US Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of Trump, restoring him to Colorado primary ballot
By Tom Carter. The US Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in favor of former Republican President Donald Trump on Monday, reversing a decision by the Colorado state Supreme Court to remove him from the ballot for the Republican Party primary in Colorado, which takes place on March 5. On December 19,
Federal judge blocks anti-immigrant SB4 law in Texas as unconstitutional
By Kevin Reed. On Thursday, a federal judge blocked a recently passed Texas law that usurps federal authority over the southern border with Mexico and violates the US Constitution. Senate Bill 4 (SB4), which was approved by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on December 18, gives the state police sweeping powers to arrest
Sri Lanka government enacts social media crackdown law, tables new anti-terrorism law
By Sanjaya Jayasekera. Sri Lanka Speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena last Thursday (01) signed into law the Online Safety Act (No 09 of 2024) (OSA), a piece of legislation long prepared by the ruling class to crack down upon freedom of dissent in the country. The law was approved by the Parliament
Supreme Court lines up with Trump at hearing on Colorado ballot exclusion ruling
By Patrick Martin. The US Supreme Court heard more than two hours of oral argument Thursday over whether the state of Colorado could exclude fascist ex-president Donald Trump from the presidential ballot because of his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on Congress. The mob assault was aimed at shutting down
Appellate court rejects Trump’s claim that he cannot be prosecuted for seeking to overthrow the 2020 election
By John Burton. On Tuesday, a panel of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected former president Donald Trump’s claim that he cannot be prosecuted for attempting to overthrow the 2020 election by lying about supposed voter fraud, fabricating slates of phony electors, pressuring Vice-President Mike Pence
US Supreme Court to hear Biden administration appeal aimed at giving it sweeping power to separate immigrant families
By Jacob Crosse. The Biden administration is demanding the Supreme Court grant State Department officials unchallenged power to separate mixed-immigration status families without having to offer an explanation to, or accept an appeal from, US citizens. On January 12 the US Supreme Court announced it would hear an appeal by the Biden
ATB driven by class hate, will be used against working class fighting austerity: Submissions to Court against ATB – Part 03
Our Reporter. This is the Part 03 of the article we commenced posting on Tuesday (30), detailing the submissions made to Supreme Court of Sri Lanka against the Anti-Terrorism Bill, challenged by PTA victim poet Ahnaf Jazeem. Read Part 01. Read Part 02. Testing Constitutionality Jayasekera also submitted to court that the standard
ATB could not be part of a quality democracy: Submissions to Court against ATB – Part 02
Our Reporter. This is the Part 02 of the article we commenced posting on Tuesday (30), detailing the submissions made to Supreme Court of Sri Lanka against the Anti-Terrorism Bill, challenged by PTA victim poet Ahnaf Jazeem. Read Part 01. Read Part 03. Democratic Quality ATB "fails to reach even the minimum threshold
Death row inmate executed by first-ever nitrogen asphyxiation: “Tonight Alabama causes humanity to take a step backwards”
By Kate Randol. The state of Alabama put Kenneth Eugene Smith to death Thursday evening at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. With his execution, Alabama has earned the macabre distinction of being the first US state, and likely the first government entity internationally, to utilize nitrogen asphyxiation to deliberately kill
Supreme Court narrowly upholds federal immigration authority against Texas measures
By John Burton On Monday, the US Supreme Court overruled a lower court injunction that was preventing US Border Patrol agents from removing sections of razor wire laid along the banks of the Rio Grande by Texas officials at the direction of the state’s fascistic, anti-immigrant Governor Greg Abbott. The Supreme Court’s