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Supreme Court leaves in place Avenatti conviction for plotting to extort up to $25M from Nike
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 ...
Wisconsin judge to hear union lawsuit against collective bargaining restrictions
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A law that drew massive protests and made Wisconsin the center of a national fight over union rights ...
Maddow Blog | Senate Democrats request a chat with Roberts about Alito’s antics
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Senate Democrats have repeatedly raised concerns about Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, though they’ve been reluctant to take meaningful steps to address ...
‘We could have done more to fight’
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a new interview criticized her fellow Democrats for their response to the Supreme Court’s reversal ...
Key Senate Democrats seek meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over ‘Supreme Court’s ethics crisis’
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Two top Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee asked to meet with Chief Justice John Roberts to address “the Supreme Court’s ethics ...
Democratic senators request meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over flags flown at Alito’s homes
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Democratic senators are requesting a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts after reports that two separate flags carried ...
Gavin Newsom pounces as Republicans come to Big Oil’s defense
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SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom has a new set of adversaries in his hard-charging campaign against Big Oil. Nineteen Republican attorneys ...
Lawmakers Dial Up Pressure on Alito to Recuse From Elections Cases
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WASHINGTON — A growing number of Democratic lawmakers called for Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases related to Jan. 6, ...
The ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag evolves from Revolutionary War symbol to banner of the far right
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is embroiled in a second flag controversy in as many weeks, this time ...