democrat has written a book, a call for ‘chutzpah’ from those seeking political progress The Guardian - US · Jan 16, 2025
Supreme Court Chief Justice Questions Relevance Of 1960S Pornography Precedents Supreme Court debates revisiting precedents on explicit material in the digital age. Top News · Jan 15, 2025
Fox News anchor wonders what defense sec ‘doesn’t have a bottle of bourbon’ in their office after Hegseth hearing ‘If you go to Churchill's War Rooms in London, you can buy a bottle of the scotch that he used to drink while he was looking after the war,’ Fox News anchor John Roberts declared The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
International Business Times · Jan 14, 2025 As TikTok Ban Looms, Chinese App RedNote Races To No. 1 Spot On Apple App Store The situation has become increasingly ironic, with users flocking to a Chinese app even as the U.S. government seeks to ban TikTok over concerns of data theft by China. Users are laughing at the paradox of trying to avoid one Chinese app by embracing another.
Reason · Jan 10, 2025 Trump's Latest Defeat Is One of Many Decisions That Suggest SCOTUS Won't Rubber-Stamp His Agenda Despite some notable wins, the president-elect's overall track record shows he cannot count on a conservative Supreme Court to side with him.
Al Jazeera · Jan 10, 2025 US Supreme Court critical of TikTok arguments against looming ban A law would require parent company ByteDance to sell off US operations of TikTok by January 19 or face a ban.
The Guardian - US · Jan 10, 2025 Donald Trump’s conviction is the latest twist in the Maga story The supreme court order may also be a harbinger of what awaits the US over the next four years: litigation that again divides the judiciary and the nation
Salon · Jan 10, 2025 Alito can't save Trump from sentencing Alito, in his arrogance, wants everything both ways
Reason · Jan 10, 2025 The Court Splits 5-4 on Docket Number 666 Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett rule against Trump (again).
Salon · Jan 4, 2025 Roberts worries about the wrong things The chief justice’s end-of-year report on the state of the federal judiciary should have been a warning
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025 Second World War veterans urged to register for VE Day and VJ Day events The anniversaries are in May and August this year.
Reason · Jan 2, 2025 Rights and Wrongs of Chief Justice Roberts' Year-End Report on the Judiciary Roberts identifies genuine problems, but little in the way of good solutions. He also sometimes overlooks ways in which the Supreme Court is partly responsible for the challenges the judiciary faces.
The Independent UK · Jan 1, 2025 SCOTUS Chief Justice Roberts warns elected officials not to ignore Supreme Court decisions ’These dangerous suggestions, however sporadic, must be soundly rejected,’ Roberts writes in his annual report