- Trump administration, 11 states, launch antitrust lawsuit against search behemoth Google
The U.S. Department of Justice and 11 states have filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Google accusing the internet search giant of unlawful monopolistic behavior in its search business. “Google is the gateway to the internet and a search advertising behemoth,” U.S. Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen told reporters. “It has maintained its monopoly power through [...]
- Supreme Court agrees to Trump request to review cases on border wall funding, asylum policy
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s signature immigration-related policies—construction of a wall on the nation’s southern border to stem the flow of illegal aliens, and his policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their claims are adjudicated. The court, according to its custom, provided no rationale Oct. 19 [...]
- Pennsylvania rejects 372,000 mail-in ballot applications, as voters err
The presidential election battleground state of Pennsylvania has rejected 372,000 requests for mail-in ballots, a development that is causing confusion among election officials and the voting public. Pennsylvania is among the most hotly contested states for the Nov. 3 presidential election. President Donald Trump narrowly won Pennsylvania in 2016 by 44,292 votes out of [...]
- Wisconsin Dems ask Supreme Court to allow changes to election Law
Liberal groups and Democrats from Wisconsin have asked the Supreme Court in a series of emergency applications to reinstate pandemic-related changes to election rules, including extending the deadline for the receipt of absentee ballots six days beyond Election Day. While a federal district court judge had ordered these changes, they were stayed by an appeals court. [...]
