South Carolina mail-in voting law illegally discriminates, appeals court rules

South Carolina's mail-in ballot age exemption for voters over 65 was struck down as a 26th Amendment violation, but the state plans to appeal further.

A judge temporarily blocked the agency from refusing to deliver ballots in noncompliant states, which could disproportionately affect Democrats and many battleground elections.

The decision goes further than other similar recent rulings.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration is appealing a judge's ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the la

A woman in her fifties has been fined for repeatedly banging on her ceiling with a backscratcher and contacting her upstairs neighbour over noise, with a South Korean court ruling that her actions amounted to stalking. The Chuncheon District Court fined the 55-year-old woman, identified only as A, 2 million won (US$1,4

Disputes involving KalshiEx LLC and other prediction markets appear to be headed for U.S. Supreme Court showdown after latest Appeals Court ruling.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new mail voting requirements for November's midterm elections. CBS News election law contributor David Becker has the details.

Kalshi can't evade Nevada gambling laws by calling bets "swaps," judges rule.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled states on Friday can regulate prediction market platforms like gambling and sportsbooks, dealing a heavy blow to the industry. In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel agreed with a lower court decision allowing Nevada gaming regulators to oversee the prediction market Kalshi, w

The Trump administration appealed a temporary two-week block on the U.S. Postal Service’s new rule on mail-in voting on Friday. The Justice Department notified the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts that the administration is appealing Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s second block

Federal judge raises constitutional questions and temporarily blocks Trump-backed mail-in voting rule  Chicago Tribune

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots for the pivotal November elections. The notice of appeal filed Friday comes af

President Donald Trump’s administration has appealed the latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots.

Kalshi cannot block Nevada oversight of prediction markets, US appeals court rules  Reuters

Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect  Toronto Star

Trump administration appeals latest ruling blocking his mail voting order from taking effect  AP News

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that sports-related event contracts are not swaps, contradicting a Third Circuit ruling from April.

States can regulate prediction markets as gambling, federal appeals court rules | CNN Business  CNN

Thursday on CNN’s “Laura Coates Live,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting will hurt Republicans because rural Americans, who skew conservative, tend to vote by mail. Coates said, “I want to get your

A new court ruling has put the decree, which would benefit the president in the midterms, on hold for two weeks

A new court ruling has put the decree, which would benefit the president in the midterms, on hold for two weeks

On Thursday, a judge ruled that the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic earlier this year was unconstitutional, delivering the AI lab a win in a monthslong rollercoaster of a battle with the Trump administration. The lawsuit, filed in March in a California district court, accused the Trump administration of unlawfull

In our news wrap Wednesday, Democratic-controlled states filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service, challenging President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting, Iran says it would bar all military vessels from passing through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a potential agreement with Oman to reopen the wa

Two dozen states file lawsuit days after supreme court lifts one injunction blocking part of president’s order Sign up for the US Breaking News email A US military strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean on Tuesday killed four people, officials said. US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post o

A federal judge removed a nationwide ban on President Trump's sweeping mail-in voting policy Wednesday after the Supreme Court cleared the way earlier this week. The big picture: The decision removes the last major legal obstacle to the administration's plan, though it does not end the court challenges over the embattl

A federal judge in Boston canceled a nationwide ruling that blocked U.S. Postal Service work on President Trump's order to limit mail-in voting for the midterm election. But a new block may come soon.

Federal Judge’s Move On Trump Mail Voting Order Clears Path For More Legal Challenges  HuffPost

The legal challenge comes just two days after the Supreme Court lifted a block in a related case brought by the same coalition.

The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court’s injunction on President Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. Trump’s order directs the Department of Homeland Security to create state-by-state lists of eligible voters who are citizens. The U.S. Postal Service