The Supreme Court has rejected three high-profile appeals. The rejected appeals involve embryo rights and death sentences. Tuesday, the high court declined to hear a case that would have granted constitutional rights to embryos and fetuses. The case would have allowed anti-abortion advocates to impose greater limits on the procedure. It was brought by parents…

The Supreme Court is set to continue its new term with important cases that could affect American pork prices and copyright infringement rules. The first case, set to be heard Tuesday, involves a California animal cruelty law. Voters passed Proposition 12 back in 2018. It stipulates that pork sold in the state needs to come…

What’s usually seen as a social issue has been a top political issue for the November midterms, the first election cycle after the Supreme Court overturned of Roe v. Wade. Abortion has generally been a top five concern for voters in polls leading up to the election.  A new study from abortion advocacy group Guttmacher…

The Supreme Court heard a redistricting case, Merrill v. Milligan, regarding Alabama’s new congressional map. The state has seven congressional districts, one of them is majority Black. The plaintiffs argued Alabama should have two majority Black districts because 27% of the state’s residents are Black. “There is nothing race neutral about Alabama’s map,” Deuel Ross,…

On Oct. 4, 2022, North Korea conducted its longest-ever weapons test; a new report accused Herschel Walker of paying for an abortion; and the Supreme Court is set to look at an important redistricting case. North Korea missile test –  North Korea fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean Tuesday.…

The Supreme Court is beginning its new term and Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson is taking her seat for the first time. Justice Jackson, who replaced Justice Stephen Breyer, will not change the court’s 6-3 conservative ideology, but she will have a very important say in cases that could forever change voting, college admissions and immigration.…

On Oct. 3, 2022, the Supreme Court will begin a new term; the contentious presidential election in Brazil is now headed for a runoff at the end of the month; and Britain backpedals on new Prime Minister Lis Truss’ plan to cut taxes on the country’s wealthiest. Supreme Court back in session – The Supreme…

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson takes ceremonial oath at Supreme Court – Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson took the judicial oath Friday at a special sitting of the Supreme Court. She is next set to hear arguments for the first time on Monday as a member of the nation’s top judicial body. “This morning, I attended Justice Jackson’s investiture,”…

Virginia Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appeared for a voluntary interview with the House Jan. 6 Investigative Committee. It lasted more than four hours. Thomas did not answer reporters’ questions when she arrived, but her attorney previously said she was “eager to answer the committee’s questions to clear up any misconceptions…

There are dire predictions about climate change effects. Voices, particularly on the political left, call for quick fixes. But slowing the world’s warming trend is not a fast process. Democrats contend government needs to spend massive amounts to address what some call the existential threat of a warming planet. The recently signed Inflation Reduction Act contains…