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Another court just slapped down Trump’s tariff playbook. U.S. President Donald Trump’s 10 per cent global tariffs were declared unlawful by a federal trade court in a fresh blow to the administration’s economic agenda, just months after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated earlier levies he’d imposed. Article content A divided three-judge panel at the U.S. …
Virginia Supreme Court axes Democrats’ mid-decade redistricting scheme… Court rules Dems violated voter-approved map process with sneaky procedural tricks… Power grab that targeted four extra House seats in 2026 now dead on arrival… Virginia Supreme Court throws out new congressional map pushed by Democrats. The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved Democratic …
They couldn't get a bailout because of Kenneth Gtiffin. pic.twitter.com/aGGM7vjD4z — JR (Boss Gummie) (@JJRich59) May 5, 2026
The UK’s Courts and Tribunals Bill, spearheaded by Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy in late 2025 and moving through Parliament in early 2026, represents the most aggressive overhaul of the English legal system in decades. Defendants lose the right to choose a jury trial for “either-way” offenses (theft, burglary, drug possession) if the court deems …
Conservative majority sides with GOP in major blow to minority representation… Decision allows states more leeway in redrawing districts before 2026 midterms… Justice Roberts: “The world has changed” as court shifts power back to state houses… Democrats warn of “systemic erasure” as House control hangs in the balance… Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district …
Appeals Court hits ousted leader with prison term for “resisting arrest”… Sentence added to existing life term for December 2024 Authoritarian push… Judge: Yoon deployed security officials “like a private army” to bypass Cabinet… Courtroom drama: Former First Lady Kim Keon Hee also sees sentence increased to 4 years… South Korea’s ex-President Yoon sentenced to …
The suspect was charged with attempting to assassinate the president of the United States, as well as for transporting and discharging a firearm. The suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner appeared in court Monday afternoon to face charges of attempting to assassinate the president. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, a teacher …
The guy who tried to turn the press dinner into a war zone is in a DC court right now.. Cole Tomas Allen wrote a manifesto calling himself a “friendly federal assassin”.. He had a ranked hit list of Trump’s cabinet and he almost made it up the stairs.. Now Washington is in total lockdown …
A US federal judge has thrown out far-right activist Laura Loomer’s $150 million defamation lawsuit against comedian Bill Maher over a 2024 late-night joke implying she had a sexual relationship with Donald Trump. The court ruled that Maher’s comments were clearly satirical and could not reasonably be interpreted as factual, and that Loomer failed to …
A judge in Tazewell County just shut this whole thing down. Said the Democrat backed redistricting vote doesn’t even pass the constitution, so it’s out. The Yes vote from Tuesday, blocked. Can’t certify it. Democrats tried to pause that, judge said no. He basically said the whole setup was off from the start, not just …
The MacDill IED plot just handed the #Trump administration the perfect closing argument for the Supreme Court. — Trumpvictory2028 (@trumpvictory24) April 3, 2026 HUGE: The Chinese-Americans accused of attempting to explode an IED at MacDill Air Force Base Visitor’s center in Tampa were anchor babies for illegal parents, colleague @MaryMargOlohan reports. DHS nabbed the duo’s …
Colorado court throws out election denier Tina Peters’ 9-year sentence for tampering with election equipment The state appeals court is asking the trial court to resentence Peters. The Colorado Court of Appeals has thrown out election denier Tina Peters’ nine-year prison sentence, finding that the lower court violated her First Amendment right to free speech …
The bullet that killed conservative commentator Charlie Kirk may not match the rifle used by suspected killer Tyler Robinson, a bombshell new court filing states. Robinson, 22, is facing capital murder charges and a potential death sentence for Kirk’s murder at Utah Valley University on September 10. But his defense attorneys now argue that the …
Woman does her court appearance while driving her car and lies to the judge about it. But its obvious!! 🤣🤣🤣pic.twitter.com/LapqW3l27z — Hambone's Word. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 (@Keithhambone) March 26, 2026
In a major loss for the nation’s music industry, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a major internet service provider is not liable for copyright infringement because it failed to kick known copyright violators off its network. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion for a unanimous court. The nation’s largest record labels want to …
The Supreme Court on Monday appeared ready to overturn a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by, and then received within five business days of, Election Day. After just over two hours of oral argument in Watson v. Republican National Committee, a majority of justices seemed …
h/t @KnoxieLuv Search the files: https://t.co/D75u1M5pXB — Epstein File Search (@epsteinsearchin) March 11, 2026 Factcheck: The FBI reportedly received a complaint on August 8, 2019 that Oren and Tal Alexander raped women at Jeffrey Epstein’s residence. That case was closed at the time. Now, all three Alexander brothers have been convicted of sex trafficking. This …
The percentage of voters with significant levels of confidence in the Supreme Court has dropped to its lowest point since NBC News began polling on the question in 2000, according to the most recent survey. The latest NBC News poll shows that 22% of registered voters nationally said they have a “great deal” or “quite …
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the city’s highest court, has ruled that the District’s ban on firearm magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds violates the Second Amendment. The landmark decision marks a major victory for gun owners and constitutional advocates who have long argued that the District’s strict firearm laws infringe …
The advancement of AI-generated art suffered a crucial blow this week when the Supreme Court left in place a lower-court ruling that such works cannot be protected under U.S. copyright law. The original plaintiff, a computer scientist from Missouri named Stephen Thaler, appealed to the Supreme Court after “lower courts upheld a U.S. Copyright Office …
Washington — A federal appeals court on Monday declined to delay implementation of the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated most of President Trump’s tariffs, allowing next steps in processing of tariff refunds to begin swiftly, following the high court’s decision last month. The decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit clears …
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear two cases filed on behalf of Air Force personnel who sought back pay and affirmation of their religious First Amendment rights after they were kicked out of the service for refusing to comply with the Defense Department’s 2021 vaccine mandate. The justices denied petitions Monday for Poffenbarger …
🚨BREAKING: 5 OF THE 9 SUPREME COURT JUSTICES DID NOT COME TO TRUMP’S STATE OF THE UNION pic.twitter.com/X8cRGmoklK — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) February 25, 2026
Jimmy discusses President Trump’s announcement that the government will be raising global tariffs to 15% as a sort of “end-around” effort after the Supreme Court struck down his earlier tariff authority. Jimmy points out that even conservative justices, including two appointed by Trump, ruled against the previous tariff plan, prompting the administration to pursue a …
CSPAN debunks theory that Trump called under pseudonym to rail against Supreme Court https://t.co/yv1rkDTtYj — Daily Mail (@DailyMail) February 23, 2026 C-SPAN put the rumors to rest after a convincing Trump impersonator called in to criticize the Supreme Court. The network released a statement on Sunday, addressing the caller from Virginia by the name John …
🇺🇸 Trump just posted a 500-word rant saying the Supreme Court "accidentally gave me MORE power" He lost the tariff case 6-3. Two of his own appointees voted against him. His response? The Court's ruling actually expanded his authority. He can use "Licenses" to do "terrible… pic.twitter.com/pXSN1dAd1l — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 23, 2026 BESSENT: …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, There are huge flaws in the Section 122 tariff idea. An appeals court has already invalidated Section 122 tariffs now imposed by Trump. Two New Issues Balance of Payments (discussed in detail below) Unusual and Extraordinary Threat (obviously nonexistent) The statutory requirement for Section 122 is “Large and Serious …
https://twitter.com/grok/status/2025764768582119628 Factcheck: Based on reports from Wired and others, Cantor Fitzgerald (run by Lutnick’s sons) bought rights to tariff refunds at 20-30% of value after the 2025 tariffs, potentially yielding 3-5x returns from the recent Supreme Court ruling striking them down. However, the firm denies executing any such trades. True: Lutnick‑affiliated firms bought tariff‑refund claims …
🚨TRUMP RAISES GLOBAL TARIFF TO 15% Donald Trump announced he will immediately increase the global tariff rate from 10% to 15%, following what he called a flawed and “anti-American” United States Supreme Court decision. He said the move targets countries he accuses of… pic.twitter.com/woHVkzzRMH — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) February 21, 2026 German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, …
The Supreme Court ruled Trump cannot use the 1977 emergency law (IEEPA) to impose broad tariffs, saying he exceeded his authority. However, he still has five alternative statutory tools including Sections 232, 201, 301, 122, and 338 to impose tariffs through different legal… pic.twitter.com/mrAUpLmks7 — The Market Stats (@TheMarketStats) February 20, 2026 Ok… so I …