Michigan Supreme Court denies to hear appeal by parents of Oxford school shooterThe Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear an appeal brought by the parents of teenage school shooter Ethan Crumbley where they are accused of manslaughter. ….. Read More.UPI – United States | United States NewsTue, October 3, 202311 hours ago
He, She, They: The Pronoun Debate Will Likely Land at the Supreme CourtOnce again, a pitched battle in America’s culture wars is making its steady way to the U.S. Supreme Court. In this round, the emerging question is whether public school children have a right to choose names and pronouns affirming their gender identity, or whether parents’ right to manage the upbringing of their children overrides it. Three separate federal appeals courts have already confronted the issue, which has left school administrators across the country having to pick between the wishes and needs of students on one hand, and the demands of parents that they be alerted to their children’s gender and pronoun preferences at school on the other. The legal issues in these cases are not easy ones, pitting children’s rights against their parents’ rights. Upset parents contend that by using a child’s preferred pronouns without their knowledge, government…
California Board Wins Court Fight To Prevent Exxon From Trucking OilA judge recently upheld a 3-2 decision by the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to ban Exxon Mobil from trucking oil to processing plants while a ruptured pipeline undergoes repairs. The ruling comes at a time when oil hovers around $100 per barrel and truck diesel prices at the pump stood over $4.50 per gallon nationally and more than $6 in California. Exxon sustained a pipe break in 2015, causing an environmentally disastrous spill along the Gaviota coastline. With repair plans in the works, Exxon sought a permit to restore production at three dormant wells. The Golden State oil industry reportedly supports approximately 365,000 workers and generates $150 billion in annual revenue. “We disagree with the decision, which disregards our employees, contractors and countless others working in California’s oil and gas industry who depend on these jobs to support…
Mother who decapitated her five-year-old son with a machete and ate his head is declared insane: Egy…Accused Hanaa Mohamed Hassan, 29, was on trial for her son Youssef’s gruesome murder in Egypt, but judges at the Criminal Court of Zagazig ruled she was not fit to plead. ….. Read More.DAILY MAIL – World News | World News & EventsTue, October 3, 20238 hours ago
Key Supreme Court cases, issues to watch in new perilous termThe Supreme Court just started its latest term, and while the justices are still filling out their calendar, there are already some crucial cases to watch. ….. Read More.MSNBC – The Latest | U.S. and World NewsTue, October 3, 202310 hours ago
The Supreme Court Cases That Could Redefine the InternetIn the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, both Facebook and Twitter decided to suspend lame-duck President Donald Trump from their platforms. He had encouraged violence, the sites reasoned; the megaphone was taken away, albeit temporarily. To many Americans horrified by the attack, the decisions were a relief. But for some conservatives, it marked an escalation in a different kind of assault: It was, to them, a clear sign of Big Tech’s anti-conservative bias.That same year, Florida and Texas passed bills to restrict social-media platforms’ ability to take down certain kinds of content. (Each is described in this congressional briefing.) In particular, they intend to make political “deplatforming” illegal, a move that would have ostensibly prevented the removal of Trump from Facebook and Twitter. The constitutionality of these laws has since been challenged in lawsuits—the tech platforms maintain…