Personal and business bankruptcy filings rose 16.2 percent in the twelve-month period ending Sept. 30, 2024, compared with the previous year.
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The court is still in session on Election Day with oral arguments this morning in Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Becerra and E.M.D. Sales v. Carrera. Security has been increased around the building. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:
- SCOTUS punts on review of standard that helped mentally disabled man avoid death penalty (Ryan Knappenberger & Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service)
- Billions
Delegates from dozens of countries gathered nearly 25 year ago in Stockholm, Sweden for the Stockholm International Forum, where they affirmed a global commitment to combatting racism, antisemitism, ethnic hatred, and ignorance of history. That meeting sparked what became a 16-year open process to develop much-needed anti-racism tools, including the creation of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
Antisemitism is generally understood as a certain perception of Jews that veers into hatred, but specific examples … Read the rest
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The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.
In its 2000 decision in Hill v. Colorado, the Supreme Court upheld a Colorado law enacted to prevent groups or individuals who oppose abortion from protesting, handing out materials, or speaking to patients, doctors, or staff outside of medical facilities that offer the procedure. Two years ago, when the … Read the rest
He was an empty man,
so he tried to fill his life
with trinkets
and things
and people
who did his bidding.
He grasped at money
and straws
and put them in the emptiness
of his vessel.
Everything he saw
that gleamed
or shined
or smelled or tasted nice,
he shoved inside
his body
with abandon.
After a while,
everything left him,
emptier than before,
and he despaired
of ever filling the void.
Then, old age
slowed his urges,
and
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The Supreme Court on Friday night left in place a ruling by Pennsylvania’s highest court that requires election boards in the state to count provisional ballots submitted by voters whose mail-in ballots had been deemed invalid.
The brief unsigned order came just four days before election day. Recent polls show former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris tied in Pennsylvania, which both candidates regard as a key part of their hopes of winning the White House. The … Read the rest
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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:
- Supreme Court allows Virginia to purge voter rolls ahead of election (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
- Supreme Court allows Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations (Mark Sherman, The Associated Press)
- Supreme Court Declines to Remove R.F.K. Jr. From Ballot in Two Key States (Abbie VanSickle, The New York Times)
- There’s no such thing as a guaranteed
The recent report of H5N1 influenza in a pig in the US is getting a lot of attention. That’s warranted since it’s noteworthy, but as is typical, a lot of the social media buzz is overblown. This is a concerning situation that we need to watch, and we need to up our overall game with H5N1. However, this recent finding is neither unexpected nor a doomsday situation.
The highlights of the recent event:
- H5N1 flu was found in a pigs