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Pete Buttigieg Floats Overhaul of ‘Rogue’ Supreme Court: Doesn’t ‘Have t…Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg floated an overhaul of what he described as a “rogue” Supreme Court, suggesting that there doesn’t “have to be nine” justices and that the court could be easily reformed to better “fit this country.” Buttigieg, who is widely seen as a potential Democratic contender for the 2028 presidential election, joined Hillary Clinton and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) on-stage Thursday at the first Rainbow PUSH Coalition convention since the passing of founder Rev. Jesse Jackson. At the event held in Chicago’s South Side, Buttigieg said: “We have to do [something] with the Supreme Court, that is now a rogue Supreme Court. To see them eviscerate the Voting Rights Act is to see them reverse some of the most important progress this country ever made, wiping out Black political representation, but also wiping out part of…

Supreme Court disallows nitrogen gas execution methodThe Supreme Court has denied Alabama’s attempt to execute a prisoner with nitrogen gas after two courts called the method cruel and unusual. [TheTopNews] Read More.UPI – United States | United States NewsFri, June 12, 20267 hours ago

The Supreme Court’s Pending Decision on Haitians’ Humanitarian Status Is a M…Vilès Dorsainvil has thought a lot about desperation recently. Specifically, what desperation forces people to do, and the tragedy it seems to attract. As a Haitian immigrant and the executive director of the Haitian Support Center in Springfield, Ohio, he has seen a desperate community seeking stability in the United States, only to find that the ground has shifted. Dorsainvil has lived in the US since December 2020, when his mother insisted that he leave Haiti after he began receiving anonymous threats and demands for funds. He landed in Fort Lauderdale with just enough money for his rent and the burden of supporting a family back home. The only person he knew when he reached his destination was his nephew who lived in Springfield, Ohio. Within 72 hours, Dorsainvil went there. Dorsainvil arrived in Springfield, a small city of…

Assessing Non-Packing Rationales For Increasing the Size of the Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court Justices (2023). (Pool/ABACA/Newscom)   In a recent Lawfare article I outlined the case against “packing” the Supreme Court, and explained why the Court’s recent decision in Louisiana v. Callais doesn’t justify such a measure. Court-packing is generally understood as an attempt to alter the Supreme Court’s ideological balance by increasing the number of justices. Thus, most current Democratic proposals would transform the current 6-3 conservative majority on the Court into a 7-6 progressive majority, by adding four justices. But there are various non-packing rationales for increasing the number of Supreme Court justices. I sometimes see them brought in response to my criticisms of court-packing. In this post, I assess the most common of these arguments. In general, I think they are relatively weak. But, to the extent they have merit, they could potentially be addressed without packing the…

Trump’s name remains on Kennedy Center as appeals court weighs emergency r…The Kennedy Center board on Friday asked a federal appeals court to temporarily block a judge’s order requiring references to President Donald Trump’s name to be removed from the institution’s signage and official materials, as signage bearing Trump’s name remained visible on the building’s facade late Friday afternoon.In an emergency motion filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the board requested both a stay pending appeal and an immediate administrative stay, arguing that physical changes to the building should not occur before appellate judges review the dispute. The filing asks the court to issue an administrative stay by 7 p.m. Friday.Fox News Digital observed Friday afternoon that Trump’s name remained mounted on the Kennedy Center facade as of 5:30 p.m. ET, with scaffolding erected around portions of the signage.Earlier Friday, U.S. District Judge Christopher…

Kenyan court blocks opening of U.S. Ebola quarantine center on air baseU.S. government plans to open a quarantine center for Americans exposed to Ebola on an air base in Kenya have been temporarily halted by a court order. [TheTopNews] Read More.CBS NEWS – Health | Consumers & ShoppingFri, May 29, 20262 weeks ago