Supreme Court to hear veteran’s bid for PTSD disability benefits after felony conviction

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 6 agreed to consider a veteran’s fight over disability benefits. The justices granted the petition of Floyd Johnson in an unsigned order. The high court did not explain its decision. No justices dissented. Johnson … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear veteran’s bid for PTSD disability benefits after felony conviction

Coalition of states sues over Trump’s new executive order on federal elections

Officials from 23 states sued the federal government on April 3 over President Donald Trump’s executive order on federal elections that targets mail-in voting. Trump said Executive Order 14399, signed March 31, was needed because “the cheating on mail-in voting is … Continue reading Coalition of states sues over Trump’s new executive order on federal elections

Pentagon appeals after judge blocks designation of Anthropic as supply-chain risk

The War Department filed an appeal on April 2 against a federal judge’s ruling that temporarily blocked the Pentagon from continuing to designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk. The designation of the artificial intelligence (AI) company, under a federal law … Continue reading Pentagon appeals after judge blocks designation of Anthropic as supply-chain risk

Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 1 appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump’s executive order excluding the children of illegal immigrants and legal temporary visitors from automatic birthright citizenship. During the more than two hour hearing, part of which Trump … Continue reading Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship

Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump’s birthright citizenship order

The U.S. Supreme Court on April 1 will consider whether President Donald Trump’s executive order excluding the children of illegal immigrants and legal temporary visitors from automatic birthright citizenship is constitutional. Trump, who has frequently used the term “anchor babies” … Continue reading Supreme Court to hear challenge to Trump’s birthright citizenship order

Trump says birthright citizenship is for the children of freed slaves, not temporary visitors

President Donald Trump said on March 30 that the United States’ current birthright citizenship policy was created to grant citizenship to freed slaves and their children, not to children born to temporary visitors. Trump’s comments came as the Supreme Court … Continue reading Trump says birthright citizenship is for the children of freed slaves, not temporary visitors