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Supreme Court asks Congress for more security money due to threats

CNN — With new annual budget request published on Thursday Supreme Court told Congress he needed about $6 million in new security funding to expand the protections judges receive after threats against the court last summer. “Ongoing threat assessments show evolving risks that require ongoing protection,” the budget request says. “The additional funding will provide

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Iran’s supreme leader condemns poisonings in women’s schools

Families have been protesting in Tehran after several hundred gassings of girls in more than 52 schools over the past three months. “Chemical compounds” caused them to vomit and dizziness. Over a thousand students fell ill and an unknown number were hospitalized. In his first comments on the mysterious poisonings, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali

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Kenyan president criticizes Supreme Court ruling allowing activist to register LGBT organization

Kenyan President William Ruto criticized a recent Supreme Court decision that allows an activist to register an LGBTQ rights organization, reiterating on Thursday that the country’s stance on same-sex marriage remains unchanged. The National Council, which oversees non-governmental organizations, rejected the activist’s request for registration. The High Court of Kenya and the Court of Appeal

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Activists rally in front of the Supreme Court to write off a loan

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of debt advocates and progressive political organizers gathered outside the Supreme Court Tuesday as judges heard oral arguments in two cases challenging President Biden’s plan to write off up to $20,000 in student loan debt for some borrowers. Several speakers, including some members of Congress, defended the president’s decision to write off

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Supreme Court student loan forgiveness case deadlocked

Oral arguments before the Supreme Court on Tuesday in a high-profile student loan forgiveness case, Biden vs. Nebraska, opposed to each other two legal doctrines beloved by the conservative majority. The case to strike down President Biden’s program, which forgives about $400 billion in federal student loan liabilities, is based on the court’s recent “substantive

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