Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson fulfilled a lifelong dream on December 14, 2024, by making her Broadway debut in the hit musical & Juliet. The 54-year-old Justice performed in a one-night-only show of the modern reimagining of Romeo and Juliet, stepping away from her Supreme Court duties for the unique opportunity. In an interview […]
A federal judge ruled Friday that the U.S. Naval Academy can continue considering race in its admissions process, emphasizing the importance of diversity for military cohesion and national security. Judge Richard Bennett, citing the need for an officer corps that reflects the diversity of the nation it serves, upheld an exemption to the Supreme Court’s […]
T.I. and Tameka “Tiny” Harris won a $71 million lawsuit against MGA Entertainment, successfully proving that the toy company infringed on the intellectual property rights of their music group, the OMG Girlz, with its L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. dolls. After a three-week trial, a federal jury in Santa Ana, California, awarded the couple $17.8 million in […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has introduced the No Kings Act to counter the Supreme Court’s recent decision granting presidents broad immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within their official duties. This legislation aims to clarify that presidents are not above criminal law and asserts that Congress, not the Supreme Court, determines the application of […]
R. Kelly are petitioning to have the disgraced singer’s federal sex abuse conviction overturned. An appeal filed to the Supreme Court this week argues that the charges against him relating to sex crimes involving minors fall outside of the statute of limitations. The argument set forth by Kelly’s attorneys centers on the the 2003 PROTECT Act, which […]
The Ohio Supreme Court Ruled that boneless wings are just a style of cooking after a man sued a restaurant when he ordered his usual order of boneless wings and ended up in the hospital days and doctors found a 5 cm chicken bone lodged in his throat causing him to get an infection. The […]
In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that former President Trump has absolute immunity for his core constitutional powers and a presumption of immunity for his official acts. However, the court found that he lacks immunity for unofficial acts. The case has been sent back to the trial judge to determine which of […]
Reggie Bush, the former University of Southern California (USC) football star, has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner, over a decade after the trophy was returned due to an NCAA investigation revealing impermissible benefits during his college tenure. The Heisman Trust announced the decision, citing significant changes in collegiate athletics, including recent Supreme […]
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled to simplify the process for employees to sue their employers for discrimination following involuntary job transfers. The unanimous decision, authored by Justice Elena Kagan, favored Jatonya Clayborn Muldrow, a St. Louis police sergeant. She argued her department discriminated against her by moving her from an intelligence division to a less […]
In a critical ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court decreed that race can’t be a factor in college admissions, potentially influencing future U.S. educational policies and past rulings on this issue. The 6-3 and 6-2 verdicts in the University of North Carolina and Harvard University cases, respectively, weren’t surprising given the court’s conservative majority. The cases […]
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