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☆ More than 800 Western officials pen scathing criticism of Gaza policy
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Mick Krever | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —More than 800 officials from the United States and Europe have signed a scathing criticism of Western policy towards Israel and Gaza, accusing their governments of possible complicity in war crimes. Among them are around 80 United States officials and diplomats, a source told CNN. The official added that the ICJ’s decision to hear a genocide case lodged against Israel was validation for the authors’ concerns. Despite the letter not listing its authors, the US official told CNN many colleagues feared losing their jobs, and that the lower number of US signatories reflected stronger protections for official dissents in Europe. CNN has asked the U.S. State Department, the European Union, and the Dutch Foreign Ministry for a response to the statement.

Persons: “, ”, Israel, Mohammed Salem Organizations: CNN, United, Hamas, International Court of Justice, Union, U.S . State Department, European Union, Dutch Foreign Ministry, ” Locations: United States, Europe, Israel, Gaza, Rafah, The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, British, Ukraine, Russia, China, Iran

☆ Supreme Court Won’t Block Use of Race in West Point Admissions for Now
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Abbie Vansickle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Supreme Court declined on Friday to temporarily block race-conscious admissions at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, clearing the way for the school to continue considering race as a factor in selecting the class that will enroll in the fall. The court’s order rejected a request for emergency relief from Students for Fair Admissions, a conservative group that has repeatedly challenged the consideration of race in higher education, as a lawsuit moves forward. It had asked the justices to act swiftly because West Point was poised to stop accepting applications on Wednesday. The founder of Students for Fair Admissions, Edward Blum, cast the court’s decision as a setback. “It is disappointing that the young men and women who apply to West Point for the foreseeable future will have their race used as a factor to admit or reject them,” he said in a statement.

Persons: Edward Blum, ” Organizations: U.S . Military Academy, West, Fair

☆ Bank of England could be about to open the door to interest rate cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

People walk outside the Bank of England in the City of London financial district, in London, Britain, January 26, 2023. Henry Nicholls | ReutersLONDON — The Bank of England is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at 5.25% on Thursday, but market observers will be closely watching voting patterns, projections and language for hints about future rate cuts. The labor market has shown signs of rebalancing, although the overall trajectory remains somewhat uncertain, while wage growth and services inflation have surprised the Bank's November projections substantially to the downside, Goldman Sachs economists noted on Sunday. "We expect the MPC to retain its data-dependent approach and reiterate that monetary policy 'will need to be sufficiently restrictive for sufficiently long'," Quadri said. Goldman sees a first 25 basis point cut in May, followed by further quarter-point increments at every meeting until the Bank rate reaches 3% in May 2025.watch now

Persons: Henry Nicholls, Goldman Sachs, Ibrahim Quadri, Swati, Catherine, Mann, Quadri, Goldman Organizations: Bank of England, Reuters LONDON, Monetary, MPC, Goldman Locations: City, London, Britain, British, U.K

☆ Kenneth Smith: US Supreme Court declines to halt execution of Alabama inmate set to be the first to die by nitrogen gas
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Dakin Andone | Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Smith is due to be executed during a 30-hour window starting Thursday for his part in a 1988 murder for hire. The state 14 months ago aborted an effort to execute him by lethal injection because officials could not set an intravenous line before the execution warrant expired. Smith and his attorneys last week asked the Supreme Court to pause the execution so they could argue trying to execute Smith a second time would amount to cruel and unusual punishment, violating the Eighth and 14th amendments. In response, the state said the evidence Smith had been vomiting was largely from his own self-reporting. Smith’s execution would mark only the second time in US history that a state would attempt to execute an inmate a second time after initially failing, they said.

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CNN —The federal appeals court in Washington, DC, declined to rehear arguments over whether former President Donald Trump can be prohibited from talking about witnesses and court staff while he awaits trial in the special counsel’s January 6 criminal case. Trump has unsuccessfully tried to challenge the gag order placed on him by Judge Tanya Chutkan late last year through appeals. The 11 judges from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday declined to touch the case after a three-judge panel previously upheld the gag order against Trump. Trump can appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court, and his attorneys have previously indicated that they would appeal the matter to the nation’s highest court if necessary. But the court said the gag order does not apply to comments made about special counsel Jack Smith and narrowed the prohibition Trump had regarding speaking about witnesses in the case, a change from the original gag order.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Tanya Chutkan, Jack Smith, Patricia Millett, Nina Pillard, Bradley Garcia, —, “ Mr, Trump’s Organizations: CNN, DC, Trump Locations: Washington , DC

☆ Opinion | Is the Fed Falling Prey to Groupthink?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Peter Coy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

If you’re looking to argue that the Fed suffers from too much unanimity, the inflationary surge of 2022 looks like evidence. In speeches, various members of the committee had been expressing concerns about inflation, but they weren’t voting that way. She worked at the Fed for 25 years in stints between 1984 and 2022, including one writing up the minutes of Federal Open Market Committee meetings. Meade said one reason dissents are few is that “the meetings aren’t about today, they’re about tomorrow.” Committee meetings occur eight times a year. If a voter feels uncomfortable with the (unanimous) rate decision, that person will try to rally support for a different path at future meetings.

Persons: James Bullard, Louis, Ellen Meade, “, ” Meade, Levin, Meade Organizations: Federal Reserve Bank of St, Duke University, Fed, Open

☆ Supreme Court won’t resolve case concerning self-appointed ‘tester’ of Americans with Disabilities Act
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The court decided the case was moot after the plaintiff at the center of the dispute, Deborah Laufer, dropped her lawsuit. We are not convinced, however, that Laufer abandoned her case in an effort to evade our review,” Barrett wrote. Jackson reiterated her concerns about when the court should and should not vacate lower-court rulings when a case becomes moot on appeal. Though the justices weighed that question during oral arguments, they spent a considerable amount of time trying to figure out if they should resolve the issue at all. The defendant’s website, everybody agrees, is now in compliance with the ADA,” liberal Justice Elena Kagan said during oral arguments.

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☆ Minnesota Supreme Court won’t remove Trump from GOP primary ballot in 14th Amendment challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Marshall Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an attempt to block Donald Trump from the state’s GOP primary ballot next year based on the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban” but said the challengers can try again to block him from the general election ballot if the former president wins the Republican nomination. The ruling is a victory for Trump, in terms of keeping his name on Minnesota’s ballot for the 2024 GOP primary, where recent polling shows he has a commanding lead. However, the Minnesota justices didn’t go as far as Trump’s lawyers wanted, which was to shut down the case altogether and keep the former president on the ballot for both the primary and general election. “But the general election is a different matter. So, the court is essentially inviting a new challenge later, ahead of the general election.”This story has been updated with additional information.

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☆ Supreme Court Delays Efforts to Redraw Louisiana Voting Map
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Abbie Vansickle | More About Abbie Vansickle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower-court ruling that delays an effort to redraw Louisiana’s congressional map, prolonging a bitter clash over the representation of Black voters in the state. Civil rights groups had sought emergency relief from the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court abruptly canceled a scheduled hearing aimed at drafting a new map for Louisiana. That map was to include two districts in which Black voters represent a large enough share of the population to have the opportunity to select a candidate. The appeals court said that the state legislature should have more time to redraw its own map before a lower court stepped in. The Supreme Court’s order was unsigned, which is typical when the justices rule on emergency applications, and there were no public dissents.

Organizations: Republican Locations: Louisiana

☆ Russia won't announce an 'unpopular' troop mobilization until after Putin's reelection bid next year, UK intel predicts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Kremlin will likely wait until after the next election to announce any mobilizations, the UK MOD said. AdvertisementAdvertisementRussia doesn't want to announce an "unpopular" big mobilization of troops until after its next presidential election, according to UK intelligence. "It is therefore highly unlikely that any further mobilisation wave will be implemented before the March 2024 presidential election," it said. Putin has not yet announced that he will seek a new term in office, but the UK MOD said he "will almost certainly run again." The UK MOD said that, despite this, the election process remains "a core tool of political legitimisation" for the Kremlin.

Persons: Putin hasn't, —, Russia's, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Russia aren't Organizations: MOD, Service, UK Ministry of Defence Locations: Russia, Ukraine

☆ The Fed is at odds with itself. That’s a feature, not a bug
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

So, Fed officials are divided, but it doesn’t really matter. Fed officials are still people, and as the saying goes, opinions are like bellybuttons in that everyone’s got one. Fed officials in that committee with voting power have the option to dissent, but it’s only happened twice this cycle. This year’s voters, which are Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker, and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, will be rotated out next year. Up NextMonday: Fed officials Lorie Logan, Michael Barr and Phillip Jefferson deliver remarks.

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☆ A 96-year-old judge has been suspended after a bitter fight that rocked a key federal court
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Staff said Judge Pauline Newman, 96, was "losing it, mentally" after 39 years on the bench. "Judge Newman and her counsel have aggressively sought to discredit this entire process by trying their case in the press while conjuring a narrative of 'hostile,' 'disrespect[ful],' and 'appalling' treatment marked by exercises of 'raw power,' all borne out of 'personal animosity' for Judge Newman," the decision said. Since March, Judge Newman's unusually public dispute with her fellow judges has rocked the Federal Circuit. He has said disagreements between the judge and staff don't come close to showing "disability." AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Federal Circuit appeals court, where Newman has been a judge since 1984, was created to hear cases in niche areas of federal law, like patents and government contracts.

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☆ Judge Pauline Newman, 96, allegedly had a clerk do errands like grocery shopping. It may be unethical, but it's not uncommon.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Judge Pauline Newman is 96 and says colleagues are trying to force her out over petty complaints. But she had an unnamed law clerk run errands and retaliated against an aide, an investigation found. In April, that clerk asked to be transferred to a judge after learning that "other law clerks were assisting Judge Newman in her defense of these proceedings," he said in an affidavit. "To sit at the feet, metaphorically, of Judge Newman, is an opportunity that any aspiring patent lawyer would welcome." The code of conduct for federal judges bars them from using chambers staff for certain extra-judicial activities (running errands isn't specifically listed).

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☆ Fed officials fretted US inflation might not cool further unless economy slows down
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Washington, DC CNN —Federal Reserve officials were wary that inflation would slow further unless the US economy and labor markets also cool down, according to minutes from their July policy meeting released on Wednesday. There have only been two meetings in which Fed officials dissented with a decision since the central bank began lifting rates in March 2022. “Inflation is still significantly above” the Fed’s 2% target, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said earlier this month. The surprising economic strength this summer raised optimism among investors and Fed officials that the US economy can avoid a recession or a sharp uptick in unemployment as inflation continues to slow. Fed economists are in fact no longer projecting a recession, according to the minutes, which Fed Chair Jerome Powell divulged in his post-meeting news conference last month.

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☆ Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma's $6 billion opioid settlement, will hear challenge
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

(Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) and Truth Pharm staged a rally and die-in outside New York's Southern District Federal Court in White Plains. The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked for now a $6 billion bankruptcy settlement by Purdue Pharma that would protect its Sackler family owners from civil lawsuits related to the opioid crisis. The Supreme Court also said it will hear a challenge to the settlement by Purdue, the maker of the opioid OxyContin, by a U.S. Bankruptcy trustee. There were no dissents by any of the court's justices in the order granting the requested hold. The case will be argued in December at the high court.

Persons: Pharm Organizations: New York's Southern, Federal Court, Purdue Pharma, Purdue, U.S Locations: New York's, White Plains

☆ Supreme Court Pauses Opioid Settlement With Sacklers Pending Review
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Abbie Vansickle | More About Abbie Vansickle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to consider the government’s challenge of a bankruptcy settlement involving Purdue Pharma, putting on pause a deal that would have shielded members of the wealthy Sackler family from civil opioid lawsuits in exchange for payments of up to $6 billion to thousands of plaintiffs. In doing so, the court sided with the Justice Department, which had requested the court put the settlement plan on hold while it considered reviewing the agreement. The government has argued that the family behind Purdue Pharma, maker of the prescription painkiller OxyContin, should not be able to take advantage of legal protections meant for debtors in “financial distress.”The court’s order, which was unsigned, gave no reasons and included no public dissents, adds to the uncertainty around the plan to compensate states, local governments, tribes and individuals harmed by the opioid crisis while offering protection for the Sackler family. The order specified that the justices would hear arguments in the case in December. The court’s decision to take up the challenge to the bankruptcy agreement is the latest twist in the yearslong legal battle over compensation for victims of the prescription drug crisis.

Persons: Sackler Organizations: Purdue Pharma, Justice Department

He said in the statement released by the St. Louis Fed that the regional bank "is well-positioned for ongoing success and impact." The St. Louis Fed said Kathleen O'Neill Paese, the regional bank's first vice president and chief operating officer, will act as interim president. The regional bank said its search committee will look nationally for a new leader, noting that its search will be "robust, transparent, fair and inclusive." While they operate under the oversight of the Board of Governors in Washington, regional Fed banks are quasi-private institutions technically owned by member banks. With Bullard's exit, there will be two unfilled regional Fed bank slots.

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☆ In Her First Term, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘Came to Play’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Adam Liptak | More About Adam Liptak | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

From her first week on the Supreme Court bench in October to the final day of the term that ended last week, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson did something remarkable for a junior justice: She established herself as a distinctive voice on the court. “She was not cowed by her surroundings or the historical import of her appointment,” said Melissa Murray, a law professor at New York University. “She came to play.”Other justices have spoken about taking years to find their footing at the court, but Justice Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, wasted no time. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. did not write his first solo dissent in an argued case until 16 years into his tenure. Justice Jackson issued three such dissents in her first term.

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☆ Federal Judge Defends Clarence Thomas in New Book
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Carl Hulse | More About Carl Hulse | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The book recounts 12 cases in which Justice Thomas, in Judge Thapar’s view, assiduously followed the original intent of the Constitution in siding with the aggrieved. He aims to dispel what he says are gross misconceptions about his book’s subject. “By cherry-picking his opinions or misrepresenting them, Justice Thomas’s critics claim that his originalism favors the rich over the poor, the strong over the weak and corporations over consumers,” the book says. While he promotes the book, he has found himself addressing the current furor over the court as much as Justice Thomas’s record — an unusual position in the ranks of federal judges, who usually steer clear of the media. Judge Thapar did note that he believes judges should stick to the letter of the law in providing required information.

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☆ Takeaways from the latest controversial and contentious Supreme Court term
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Ariane De Vogue | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

In his opinion blocking the student debt program, Roberts insisted he is concerned about criticisms of the court. “Make no mistake: Supreme Court ethics reform must happen whether the Court participates in the process or not,” he warned. In June, the court sided with a cement mixing company that sought to bypass federal labor law and sue a union in state court for the destruction of property caused by striking workers. On Tuesday, when Roberts announced the court’s opinion in Moore v. Harper, liberals and even some conservatives exhaled, relieved that the court was rejecting a controversial Trump-backed election law theory. “Justice Jackson has a different view,” he said at one point.

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The US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on Friday, June 30, 2023. Anna Rose Layden/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesCNN senior Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic says that over the past day, "all of the tensions on so many issues" were on display among the justices. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, sitting right next to him, then drew a contrast in her dissent. And she said, 'At this kind of time, what does the Supreme Court do? On the student loans decision: In a "brisk voice and tone," Chief Justice John Roberts "cut to the chase," according to Biskupic.

Persons: Anna Rose Layden, Joan Biskupic, Biskupic, Neil Gorsuch, Sonia Sotomayor, Sotomayor, Lorie Smith, John Roberts, —, Elena Kagan, Roberts, Kagan Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, CNN, Civil Locations: Washington ,, Colorado, America

☆ The Supreme Court Delivered Two Big Rulings
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Supreme Court’s six-member conservative supermajority imposed its authority today in a pair of major decisions that were applauded by the right and denounced by the White House. Justices struck down President Biden’s student debt cancellation program. The Supreme Court ruled that the Education Department did not have the authority to forgive up to $20,000 of student debt, as Biden had promised last year. My colleague Ron Lieber outlined six other ways in which you can still cancel your student debt. The court also backed a business that refused to provide services for gay couples.

Persons: Biden’s, Biden, John Roberts, Ron Lieber Organizations: White, Education Department, Congress

“The Harvard and UNC admissions programs cannot be reconciled with the guarantees of the Equal Protection Clause. We have never permitted admissions programs to work in that way, and we will not do so today,” Roberts wrote. During oral arguments, Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar stressed the unique interests of the military and argued that race-based admissions programs further the nation’s compelling interest of diversity. Steve Vladeck, CNN Supreme Court analyst and professor at the University of Texas School of Law, said the decision will still not end the legal fight over college admissions. The Supreme Court stepped in to consider the case before it was heard by a federal appeals court.

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☆ Highlights of the Affirmative Action Opinions and Dissents
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Charlie Savage | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down race-conscious admissions policies for most colleges and universities across the country in a pair of cases challenging affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. In a sign of the complexity and politically charged nature of the issue, the majority opinion, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., was accompanied by three concurring opinions and two dissenting ones. The vote was 6 to 3. Here are some excerpts:In his opinion, Chief Justice Roberts said giving Black and Latino applicants an edge over white and Asian applicants in the name of diversity violated the equal protection clause of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.

Persons: John G, Roberts, Justice Roberts Organizations: Harvard, University of North Locations: University of North Carolina

☆ ‘This Is Not a Normal Court’: Biden Slams Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Michael D. Shear | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden declared on Thursday that the Supreme Court “is not a normal court” shortly after the conservative majority ended nearly a half-century of affirmative action in college admissions. In brief remarks at the White House after the 6-to-3 ruling, with the court’s three liberal justices offering blistering dissents, Mr. Biden assailed the decision and said he continued to believe in the need for diversity. “Because the truth is, we all know it: Discrimination still exists in America,” Mr. Biden told reporters during his remarks in the Roosevelt Room. “Discrimination still exists in America. Discrimination still exists in America.

Persons: Biden, “, ” Mr, ” Organizations: White Locations: America, New York City

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