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Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to reinstate the Biden administration's latest plan to cancel student debt for millions of borrowers, leaving them in limbo while the appeals process plays out.The justices turned down a request from the Justice Department to lift a sweeping appeals court order that blocked the program, known as the SAVE plan, which has been the subject of legal challenges from more than a dozen GOP-led states in recent months. The court said in an unsigned order that it "expects that the Court of Appeals will render its decision with appropriate dispatch." There were...

Supreme Court won't reinstate Biden's latest student loan forgiveness plan for now

The Independent

 Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has given Joe Biden a terse warning over the president’s plans to shake up the structure of the Supreme Court.“I just say: Be careful,” Gorsuch told Fox News Sunday.The justice, appointed by Donald Trump, did not weigh in directly about Biden’s proposed term limits and other reforms for the court, saying it would not be “helpful” during an election year, but emphasized how important it is for the high court to remain independent. “If you’re in the majority, you don’t need judges and juries, to hear you, to protect your rights, if you’re popular,”...

Justice Neil Gorsuch gives two-word warning to Biden over Supreme Court reforms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept on hold the latest multibillion-dollar plan from the Biden administration that would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, while lawsuits make their way through lower courts. The justices rejected an administration request to put most of it back into...

Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore SAVE student debt plan

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The nation’s highest court is always a hot-button issue, but it is taking on added importance as Harris has become the likely Democratic presidential nominee.

Supreme Court injected into Trump-Harris race

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President Joe Biden during an event commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in July. A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Biden immigration program. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps...

Judge in Texas pauses Biden program offering legal status to spouses of U.S. citizens

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Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Wednesday to revive President Joe Biden's student debt relief plan, giving a boost to Republican-led states that have sued to block it.

US Supreme Court declines to revive Biden's student debt relief plan

Lowe's will no longer participate in surveys for Human Rights Campaign, an advocacy group supporting transgender rights, and is also combining its various business resource groups that represent diverse employees into one umbrella organization, an internal memo obtained by Reuters on Monday showed. The company will not be sponsoring or...

Home improvement retailer Lowe's latest U.S. firm to end some diversity policies

A New York federal judge ordered U.S. probation officials to investigate the recent arrest of a convicted drug dealer who was released from prison in early 2021 after his 10-year sentence was commuted by former President Donald Trump. The order raises the possibility that the drug dealer, Jonathan Braun, could...

Trump clemency recipient's arrest draws attention of judge in old drug case

The Supreme Court denied the President Joe Biden Administration's appeal to lift the block on their Saving for a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan. The income-driven repayment plan is still frozen, and borrowers enrolled in the plan remain in forbearance until the court case is resolved. The two lawsuits against...

Supreme Court Denies Federal Government's Attempt to Restore Student Loan Relief Plan

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Best jumbo CD rates for September 2024

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Eden, NC

Town Talks

North Carolina is the 28th largest state by area but boasts the seventh-highest number of counties in the country. If you’re searching for an affordable place to call home in North Carolina, you’re in luck. This diverse and picturesque state offers a range of options that won’t break the bank.

North Carolina City Has Been Named the Cheapest Place to Live in The State

A United States federal appeals court has struck down the Department of Labor’s revised 2021 80/20 rule. The rule only allowed employers to pay their employees the subminimum wage (or federal tip credit of $2.13 per hour) to supplement earned gratuities while workers were performing tip-supporting tasks for less than 20% of their workweek. The rest of their work had to be paid according to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.

U.S. Appeals Court strikes down Biden-era 80/20 labor rule

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CBS San Francisco

A bill that could overturn the will of California voters is making its way through Congress. At issue is California's Prop 12, which mandates minimum cage sizes for animals raised for meat. California voters passed it in 2018 by a margin of 2 to 1. It went into effect this year. If the current farm bill passes, some say Congress will basically gut the law's intent.Under California's Prop 12, meat that comes from animals confined in what are known as gestation crates isn't allowed to be sold here. In California, pigs must have at least enough space to lie down and...

U.S. farm bill on track to invalidate the will of California voters

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Arizona Luminaria

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican push that could have blocked more than 41,000 Arizona voters from casting ballots for president in the closely contested swing state, but allowed some parts of a law requiring proof of citizenship to be enforced.

Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41,000 Arizona voters, but partly OKs proof of citizenship law

The Associated Press

MIAMI (AP) — As registration opened Monday for an estimated 500,000 spouses of U.S. citizens to gain legal status without having to first leave the country, Karen and Xavier Chavarria had nothing to celebrate. Like many others, Karen left the United States voluntarily — in her case, for Nicaragua...

Biden’s offer of a path to US citizenship for spouses leaves some out

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Cheyenne, WY

WyoFile

WHITE MOUNTAIN—“That’s a lot of horses,” lamented Cheyenne resident Robyn Smith from a high-desert ridgeline. It wasn’t her first exasperated exclamation. “Argh, oh crap,” was her immediate reaction to learning a federal judge had given the Bureau of Land Management the OK to proceed with plans to fully remove two wild horse herds from the landscape in southwest Wyoming.

BLM wins two lawsuits, clearing way for elimination of two Wyoming wild horse herds

New York State

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state lawyers urged an appeals court late Wednesday to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment, arguing there’s “overwhelming evidence” to support a judge’s finding that the former president lied for years about his wealth as he built his real estate empire.

NY state urges appeals court to uphold Donald Trump’s nearly $500 million civil fraud judgment

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Appling County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man from Appling County, Christopher Eric Stone, with a significant criminal history, was recently sentenced to over five years in prison after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, according to officials from the Department of Justice.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 5 Years for in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

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Supreme Court refuses to revive Biden's latest student loan debt relief plan

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuffed a Biden administration plea seeking to revive the latest plan to tackle federal student loan debt. The court...

Supreme Court refuses to revive Biden's latest student loan debt relief plan

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