The six Republican justices handed down a decision on Friday that effectively legalizes civilian ownership of automatic weapons. All three of the Court’s Democrats dissented. The Court’s decision in Garland v. Cargill involves bump stocks, devices that allow ordinary semiautomatic weapons that can legally be owned by civilians to automatically fire, much like a machine […]
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Jury told to imagine being blamed for campers’ deaths
Jurors have been asked to put themselves in the shoes of an airline pilot accused of killing two campers when
Durbin looks to force Supreme Court ethics bill vote amid Alito controversy
Sen. Durbin will try to force a vote on a Supreme Court ethics reform bill amid mounting Democratic calls for Justice Alito to recuse himself before an opinion on former President Trump's immunity is handed down.
Teen jailed for 14 years over mum’s ‘heinous’ Boxing Day murder
A teen who murdered a mother of two during a burglary has been sentenced to 14 years in youth detention
Affirmative action policies to increase diversity are successful, but controversial, around the world
fizkes/Shutterstock In a landmark judgment in June 2023, the US supreme court ruled against the use of race-conscious admissions in
Why a Supreme Court decision on fishing boats could change everything
A view of the US Supreme Court on Thursday, January 4th, 2024, in Washington, DC. | Photo by Drew Angerer
Supreme Court Judgment: Crisis Hits Plateau Assembly As Speaker Vows Not To Recognise 16 APC Members
In a significant turn of events, the Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, has declared that he will only recognize eight members of the House. This announcement follows a complex legal battle involving the membership of the Assembly. Dewan, the sole member of the Young Peoples Party (YPP) in the Assembly, […]
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Ogun: PDP Governorship Candidate, Adebutu Heads To Supreme Court
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, on Monday, revealed that his legal team have filed an appeal before the Supreme Court over the March 18 governorship election in the state. Naija News understands that Adebutu stated this on Monday in his Christmas message signed by his media aide, Afolabi […]
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[BREAKING]: Nnamdi Kanu: DSS Storm Supreme Court As Judgement Is Delivered On IPOB Leader Today
There is currently a heavy presence of the armed operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Supreme Court premise ahead of the highly anticipated judgment in a case involving the Federal Government and Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Naija News reports that the crucial judgment is […]
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Atiku Accuses Supreme Court of Legalising Forgery, Illegality, Identity Theft
“If the Supreme Court implies that crime is good and should be rewarded, then Nigeria is lost. I am sure that history will vindicate me.”
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