When Jennifer Juan attempted to cast her ballot in Arizona’s state primary in July, she spent an hour sorting through documents to convince poll workers of her eligibility. This challenge reflects a widespread issue for many Native American voters like Juan. As a registered voter on the Tohono O’odham Nation reservation, Juan lacks a physical…
In a pivotal moment for economic regulation in the United States, the Supreme Court’s decision in Munn v. Illinois (1877) affirmed the authority of states to regulate private industries that serve the public interest. This case stemmed from Illinois legislation enacted in 1871, which established maximum rates that private companies could charge for storing and…
A U.S. judge on Friday denied Elon Musk’s request to transfer a Pennsylvania lawsuit regarding his $1 million voter prize initiative to federal court, sending the case back to state court. It remains uncertain whether this decision will impact Musk’s plan to continue awarding money until the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge…
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican effort on Friday to block the counting of provisional ballots from voters in Pennsylvania who made mistakes on their mail-in ballots. This decision could impact thousands of votes in the upcoming presidential election. The justices denied an emergency request from the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party…
Following the 2020 election, Donald Trump and his allies launched a barrage of legal cases to challenge the outcome. After facing losses in lower courts, some of these cases reached the U.S. Supreme Court, where Trump hoped the conservative justices would side with him. They did not; the court opted not to hear his appeals,…
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, filed a lawsuit against CBS on Thursday over an interview with his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, that aired on “60 Minutes” in early October. According to the court filing, the lawsuit claims the segment misrepresented Harris’s responses regarding the war between Israel and Hamas. The complaint, submitted in federal…
Prosecutors have rejected Sean “Diddy” Combs’ claims that government agents leaked evidence to undermine his defense against criminal sex trafficking charges. In a federal court filing in Manhattan on Wednesday night, prosecutors stated that Combs is “grasping at straws” in his assertion of being victimized by leaks, including a 2016 hotel surveillance video showing him…
A group of healthcare providers and others filed a lawsuit against Louisiana on Thursday to block a law that classifies mifepristone and misoprostol—drugs used for medication abortion—as controlled substances. The law, signed by Governor Jeff Landry in May, designates these drugs as Schedule IV substances, which the government tightly regulates due to their potential for…
Rulemaking at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slowed significantly after a rapid start under President Joe Biden. The agency now faces a challenging legal landscape marked by adverse court decisions that restrict its oversight of the $27 trillion private funds industry, criticize its economic rationale for new share buyback disclosures, and limit…