Facebook on Monday allowed a children’s book publisher access to its account after claiming it was permanently blocked from the social media platform. Facebook told Heroes of Liberty, the publishing company, that because of the “disruptive content” they posted, the account was locked for good. But Andy Stone, a communications officer for Facebook parent company…
Facebook Reverses Course After Backlash for Permanently Locking Account of Conservative Children’s Book Publisher
Justice Barrett: Supreme Court ‘Not Comprised of a Bunch of Partisan Hacks’
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett defended the top U.S. court over the weekend, saying that the nine justices are not politically motivated. “My goal today is to convince you that this court is not comprised of a bunch of partisan hacks,” Barrett said during her remarks to a crowd at the McConnell Center at the…
Senate Dems Unlikely to Be Able to Change, Abolish Filibuster
News Analysis During the confirmation hearings of Amy Coney Barrett, Republicans used their slim majority to expedite Barrett’s approval through a parliamentary procedure colloquially known as the ‘nuclear option.’ This procedure allows the Senate to override a standing rule, like the rule requiring a two-thirds majority to end a filibuster, by a simple majority. Last…
Supreme Court’s Barrett Denies Attempt to Stop Obama Library Construction
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Friday denied an attempt to stop construction of the Obama Presidential Center on Chicago’s South Side. Barrett, a Trump nominee, denied an application (pdf) by community groups that argued the construction will require demolition of “significant parts” of Jackson Park and should therefore trigger a fresh review before being…
Amy Coney Barrett Refuses to Block Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday declined to block Indiana University’s (IU) COVID-19 vaccine requirement which takes full effect this fall, offering no explanation for her decision. Barrett, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, made the decision alone in response to an emergency request from eight IU students who sued the school…
Democrats Demand Justice Barrett Recuse Herself From Campaign Donations Case
Three Democratic lawmakers are demanding Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett recuse herself from an upcoming high-profile donor privacy case because one of the litigants spent money helping to get her confirmed to her current post on the court. Nominated by then-President Donald Trump, the constitutionalist-conservative Barrett was confirmed by the U.S. Senate just before…
In First Decision Supreme Court’s Barrett Rules Against Environmentalists
In Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s first written opinion since joining the Supreme Court, the court ruled against left-wing environmental activists demanding federal regulators make public sensitive documents from its internal deliberations about changing the regulations for power plants’ cooling water intake systems. The 7-2 ruling in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club Inc….
In First Opinion, Supreme Court’s Barrett Rules Against Environmentalists
In Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s first written opinion since joining the Supreme Court, the court ruled against left-wing environmental activists who had demanded that federal regulators make public sensitive documents from its internal deliberations about changing the regulations for power plants’ cooling water intake systems. The 7-2 ruling in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v….
In 1st Opinion, Supreme Court’s Barrett Rules Against Environmentalists
In Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s first written opinion since joining the Supreme Court, the court ruled against left-wing environmental activists who had demanded that federal regulators make public sensitive documents from its internal deliberations about changing the regulations for power plants’ cooling water intake systems. The 7–2 ruling in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v….
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