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In an order on Monday, the appeals court denied Musk's request that the panel or all 13 active judges revisit the case. Alex Spiro, a lawyer for Musk, confirmed on Tuesday that Musk plans an appeal to the Supreme Court. In its May 15 decision, the appeals court panel said Musk could not revisit the screening of tweets because he had "changed his mind." "Supreme Court law holds otherwise." The Supreme Court typically hears oral arguments in about 70 of the approximately 5,000 cases it reviews each year.

Persons: Elon Musk, Alex Spiro, Musk, tweeting, Jonathan Stempel, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Tesla, Supreme, Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S, Circuit, SEC, Twitter, Thomson Locations: U.S, Manhattan, New Orleans, New York

Former President Donald Trump has a week of campaign stops on the calendar as he gears up for another collision with the law — a departure from the lead-up to the first two criminal indictments he faced this year. Trump had no public official campaign stops in the five days before each of his first two indictments, in New York and Florida. On Tuesday, the former president will attend a campaign fundraising event in New Orleans, with tickets going for $23,200 per person/per couple. On Friday, Trump will speak at the Republican Party of Iowa’s 2023 Lincoln Dinner alongside most other 2024 GOP presidential candidates. Trump is also leveraging the specter of an indictment in his fundraising tactics.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, Joe Biden’s, ” Trump, Steven Cheung Organizations: Republican Party of, Biden Department of Justice, NBC, White Locations: New York, Florida, New Orleans, Iowa, Pennsylvania

Companies Tesla Inc FollowJuly 21 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday said it will reconsider its recent decision that Tesla (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk violated federal labor law by tweeting that employees would lose stock options if they joined a union. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans granted Tesla's request to revisit the case "en banc," meaning that its 16 active judges will take part. Musk issued the tweet as the United Auto Workers sought to organize employees at Tesla's plant in Fremont, California. "But why pay union dues & give up stock options for nothing?" The appeals court panel found "substantial evidence" that the tweet was "an implied threat to end stock options as retaliation for unionization."

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk, Jonathan Stempel, Jonathan Oatis, Deepa Babington Organizations: Tesla, U.S, Circuit, National Labor Relations Board, Musk's, United Auto Workers, NLRB, Republican, Twitter, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Forbes, Thomson Locations: New Orleans, Fremont , California, U.S, New York

Companies Tesla Inc FollowJuly 21 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Friday said it will reconsider its recent decision that Tesla (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk violated federal labor law by tweeting that employees would lose stock options if they joined a union. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans said it will review the case en banc, meaning that all active judges will take part. Musk issued the tweet on May 20, 2018, as the United Auto Workers was seeking to organize employees at Tesla's plant in Fremont, California. "But why pay union dues & give up stock options for nothing?" Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Musk, Jonathan Stempel, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Tesla, U.S, Circuit, National Labor Relations Board, United Auto Workers, Thomson Locations: New Orleans, Fremont , California, New York

☆ When an airline made his bag disappear, a magician bought another plane ticket to get back in the airport and track it down with an Apple AirTag
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He used his Apple AirTag to track down his bag and bought a plane ticket to get back into the terminal. Thankfully he had a trick up his sleeve — an Apple AirTag in his missing bag. It was not in the terminal," Orleans said. The AirTag app was showing the bag close to the terminal, so Orleans thought maybe it had somehow gotten brought inside. Danny Orleans bought a new plane ticket so he could go back into the airport to find his bag.

Persons: Danny Orleans's, Danny Orleans, Orleans, he's, they've Organizations: United Airlines, Apple, United, Orleans, Newark Liberty International Locations: Newark, Orleans, Chicago, New York, Boston

☆ More Americans are moving to Spain — and paying high prices for real estate
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Ana Teresa Solá | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

A real estate agency window in Alicante, Spain. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesMore Americans are flocking to Spain for longer, whether as so-called digital nomads working abroad or to enjoy a new life in retirement. In addition, the home prices that grew the most in the same period were paid by Americans, according to the report. According to the General Council of Notaries report, American buyers are focusing on urban areas like Madrid — as with any big city, people are attracted to its job opportunities and amenities, said Ingrim. However, Americans who want a different retirement or remote work experience and an adventure by relocating to Spain should take a few factors into consideration.

Persons: Danes, Cash, Alex Ingrim, Chase Buchanan, Jude Boudreaux, Ingrim, Boudreaux, doesn't Organizations: Getty, General, Finance, CNBC's Locations: Alicante, Spain, Florence, Italy, Madrid, Andalusia, Valencia, Europe, U.S, New Orleans, American, Portugal, Spanish

☆ First investment, cost basis, selling 'dogs' — we answer 3 questions from members
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-16 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

We will only consider more general questions about the investment process or stocks in the portfolio or related industries. However, it's important to also consider a company's underlying fundamentals and not just the stock price. After all, price is what you pay and value is what you get, so it's important to consider whether the stock price reflects the business fundamentals. For us, that might be Apple (AAPL) and Nvidia (NVDA) as we've designated these "own, don't trade" stocks. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer, — Sandi D, — Scott K, you've, —, whittle, Jim, NVDA, — Keith, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer Rob Kim Organizations: investingclubmailbag, Investment Club, New Orleans, Apple, Nvidia, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC

July 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court order that had sharply limited certain Biden administration officials' and agencies' contacts with social media companies. The 5th Circuit on Friday ruled that the administration's appeal of Doughty's order will be heard as soon as possible by a three-judge panel. Doughty's order itself was a temporary injunction, meant to remain in place while the judge considers the case more fully. The social media companies mentioned in the lawsuit include Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O), Twitter and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) YouTube. Legal experts have said Doughty's order will likely face tough scrutiny on appeal, thanks to its breadth and the lack of clear precedents supporting it.

Persons: Terry Doughty, Doughty, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Brendan Pierson, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Biden, New, Circuit, U.S, District, Democratic, Republican, Facebook, Inc, Twitter, YouTube, Department of Health, Human Services, FBI, Thomson Locations: New Orleans, Monroe , Louisiana, Louisiana, Missouri, New York

☆ Alaska and West Virginia have the worst economies of all US states and are more at risk of recession, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Michelle Mishina for InsiderHawaii received 145 out of 360 points in CNBC's 2023 economy score. Getty ImagesConnecticut and Iowa both received 141 out of 360 points in CNBC's 2023 economy score. North DakotaDenis Tangney Jr./GettyNorth Dakota received 108 out of 360 points in CNBC's 2023 economy score. Tim Graham/Getty ImagesRhode Island and West Virginia both received 99 out of 360 points in CNBC's 2023 economy score. sarkophoto/iStock/Getty Images PlusAlaska was found to have the worst economy in the US, with a score of 57 out of 360 points.

Persons: Michelle Mishina, Jonathan D, Dakota Denis Tangney Jr, Richard T, Tim Graham Organizations: CNBC, Service, Hawaii, Iowa State Capitol, Getty Images, . New, Getty, Dakota, Getty Images Mississippi, Alaska Train Locations: Florida, Texas, Alaska, West Virginia, Wall, Silicon, States, Florida , Texas, North Carolina, Hawaii Kauai, CNBC's, Connecticut, Iowa, Getty Images Connecticut, ., . New Hampshire, Littleton , New Hampshire, Hampshire, Louisiana New Orleans, Goforth Louisiana, Dakota, . Mississippi Gulfport , Mississippi, Rhode Island, West Virginia New England, Rhode, Fairbanks , Alaska

☆ In older adults, a little excess weigh may be OK
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Judith Graham | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

For years, experts have debated what to advise older adults in this situation. Only 27% to 44% of older adults meet these guidelines, according to various surveys. Epidemiologic research suggests that the ideal body mass index (BMI) might be higher for older adults than younger adults. The study’s conclusion: “The WHO healthy weight range may not be suitable for older adults.” Instead, being overweight may be beneficial for older adults, while being notably thin can be problematic, contributing to the potential for frailty. Indeed, an optimal BMI for older adults may be in the range of 24 to 29, Carl Lavie, a well-known obesity researcher, suggested in a separate study reviewing the evidence surrounding obesity in older adults.

Persons: they’ve, ”, Mitchell Lazar, we’re, John Batsis, Anne Newman, —, Carl Lavie, Lavie, “, ” Lavie, Newman, you’re, Dinesh Edem, Dennis Kerrigan, Katie Dodd Organizations: CNN, US Centers for Disease Control, Institute for Diabetes, University, Pennsylvania’s Perelman, of Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Center for Aging, Health, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, BMI, World Health Organization, WHO, University of Pittsburgh, University of North, University of Arkansas, Medical Sciences, Henry Ford Health, Kaiser Health, KFF Locations: —, Chapel Hill, New Orleans, University of North Carolina, Michigan

[1/34] Bulls from the Fuente Ymbro ranch run along Estafeta street during the fourth running of the bulls during Sanfermines in Pamplona, Spain, July 10, 2023. The famed bull-running festival engulfs downtown Pamplona every July when revellers from around the globe descend upon the northern Spanish city... Read moreSummary Picture essayPAMPLONA, Spain, July 12 (Reuters) - The bell tolls - eight chimes. Some are drawn to the Sanfermines - as the festival is popularly known - by the timeless prose of one of the grandees of 20th-century American literature. For the past 24 years, she has rented the same apartment in Pamplona for the festival with her family. WHAT HAS CHANGED AND WHAT HASN'TThere's a recurring debate among Pamplona's residents: Is the city's overcrowding during Sanfermines Hemingway's fault?

Persons: Fuente, St Fermin, savoured, Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway, Bill Hillmann, Hillmann's, He's, wilder, Hemingway's, John, Michael ., gored, hasn't, I've, Hillmann, Cheryl Mountcastle, Mary Welsh, Arrieta, Sanfermines, William Kappal, Kappal, it's, Susana Vera, David Latona, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: Bulls, American, New, YouTube, Thomson Locations: Pamplona, Spain, Spanish, PAMPLONA, British, Paris, Chicago, New Orleans, Sanfermines, Miguel, France, Izu

☆ 11 U.S. cities where rent has fallen the most—a pandemic migration hot spot is No. 1
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Mike Winters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Median rent prices in these cities dropped by 0.5% in the last year, according to an analysis by Realtor.com. For renters, the decrease is a much-needed break after rent prices soared by nearly 25% from 2020 through most of 2021. This, alongside a growing number of newly constructed apartments, has likely driven down rent prices, the study says. At the same time, rent costs have steadily risen in many major Midwest and Northeast cities. In Columbus, Ohio, rent prices grew by 9.3% — the highest increase of all cities.

Persons: Warren Buffett Organizations: Riverside, San Bernardino -, Austin, Dallas, Fort Locations: Austin, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Vegas, San Bernardino, San Bernardino - Ontario, California, Georgetown , Texas, Francisco Bay, Tampa, St, Petersburg, Clearwater , Florida, Fort Worth - Arlington , Texas, Charlotte, North Carolina, Sacramento , California, Atlanta, Denver, Midwest, Northeast, Columbus , Ohio, New York City, Pittsburgh, Boston, Buffalo , New York, Hartford , Connecticut, New Orleans, Providence , Rhode Island, Rochester , New York

☆ A Pie Shop on Chicago’s South Side Serves More Than Dessert
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Kayla Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ms. Broussard chose her bakery’s location in hopes of encouraging other chefs and entrepreneurs to join her. “I want to force people who don’t look like me to come to the South Side if they want my pies,” she said. “There’s a huge pride in the community to see this gleaming pie shop,” she said. “This is a pie shop that looks like it could be in Brooklyn, or on Magazine Street in New Orleans, but it’s here.”Several of the shop’s counters are 32 inches high, meeting the height standards of the American Disabilities Act and making them accessible for wheelchair users. Each section of the shop has a different floor tile texture, which helps patrons with limited sight who use a walking cane navigate the store.

Persons: Broussard, “, ”, Zella Palmer Organizations: Dillard University, American Locations: New Orleans, Chicago, Avalon, Brooklyn

This week’s flooding in Vermont, in which heavy rainfall caused destruction far from rivers or coastlines, is evidence of an especially dangerous climate threat: Catastrophic flooding can increasingly happen anywhere, with almost no warning. And the United States, experts warn, is nowhere close to ready for that threat. The idea that anywhere it can rain, it can flood, is not new. But rising temperatures make the problem worse: They allow the air to hold more moisture, leading to more intense and sudden rainfall, seemingly out of nowhere. “It’s getting harder and harder to adapt to these changing conditions,” said Rachel Cleetus, policy director for the climate and energy program at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

Persons: “, ”, Rachel Cleetus, “ It’s Organizations: Union of Concerned Locations: Vermont, United States, New Orleans, Miami, Houston, Charleston, New York City

The Justice Department in a filing sought a stay pending its appeal of the judge's preliminary injunction. Doughty's order specifically mentioned certain officials including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Jen Easterly, who heads the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. U.S. officials have said that in contacting social media companies they were aiming to tamp down misinformation about American elections and about COVID vaccines to curb preventable deaths. It raises grave separation-of-powers concerns," the Justice Department filing said, referring to the Constitution's division of powers among the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government. The judge's order made some exceptions for communications between government officials and the companies, including to warn about risks to national security and about criminal activity.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Joe Biden's, Terry Doughty, Doughty, Donald Trump, Alejandro Mayorkas, Kanishka Singh, Will Dunham, Mike Scarcella Organizations: Twitter, YouTube, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, U.S . Justice, Republican, New, Circuit, District, Department of Health, Human Services, U.S, Department, Department of Homeland, Infrastructure Security Agency . U.S, ., Thomson Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana, Missouri, Washington

☆ A pregnant woman traveled to Oregon get an abortion due to the Louisiana ban
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Christina Zdanowicz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

And for women in Texas and Louisiana, average travel times to the nearest abortion facility were seven hours longer – almost a full workday in travel time to get an abortion. She researched the parameters for abortion in a state, how long she would have to take off work, travel options and how soon she could get an appointment. “The second I got the definitive pregnancy result, I was like, ‘OK, let’s book a flight to Oregon. Victoria took two medications as part of a medication abortion. She says she got an excellent standard of care around her surgeries, but it felt dissonant with her state’s laws around abortion.

Persons: ” Victoria, Roe, Wade, Victoria, ”, “, Austin Steele, “ Victoria, it’s, Emily, –, “ I’ve, you’re Organizations: CNN, New, Victoria, US, American Medical Association, Catholic, New England, of Medicine Locations: Victoria, New Orleans, Louisiana, Texas, Oregon, Florida, Portland , Oregon

☆ Biden admin seeks emergency order halting ban on social media company contacts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

July 6 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Thursday asked a federal appeals court for an emergency order halting a lower court ruling that bars some government agencies and officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies about moderating their content. Circuit Court of Appeals, the administration said the lower court ruling was "both sweeping in scope and vague in its terms," and likely to be overturned on appeal. The lower court order, issued by U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty in Louisiana, came in a lawsuit brought by Republican attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri and by several individuals. They alleged that U.S. government officials effectively coerced social media companies to censor posts over concerns they would fuel vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic or upend elections. The social media companies mentioned in the lawsuit include Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O), Twitter and Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) YouTube.

Persons: Biden, Terry Doughty, Brendan Pierson, Alexia Garamfalvi, Daniel Wallis, Himani Organizations: New, Circuit, Appeals, U.S, District, Facebook, Inc, Twitter, YouTube, Department of Health, Human Services, FBI, Constitution, Thomson Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana, Missouri, U.S, New York

The court's conservative majority has taken an expansive view of Second Amendment rights in a nation facing persistent gun violence including mass shootings. The court has widened gun rights in three major rulings since 2008. "The stakes are high for those experiencing domestic violence if violent partners can legally possess firearms," Lungwitz said. The National Rifle Association, an influential gun rights group, did not respond to a request for comment. "By removing those kinds of considerations, it makes constitutional law - and Second Amendment law, in particular - even more removed from the way that ordinary citizens think about constitutional protections."

Persons: Joe Biden's, Zackey Rahimi, Rahimi, Janet Carter, Bruen, James Ho, Donald Trump, Elizabeth Prelogar, Lungwitz, Jacob Charles, Charles, John Kruzel, Will Dunham, Scott Malone Organizations: U.S, Supreme, New York, Circuit, Appeals, Republican, University of Texas School, Law's, Violence, Democratic, National Rifle Association, Pepperdine University Caruso School of, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, Texas, New York, New Orleans

July 6 (Reuters) - A federal judge's order restricting Biden administration officials from contacting social media companies about moderating their content will face tough legal challenges on appeal, experts said. The Biden administration on Wednesday filed a notice with the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. THREAT OF HARMThe Biden administration has argued that there was no threat of harm because the lawsuit challenged communications that ended more than a year ago. It also said that while it urged social media companies to stop the spread of dangerous misinformation, the companies themselves - including Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc (META.O), YouTube owner Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) and Twitter Inc - ultimately made their own decisions. Burt Neuborne, a professor at New York University School of Law, was more skeptical of the free speech claims.

Persons: Terry Doughty, Biden, Jonathan Turley, Doughty's, Doughty, Jameel Jaffer, Jaffer, Mark MacCarthy, Burt Neuborne, I'm, You'd, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Brendan Pierson, Andrew Goudsward, Kanishka Singh, Alexia Garamfalvi, Leslie Adler Organizations: Biden, U.S, District, New, Circuit, Appeals, George Washington University Law School, Department of Health, Human Services, Facebook, Inc, Twitter Inc, Meta, Columbia University, Brookings Institution, New York University School of Law, Republican, Democrat, Thomson Locations: Louisiana, New Orleans, Missouri, U.S, New York, Washington

[1/2] Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram apps are seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoJuly 5 (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge's ruling restricting some agencies and officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies to moderate their content, according to a court filing. The notice of appeal filed on Wednesday signals the government's plan to ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans to review the ruling in a lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's efforts to persuade social media companies to police posts it considered disinformation. U.S. officials have said they were aiming to tamp down misinformation about COVID vaccines to curb preventable deaths. Reporting by Tyler Clifford and Sharon Bernstein; Editing by Eric Beech and Lisa ShumakerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Biden, Judge Terry Doughty, Tyler Clifford, Sharon Bernstein, Eric Beech, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Twitter, YouTube, REUTERS, ., Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Biden, Department of Health, Human Services, FBI, U.S, Western, Western District of, Republicans, Thomson Locations: New Orleans, Louisiana, Missouri, Western District, Western District of Louisiana

☆ Five Minutes That Will Make You Love Avant-Garde Jazz
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Marcus J. Moore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Lately The New York Times has asked jazz musicians, writers and scholars to share the favorites that would make a friend fall in love with Herbie Hancock, New Orleans jazz, Sun Ra or Mary Lou Williams. Now we’re putting the spotlight on avant-garde jazz, a challenging subgenre born out of the desire to do something that wasn’t as prescribed as bebop or post-bop, a sound carried by the fire of spontaneity by players who weren’t considered to be in the upper echelon of jazz. The definition of avant-garde jazz has been a point of contention since its inception. Perhaps its biggest public advocate was the saxophonist and bandleader John Coltrane, who took an interest in free jazz — a subset of avant-garde jazz — in the mid-1960s and pushed for the saxophonists Albert Ayler and Pharoah Sanders to release their music on the mainstream label Impulse! Today, the rules for what is and what isn’t avant-garde are still being written.

Persons: Herbie Hancock, Sun Ra, Mary Lou Williams, weren’t, Amiri Baraka —, John Coltrane, Albert Ayler, Pharoah Sanders, ◆ ◆ ◆ Ana Roxanne, “ Longview, Barre Phillips, John Surman, I’ve Organizations: New York Times, Association for, Advancement of Creative Musicians, Area Locations: Herbie Hancock , New Orleans, “ Longview ”, France, Longview, ”

☆ Opinion | Half the Police Force Quit. Crime Dropped.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Radley Balko | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In a staggering report last month, the Department of Justice documented pervasive abuse, illegal use of force, racial bias and systemic dysfunction in the Minneapolis Police Department. City police officers engaged in brutality or made racist comments, even as a department investigator rode along in a patrol car. And after George Floyd’s death, instead of ending the policy of racial profiling, the police just buried the evidence. The Minneapolis report was shocking, but it wasn’t surprising. It doesn’t read much differently from recent Justice Department reports about the police departments in Chicago, Baltimore, Cleveland, Albuquerque, New Orleans, Ferguson, Mo., or any of three recent reports from various sources about Minneapolis, from 2003, 2015 and 2016.

Persons: George Floyd’s, Ferguson, “ Organizations: Department of Justice, Minneapolis Police Department . City, Department Locations: Minneapolis, Chicago , Baltimore, Cleveland, Albuquerque , New Orleans, Mo

☆ Supreme Court to decide fate of Biden student loan forgiveness
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( John Kruzel | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) - The U.S Supreme Court on Friday was set to rule on the legality of President Joe Biden's plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt - a move intended to benefit up to 43 million Americans and fulfill a campaign promise. Both Biden, a Democrat, and his Republican predecessor Donald Trump relied upon the HEROES Act beginning in 2020 to repeatedly pause student loan payments and halt interest from accruing to alleviate financial strain on student loan borrowers during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the arguments, a Justice Department lawyer portrayed the debt relief as a benefits program rather than an assertion of regulatory power not authorized by Congress. Circuit Court of Appeals found that at least one of the states, Missouri, had proper standing. Some 53% of Americans said they support Biden's debt relief, with 45% opposed, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll from March, with respondents dividing sharply along partisan lines with Democrats broadly supportive and Republicans generally opposed.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Biden, Biden's, Pell, Donald Trump, Myra Brown, Alexander Taylor, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S Supreme, Higher Education, Act, Democrat, Republican, Justice Department, Congress, Circuit, Appeals, Biden, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Arkansas , Iowa , Kansas , Missouri , Nebraska, South Carolina, U.S, Missouri, Louis, Texas, New Orleans

☆ US Supreme Court won't scrutinize Mississippi curb on voting by felons
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( John Kruzel | Industry Insight | Corporate Attorneys Don T Want To Pay Law Firms For Chatgpt When They Could Use It Themselves | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The state's felon disenfranchisement policy has been shown to have a disproportionate impact on Black Mississippians, nearly 29,000 of whom were disenfranchised between 1994 and 2017, according to court filings. Black Mississippians account for 36% of the state's voting age population but 59% of those who have been disfranchised for life due to a felony conviction. The 1890 version had removed crimes thought to be "white crimes" and added those thought to be "Black crimes," with the aim of discriminating against Black voters, according to court records. Eight crimes listed in the 1890 version of the provision - bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement and bigamy - remain as disqualifying offenses today. A key question in the case was whether the process of amending Mississippi's felon disenfranchisement provision purged the discriminatory intent behind the 1890 version and brought the law into compliance constitutional race-based voter protections.

Persons: Roy Harness, Kamal Karriem, Constitution's, Harness, Karriem, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, Black, Constitution, Harness, The, Circuit, Thomson Locations: Civil, Mississippi, U.S, The New Orleans

☆ US Supreme Court to weigh legality of domestic-violence gun curbs
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( John Kruzel | Industry Insight | Corporate Attorneys Don T Want To Pay Law Firms For Chatgpt When They Could Use It Themselves | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The case involves a Texas man charged with illegal gun possession while subject to a domestic violence restraining order after assaulting his girlfriend. The 1994 law at issue in the current case prohibited a person subject to a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a firearm. Circuit Court of Appeals in February declaring the law unconstitutional in a ruling that applied to Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the Supreme Court on behalf of Biden's administration that the 5th Circuit's ruling was "profoundly mistaken." Twenty-three states, mostly Democratic-led, urged the Supreme Court to hear the dispute, as did groups advocating for the prevention of gun violence and domestic abuse.

Persons: Joe Biden's, Zackey, Rahimi, Elizabeth Prelogar, Prelogar, John Kruzel, Will Dunham Organizations: U.S, Supreme, New York, New, Circuit, Appeals, Democratic, Thomson Locations: Texas, United States, New York, Kennedale, Arlington , Texas, New Orleans, Texas , Louisiana, Mississippi

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