ACLU urges injunction against separating immigrant families
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday urged a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction to block the Trump administration from routinely separating unauthorized immigrant parents from their children.
Supreme court spurns appeal in police shooting of boy with replica gun
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A California sheriff’s deputy will face a civil rights lawsuit for fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy who was carrying a plastic pellet gun resembling an assault rifle after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the of…
‘Paws crossed!’ Giant panda may be pregnant at Washington zoo
(Reuters) – One of the U.S. capital’s resident giant pandas may be pregnant, officials at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo said on Monday, but warned fans of the wooly black-and-white mammals not to get baby fever just yet.
Supreme court sidesteps North Carolina dispute over Republican election maps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court threw out a lower court’s ruling that Republicans lawmakers in North Carolina drew congressional district boundaries to ensure lopsided electoral victories for their party against rival Democrats.
ACLU seeks injunction to block immigrant families’ separations
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday urged a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction compelling U.S. officials to keep immigrant parents and their children together.
Conviction of SAC’s Martoma upheld despite jury instructions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Monday upheld the insider trading conviction of Mathew Martoma, a former portfolio manager for billionaire Steven A. Cohen, finding enough evidence to establish guilt despite defective jury instru…
California wildfire tears through land, threatens rural community
(Reuters) – A fast-spreading wildfire threatened to cut off access to a rural community in northern California on Monday, destroying almost two dozen structures and forcing authorities to order the evacuation of about 3,000 residents.
Supreme court largely backs Texas Republicans over electoral maps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Texas Republicans by reviving electoral districts drawn by the state legislature that had been thrown out by a lower court for diluting the influence of black and Hispanic vote…
U.S. top court largely backs Texas Republicans over electoral maps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to Texas Republicans by reviving electoral districts drawn by the state legislature that had been thrown out by a lower court for diluting the influence of black and Hispanic vote…
Supreme Court ducks dispute over florist who refused gay wedding request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After siding with a baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sent back to lower courts a similar dispute over a florist who declined to create flower arrangements for a same-sex …
