Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday grappled with a complex dispute involving an effort by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, to hold energy companies accountable for the effects of global climate change. Eight of the court’s nine justices heard nearly two hours of oral arguments in the case Suncor Energy v. Commissioners…
Washington — The start of the Supreme Court’s new term is quickly approaching, with cases involving climate change, President Trump’s immigration policies and the Second Amendment among the most high-profile disputes the justices will hear in the coming months. But waiting in the wings at the Supreme Court are several legal battles involving Mr. Trump’s…
Washington — When the Supreme Court returns to the bench Monday for the first time since late June, it will kick off its new term with a major case involving an effort by the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, to hold fossil-fuel producers accountable for the impacts of global climate change. The lawsuit from…
A fisherman who was trapped under a boulder was rescued after he used his headphones to ask Siri to call 911. Carter Evans has more. Source link
Twenty-eight-year-old Joe Little was pinned underneath a giant boulder while fishing alone in Hammond, Oregon. As the tide rose, he said, “Siri, call 911.” Carter Evans has the story. Source link
Washington — Justice Samuel Alito will no longer participate in a major climate change case involving two large energy companies, according to a letter from the Supreme Court that was sent Monday. The one-line letter signed by Scott Harris, the Supreme Court’s clerk, and sent to the lawyers involved in the dispute states that Alito…
Apparent human skeletal remains, including a jaw with the teeth still attached, were found at Lake Mead on Sunday, officials said, as water levels sink to new lows amid a drought and scorching heat in the West. “On Aug. 16, the Lake Mead Interagency Communications Center received a report of potential human remains at Boulder…
This report is published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Giving birth to her fourth child in January of 2021 was life-changing, says Nicole Hamann, but not in the way she ever imagined. While still at the hospital, Hamann was informed that both she and…
Last year was the deadliest for antisemitic attacks outside of Israel in more than 30 years, according to a new report, with 20 people being killed in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The J7 Large Communities’ Task Force Against Antisemitism said its study “once again sounds the alarm about the deadly reality of…
