Samuel Alito
Supreme Court mulls overturning New York gun carry limits
America's highest court began deciding whether to strike down New York's gun permit law on Nov. 3. The U.S. Supreme Court heard different arguments about whether the Empire State's prohibition on carrying concealed firearms in public violates the Second Amendment. The regulation, which took effect in 1913, requires gun owners to apply ...
Supreme Court lets Texas six week abortion ban stand
U.S. Supreme Court judges ruled 5-4 against blocking new Texas legislation that prohibits most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy on Sept. 1. The rule will remain in place while legal challenges are heard in lower courts. Abortion-provider plaintiffs failed to reach the necessary threshold for the Supreme Court to issue ...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice argues Big Tech should be regulated as public utilities
Dr. Clarence Thomas, along with Samuel Alito, considered the last constitutionalist justices of the Supreme Court, issued an opinion on April 5 warning that social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook need to be regulated as public utilities rather than private. The judge issued his opinion in the case against former President ...
Supreme Court fails to keep election fair, rejects Republican emergency appeal says Sen. Ted Cruz
The Supreme Court turned a blind eye to Democrats resorting to unlawful means to win the election, a Republican senator from Texas said. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is shocked by the Supreme Court's unanimous decision to reject an emergency appeal to stop the Pennsylvania from certifying results from the November election. "The ...
High court seems likely to rule against Calif. oil workers
The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to rule against workers on oil drilling platforms off California who want to be paid for the off-work time they spend on the platform, including sleeping.The question for the high court has to do with the law that should apply in the case: ...
Justices weigh free speech case involving ‘Arctic Man’ event
The Supreme Court on Monday waded into a freedom of speech case resulting from an arrest at Arctic Man, a snowmobile and ski race event that draws thousands to a remote campsite in Alaska. Justices heard arguments in a case with the potential to affect people who might sue police over ...
Goldberg, Hathaway, Bourdain among NJ Hall of Fame nominees
Actresses Whoopi Goldberg and Anne Hathaway, comedian Chris Rock, "Seinfeld" star Jason Alexander, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and Anthony Bourdain are among the latest nominees to the New Jersey Hall of Fame.The organization announced its list of 50 nominees for the 11th class Friday. Inductees will be announced in ...
Supreme Court rejects net neutrality appeal
The Supreme Court has ended the court fight over repealed Obama-era "net neutrality" rules that required internet providers to treat all online traffic equally. The court on Monday rejected appeals from the telecommunications industry seeking to throw out a lower court ruling in favor of the "net neutrality" rules. The Federal ...
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