Policy & Law — Archive
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Supreme Court to Hand Down Final Decisions Tuesday: Here’s What’s Left
Chief Justice John Roberts confirmed the court will release all remaining opinions beginning at 10 a.m. EDT, including rulings on birthright citizenship and transgender athlete bans.
Supreme Court Allows Late Mail-In Ballots in 5-4 Ruling, Rejecting Republican Challenge
Justice Amy Coney Barrett authored the majority opinion saying federal law does not prohibit states from counting ballots received after Election Day.
Pamphlet to Posts: Founders Would've Been Keyboard Warriors
Analysis explores whether America's Founding Fathers would have embraced or rejected modern social media platforms for political discourse.
Supreme Court Rules Broad Cell Phone Location Data Sweeps Require Warrants
The 6-3 ruling in Okello Chatrie's case establishes that geofence warrants collecting data on anyone near a crime scene constitute Fourth Amendment searches.
Bill Maher Warns Democrats Risk Losing Midterms After Progressive Candidates Win NYC Primaries
The HBO host cited a Supreme Court voting rights ruling and the victories of three left-leaning candidates in New York City congressional districts as factors shifting his outlook.
DOJ Launches Grand Jury Probe Into Neville Roy Singham's Funding of Political Organizations
The Manhattan-based grand jury is examining whether the China-based tech investor committed wire fraud, bank fraud or money laundering through a network that funneled $285 million to U.S. groups.
Democratic Strategist Publishes Op-Ed Urging Party Not to Rally Behind Platner in Maine Senate Race
Laurie A. Watkins, a former Obama campaign adviser and Pentagon policy official, argues that allegations against the Democratic nominee raise character concerns that should not be subordinated to electoral interests.
Nancy Pelosi to Launch Democracy Institute at UC Berkeley After Retiring From Congress
The $50 million project, with $35 million already raised, aims to train 500 students annually in a program she calls non-partisan.
Company Cleaning Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Hires Crisis Communications Firm Amid Political Scrutiny
The Brookfield, Ohio-based firm is using $1.7 million in ozone nanobubble technology on the 6.5-million-gallon landmark despite the five-year-old method never being formally tested on a pool.
Conservative Commentator Argues Media Ignores Left-Wing Radicalism as Democrats Nominate More Progressive Candidates
The Hill opinion piece by Becket Adams contends that legacy media covers right-wing extremism more aggressively than comparable leftist political shifts, pointing to recent primary wins in New York and Maine.