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☆ Special counsel feeds frenzy over Biden’s age
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Zachary Wolf | Analysis Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

An independent special counsel poured kerosene on concerns about Joe Biden’s age with pointed language about the president’s poor memory after concluding Biden had willfully mishandled classified documents – and that his failing memory makes him impossible to convict. ► He appears poised for a win at the Supreme Court. Feeding the frenzy about Biden’s ageIn concluding Biden should not be prosecuted, Special Counsel Robert Hur, a former Trump-appointed US Attorney in Maryland, offered a political indictment of the president’s fitness. Still, larger Trump-related questions loom for the Supreme Court, such as whether Trump enjoys absolute immunity from prosecution. Trump attorney Jonathan Mitchell speaks before the Supreme Court on February 8.

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☆ Trump 14th Amendment Supreme Court oral arguments: What to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The court scheduled 80 minutes for the arguments that will kick off shortly after 10 a.m. Though the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, the court has never before wrestled with a claim based on the insurrection clause. The case, Trump v. Anderson, is on appeal from the Colorado Supreme Court, which in December ruled that the former president is no longer eligible to serve. Trump is simultaneously juggling four criminal prosecutions – including one that could reach the Supreme Court in coming days dealing with whether he can claim immunity from criminal prosecution. While the stakes for Trump are enormous, they are also significant for the Supreme Court.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press over a story about two women’s accounts to police alleging he engaged in sexual misconduct. The court cited state anti-SLAPP law in rejecting Wynn's claim that he was defamed in the February 2018 AP article, which cited police documents. SLAPP, or strategic lawsuits against public participation, refers to court filings made to intimidate or silence critics. Photos You Should See View All 21 Images“We believe the Nevada Supreme Court made the right decision," Easton said. The Supreme Court accepted written briefings but did not hear oral arguments again before issuing Thursday's ruling.

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☆ Colorado ballot: Trump lawyer calls Jan. 6 a shameful 'riot' in Supreme Court exchange over the definition of 'insurrection'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump's lawyer argued the Capitol attack was a "riot," not an "insurrection," before the US Supreme Court. Most legal experts anticipate the conservative-majority Supreme Court to side with Trump. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . What we said in our opening brief was President Trump did not engage in any act that can plausibly be characterized as an insurrection." Most legal experts on constitutional law say the US Supreme Court is likely to side with Trump.

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☆ The Supreme Court Ballot Case Made for Must-Hear TV
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( James Poniewozik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

If you were to list the ingredients of riveting live television, you would probably not include still photos, empty TV studios and parsing the nuances between the nouns “office” and “officer.”Thursday’s Supreme Court arguments over Colorado’s attempt to remove former President Donald J. Trump from the ballot on the grounds of insurrection had all of those. But the proceedings, carried via live audio on cable news, also had two essentials of must-watch (or -hear) TV: High stakes and novelty. The stakes were clear, whether or not you could follow the dissection of the insurrection clause of the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court only began livestreaming oral arguments in 2020, during the pandemic. Having such consequential arguments take over cable news for a full morning is a rarity.

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“What do you do with the – what would seem to me to be – the plain consequences of your position?" Chief Justice John Roberts asked attorney Jason Murray, who argued on behalf of the Colorado voters who brought the lawsuit. “The reason we’re here is because Donald Trump tried to disenfranchise 80 million voters,” he said. The Colorado Supreme Court agreed, ruling that Trump's conduct amounted to engaging in "insurrection" in violation of Section 3. But it is not the last time the Supreme Court will be called upon to settle questions with an outsized impact on the 2024 election.

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☆ Supreme Court set to hear Trump challenge to Colorado ballot ban that cited 'insurrection'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Six Republican and unaffiliated voters in Colorado had filed the lawsuit that led to the state Supreme Court ruling. Grimsley predicted that claim will be closely scrutinized by the Supreme Court justices during oral arguments. "I think the justices will be very interested in that question, if only because President or former President Trump has made that the lead argument in this case," Grimsley said. Three of the nine Supreme Court justices who will hear his appeal Thursday were appointed by Trump — Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. Three other justices who were appointed by Republican presidents with Trump's appointees comprise a conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court.

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The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on whether Trump can remain on Colorado's primary ballot. The Colorado Supreme Court, however, overturned that judge's ruling and proceeded to ban him . The Supreme Court has never directly ruled on the application of the clause. US Supreme Court building Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesCarolyn Shapiro, founder of Chicago-Kent's Institute on the Supreme Court of the United States, said kicking the ultimate decision to Congress could be "the worst thing they could do." Whatever the outcome, experts said there's little to no political cover for the Supreme Court.

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It states that no one can hold office who has previously taken an oath to support the Constitution but then engaged in an insurrection or provided help to enemies of the United States. The Colorado Supreme Court agreed, ruling that Trump's conduct amounted to engaging in "insurrection" in violation of Section 3. And only an appointed and not an elected official can be an ‘officer of the United States,’” his legal team said. “My colleagues and I have filed a brief in the Supreme Court on that very question, and we have argued to the Supreme Court that that is the quintessential insurrection or rebellion against the Constitution of the United States. “He is the presumptive Republican nominee and the leading candidate for President of the United States.

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☆ Opinion: Trump asks Supreme Court to pause his trial. It shouldn’t take the bait
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Joshua A. Douglas | Opinion Joshua A. Douglas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The Supreme Court should not take the bait. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on that issue on Thursday.) The Supreme Court should decline the invitation and instead allow the trial to proceed. The only clear path to increase the likelihood of a trial before November would be for the Supreme Court to deny Trump’s stay request. There is nothing for the US Supreme Court to add to the issue.

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☆ The Evolving Watchdog Group Behind the Ballot Challenge to Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Kenneth P. Vogel | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

No matter how the Supreme Court rules on Donald J. Trump’s challenge to a Colorado court ruling barring him from the state’s primary ballot, the case has already been a win for one group. Oral arguments in the case on Thursday represent the culmination of a long and sometimes fitful evolution for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, the watchdog group that initiated the case. The group helped find the plaintiffs who brought the case in Colorado and funded the lawsuit arguing that Mr. Trump is ineligible for the presidency because he engaged in an insurrection by promoting the storming of the Capitol by his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. Its pivotal role in the case comes amid intensifying pressure from donors for technically nonpartisan groups to take unambiguous and aggressive sides in a polarized Washington. It often struggled to raise money.

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☆ How using the 14th Amendment against Trump went from a ‘pipe-dream fantasy’ to the Supreme Court
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

‘A sheer coincidence’The journey to the Supreme Court unknowingly began even before the insurrection itself. (In the Cawthorn case, the group partnered with a retired GOP state Supreme Court justice.) CREW appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court, whose members were all appointed by Democratic governors, though they originate from a pool of candidates recommended by a bipartisan panel. Trump appealed the Colorado ruling to the US Supreme Court in early January and oral arguments are set for Thursday. “It’s embarrassing, and it shows the imbalance on our state Supreme Court,” Buck told CNN.

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☆ We're raising our price target on Eli Lilly by $120 after its excellent quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Bottom line Eli Lilly delivered a strong report Tuesday. Still, it's not a surprise to see shares of Eli Lilly fall nearly 2% Tuesday, to around $694 each. Despite doubling manufacturing capacity year over year in 2023, Eli Lilly said demand for its GLP-1s is "likely to outpace supply" this year. We're raising our Eli Lilly price target to $750 a share from $630, while reiterating our 2 rating on the stock, meaning we'd wait for a pullback before adding to our position. Eli Lilly & Co. Mounjaro brand tirzepatide medication arranged at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, US, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023.

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Trump has pledged to appeal and has until Monday to ask the Supreme Court to temporarily block the ruling. Perhaps to speed things along, the appeals court established a quick schedule for Trump to respond to Tuesday’s ruling, giving Trump until February 12 to file an emergency stay request with the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court, however, can take as long as it likes at each step. The cases are entirely separate – this is a criminal prosecution against Trump, and the upcoming Supreme Court case is a civil attempt to remove Trump from state ballots. Further, the appeals court’s findings and explanations in Tuesday’s ruling are not binding on the Supreme Court.

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☆ Donald Trump makes final effort to convince Supreme Court he didn't engage in an insurrection ahead of oral arguments in Colorado ballot case
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Donald Trump filed a final brief to the Supreme Court ahead of arguments in his Colorado ballot case. Attorneys for Trump this week made a last push to convince the top court to keep him on the ballot. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the case beginning on Thursday after agreeing to take up Trump's appeal. Advertisement"There was no 'insurrection,' President Trump did not 'incite' anything, and President Trump did not 'engage in' anything that constitutes 'insurrection,'" lawyers for the former president argued Monday. The Colorado Supreme Court, however, overturned that judge's ruling and proceeded to ban him from the ballot.

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The South Carolina Supreme Court reversed course last summer when it upheld the ban after striking down a similar version. An earlier lawsuit by Planned Parenthood argued that the law violated patients' right to privacy. Susanna Birdsong, a lawyer for Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, responded that abortion providers have had to make that more conservative interpretation because of the “onerous penalties” for noncompliance. Planned Parenthood has stopped providing abortions when “early embryonic electrical activity” is visible by ultrasound, the group wrote in Monday's filing. “We’re righting for every inch of ground in South Carolina," Birdsong said.

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☆ Analysis: How Trump’s legal battles impact his 2024 presidential campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Critical days are ahead in Donald Trump’s multiple legal battles. — On Thursday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments over a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court to throw Trump off the ballot under the 14th Amendment’s ban on insurrectionists. Maine has taken a similar step to Colorado but that case hasn’t yet reached the US Supreme Court. Nikki Haley, is now arguing that Trump’s legal entanglements make him a disastrous pick for her party by seizing on the news that he spent more than $50 million from political action committees on legal fees. So, definitely a good day for President Trump, but not necessarily out of the woods,” Goodman said.

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☆ Food poisoning: How to make the recovery process go more smoothly
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Jocelyn Solis-Moreira | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Anyone who has dealt with food poisoning knows it’s an experience no one wants to repeat. There’s no exact way to predict how long food poisoning will last, but there are ways to make the recovery process go smoother. This can come from eating food left out too long at room temperature, along with undercooked and raw food. Children, on the other hand, should use an oral rehydration solution such as Pedialyte to ease food poisoning symptoms. Older adults and those with a weakened immune system should see a doctor immediately for food poisoning treatment.

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☆ In South America, African-Inspired Religions Gain More Followers
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +5 min

Followers of African-based religions are on the rise in South America new data shows, a reflection of how the region's African heritage is gaining a greater voice beyond Brazil where such traditions are widely recognized. Surveys on religious beliefs in Argentina and Uruguay point to a rising number of people who identify with African-inspired faiths. Over 2% of Uruguayans identify as followers of African-inspired faiths like Umbanda. Oral histories and traditions associated with the African-based religions have long been misunderstood or demonized as "witchcraft," she said. "We've made strides in terms of the laws around practicing our religion, that in theory protect against discrimination," she said.

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☆ The relentless focus on White Christian nationalism is spreading a racist myth
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

That’s how critics have described White Christian nationalism, a deviant strain of religion that has infected the political mainstream. But there is another cost to the spread of White Christian nationalism that no one mentions. The relentless coverage of White Christian nationalism is spreading a racist myth: that Whiteness is the default setting for evangelical Christianity. In a February 2023 survey, nearly two-thirds of White evangelical Protestants qualified as sympathizers or adherents to Christian nationalism. However, he rejects the political beliefs associated with White Christian nationalism.

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☆ How lawyers in the Trump ballot case are training for the Supreme Court arguments
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Joan Biskupic | Cnn Senior Supreme Court Analyst | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Mitchell joined the case on behalf of Trump around the time arguments were underway at the Colorado Supreme Court. Georgetown’s Supreme Court Institute, for instance, relies heavily on attorneys who have served in the US solicitor general’s office, the government’s top lawyers before the Supreme Court. (The Institute, which operates on a non-partisan basis and offers its sessions for free, declined to comment on the Trump case arrangement.) Particularly valuable for any moot court, along with former members of the solicitor general’s office, are former Supreme Court law clerks. In that November 2021 controversy, the Supreme Court allowed Mitchell 10 minutes as an an intervenor on the Texas side.

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And there’s a good chance that all three legal dramas see major movement next week. New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking a staggering $370 million penalty from Trump. Trump is already siphoning a portion of his political donations to pay legal fees associated with the 91 criminal charges filed against him in four indictments. In 2023 alone, The New York Times reported , Trump spent roughly $50 million in donor money on legal bills and investigation-related expenses. The Best Cartoons on Donald Trump View All 280 ImagesIn December, the Colorado Supreme Court found Trump ineligible to hold office under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' lawsuit against the Republican-controlled Legislature arguing that it is obstructing basic government functions. The court's liberal majority agreed to hear the case, with the three conservative justices dissenting. The court only agreed to immediately hear one of the three issues Evers brought forward in the complaint. The Legislature convened a lame duck session just weeks before Evers took office to weaken the incoming governor’s powers.

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☆ Oklahoma considers banning consensual nudes before marriage
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

An Oklahoma GOP lawmaker is proposing a bill that would make sexting illegal unless you're married. The bill, if passed, would target those involved in "unlawful pornography" with harsh punishments. AdvertisementOklahoma's senate is set to consider a bill that would make it illegal to send nudes before marriage. Oklahoma Senate Bill 1976, pre-filed by Republican State Sen. Dusty Deevers ahead of its planned formal introduction on February 5, primarily targets child pornography, though a section of it prohibits other forms of "unlawful pornography."

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☆ Trump’s critics hope that Antonin Scalia can sway the Supreme Court in 14th Amendment fight
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( John Fritze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

On a court where conservatives hold a 6-3 supermajority, including three Trump nominees, citing Scalia is no coincidence. The advocates are hoping to convince the justices that they can write off Trump’s arguments in a way that still squares with conservative legal principles. The Scalia concurrence, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and two other conservatives, involved a dispute between the teamsters and a soda distributor. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and former President Donald Trump. “Many times, members of the court greatly respect each other but will disagree with what they’ve had to say,” Muller said.

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