In a significant ruling that impacts the upcoming U.S. election, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney temporarily suspended a Georgia state rule requiring the hand-counting of paper ballots. This decision came after an expedited bench trial addressing emergency motions from involved parties, marking a pivotal moment in Georgia’s electoral process. The hand-counting rule was…
On Wednesday, Nebraska’s top state court upheld a law allowing felons who have completed their sentences to vote, enabling thousands more people to participate in the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election. The Nebraska Supreme Court rejected claims by Secretary of State Robert Evnen, a Republican, who argued that the law, passed in April, violated the…
In a significant ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to stay the Biden administration’s new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that imposes stringent greenhouse gas emissions standards on power plants. The 7-1 decision saw conservative Justice Clarence Thomas as the lone dissenter, marking a rare departure from the majority of the court’s conservative…
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to pause a new federal rule targeting carbon pollution from coal- and gas-fired power plants. This decision came in response to requests from numerous states and industry groups, presenting a significant challenge to President Joe Biden’s climate change initiatives. The justices rejected emergency requests from West Virginia, Indiana,…
In a troubling new development, music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs faces fresh allegations in a civil lawsuit accusing him of using baby oil laced with the powerful date rape drug GHB (Gamma hydroxybutyrate) to assault victims. According to a report from multiple media sources, the lawsuit claims that bottles seized from Diddy’s Los Angeles and…
Courts in U.S. battleground states are taking steps to expedite lawsuits over the Nov. 5 election to prevent drawn-out disputes that could delay results. On Tuesday, Arizona’s court system became the latest to implement special procedures for election litigation, ensuring that challenges receive swift resolutions. The state’s supreme court issued an order directing trial court…
In a disturbing new lawsuit, Ashley Parham has come forward with explosive allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs, accusing the music mogul of orchestrating a violent sexual assault involving multiple men. The lawsuit, filed amid Diddy’s mounting legal battles, claims that Parham was brutally assaulted by Diddy and others in retaliation for a comment she made…
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard a case involving a New York state man who lost his job as a commercial truck driver after failing a drug test due to cannabidiol (CBD) he claimed was falsely marketed as free of the psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana. The justices reviewed an appeal from Medical Marijuana Inc.,…
Diddy’s legal team is pushing back hard against the latest wave of lawsuits filed by attorney Tony Buzbee, who is representing six individuals—two women and four men—accusing the hip-hop mogul of sexual assault. The lawsuits, which are part of a larger case involving over 120 plaintiffs, have drawn significant media attention, but Diddy’s defense team…
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