Justice Samuel A Alito Jr said the the contentious issue that has invoked political debates in the US for more than a generation should be decided by politicians, not the courts.
The ruling delivers a blow to the US FTC and the states, which claimed Facebook violated antitrust laws by buying Instagram & WhatsApp in order to cut off emerging competitive threats.
This comes after the US Supreme Court refused to consider J&J’s objections to a 2018 jury finding. The company still faces more than 25,000 lawsuits blaming baby powder for causing cancers.
Legal experts are sceptical that Trump will face charges for spurring his supporters into storming US Capitol last week, saying while prosecution is possible, a conviction is unlikely.
Supreme Court has already rejected two efforts to overturn Biden’s victory in pivotal states. The new Trump appeal centers on the 2.6 million mail-in ballots cast in Pennsylvania.
Trump called for 'all voting to stop', but didn’t lay out any grounds for a possible challenge, and it’s not clear what irregularities his lawyers would target.
Trump criticised the Supreme Court's decision to allow ballots after Election Day in several battleground states and said will go against it with his lawyers on election night.
Barrett may be asked to weigh in on cases that would determine the outcome of a close election, and is expected to vote on whether the Affordable Care Act is constitutional.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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