The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has reversed a lower court decision that allowed two organizations to send pre-filled mail ballot applications to voters in Kansas. Legal experts say the ruling on the actions of VoteAmerica and the Voter Participation Center (VPC) is significant. The VPC sent voting packages to [&hell...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump named Matt Gaetz as attorney general on Wednesday. “It is my Great Honor to announce that Congressman Matt Gaetz, of Florida, is hereby nominated to be The Attorney General of the United States,” Trump said on his Truth Social media platform. Gaetz is a “deeply gifted and tenacious att...
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ attempt to transfer his Georgia election interference case to federal court. Meadows was indicted for his role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. He has argued that the case should be heard federally due to his position […]
A judge in New York has postponed a ruling on President-elect Donald Trump’s request for immunity in his hush money conviction case. Trump’s legal team argues that as president-elect, he should be protected by presidential immunity. They are urging for dismissal. Judge Juan Merchan granted a delay until Nov. 19 for prosecutors to respond...
ANKARA (AA) – Australia appointed its first anti-slavery commissioner to strengthen efforts aimed at “preventing and responding to modern slavery.” Chris Evans, a former senator and anti-human trafficking activist, will begin a five-year term on December 2, said a statement issued by Attorney General Mark Dreyfus’ office. “Modern slavery depri...
Among the many supporters of Donald Trump cheering his victory, the most zealous celebrations may be coming from the people who have been criminally charged for storming the Capitol in his name on Jan. 6, 2021. Jan. 6 defendants are poised to deluge the courts with requests to delay their cases in order to […]
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has become the first convicted felon to reach the nation’s highest office. The president-elect is likely to grind the cases against him to a halt after defeating Vice President Kamal Harris. With impending control of the Justice Department, Trump will be able to shutter his federal criminal case...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against CBS News on Thursday, alleging that the television network edited an interview with Vice President and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris on 60 Minutes that painted her in a positive light, according to media outlets. The suit was filed in US [&...
More than 3.5 million people live in U.S. territories, according to the most recent Census data. However, despite their citizenship status, Americans in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands cannot vote in the presidential election. Residents of American Samoa, another territory, are U.S. nationals rather than...
U.S. District Judge Christopher Conner has dismissed Republicans’ challenge against a state law that obligates Pennsylvania to accept military and overseas ballots cast without requiring proof of identification. The case concerned Pennsylvania’s Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act that allows overseas and military voters to mail in ballot...
