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Updated on Oct. 23 at 11:20 a.m. Would you like to intern for SCOTUSblog? Get the details here. Morning Reads Judge extends restraining order barring National Guard deployment in Illinois as Supreme Court decision looms (Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune) — U.S. District Judge April Perry on Wednesday extended her order preventing President Donald Trump from deploying the National Guard in Illinois and considered how quickly to proceed with a “trial on the merits,” according to the Chicago Tribune. Perry “ordered both sides to confer within 10 days and come back with a plan for expedited discovery.” The Supreme Court’s decision…
Spoiler alert: UFC 321 didn’t end the way you’d hoped for Tom Aspinall vs Ciryl GaneUFC 321 was a night full of cheers, chants, flashing lights, and flying fists but it didn’t quite finish the way fans expected. From fun and games outside the arena to wild fights inside, the energy never dipped once. But when the main event between Tom Aspinall and Ciryl Gane ended early after an eye poke, the crowd went from cheering to booing in seconds.The fan zone funBefore the fights even began, fans were already having a great time outside the arena. The UFC Fan…
Hurricane Melissa is forecast to become a rare category five storm as it turns towards Jamaica, bringing life-threatening flash flooding and landslides.The cyclone, which had winds of up to 120 mph (195 km/h) as of 06:00 GMT, is currently turning north-west in the Caribbean and is expected to make landfall by Tuesday, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).It warns of power cuts and damage to infrastructure as Melissa brings up to 30 inches (76cm) of rain and sea level surges as high as 13ft (4m) above ground. “Seek shelter now,” residents have been told.Melissa is the 13th hurricane…
Warren Shepell had an unsettling experience this month when boarding his flight from Cleveland heading home to Toronto.Just before getting on the plane, he says two uniformed officers approached him on the boarding ramp (Jetway), and one took his photo. “I was aghast. I felt ambushed,” said Shepell, a noted Canadian psychologist. He says the men never explained who they were or why he was photographed.“They didn’t tell me anything, and I just feel violated.”Being photographed when in transit is something that Canadians who visit the United States will need to get used to: the country is advancing a plan to photograph…
The court is scheduled to consider whether to hear Kim Davis’ challenge to same-sex marriage at their private conference on Friday, Nov. 7. As a general practice, the court does not grant review without considering a case at at least two consecutive conferences; this is the first conference in which Davis’ challenge will be considered. If the justices deny review, however, that announcement could come as soon as Monday, Nov. 10. As SCOTUSblog reported on Aug. 13 (from which this story is adapted), in 2015, shortly after the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges,…
Emaar has just announced Dubai Mansions, a huge new residential community worth Dhs100 billion that’s set to take luxury living in Dubai to the next levelThe massive project by Emaar will bring 40,000 high-end homes to life within Emaar Hills.A brand-new address in the heart of DubaiSet next to Dubai Hills Estate and just a short stroll from Dubai Hills Mall, Dubai Mansions couldn’t be in a better spot. The neighbourhood will feature tree-lined streets, green spaces, and wide open plots designed to bring nature and city life together.Every part of the development has been planned to give residents a…
ReutersDonald Trump arrives in Kuala Lumpur as he kicks off a tour of Asia.US President Donald Trump has arrived in Asia for a whirlwind week of diplomacy, which includes a much-anticipated meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.Top of the agenda will be trade – an area where tensions between the world’s two biggest economies have once again been ramping up.Trump landed in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, as a summit for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or Asean, begins on Sunday. He will then visit Japan and finally South Korea, where the White House says he will meet…
U.S. forecasters issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica Saturday as Storm Melissa reached hurricane strength, threatening catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean.A hurricane warning means winds of at least 119 km/h are expected in the area within 36 hours.”Melissa has become a hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph,” the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Saturday afternoon. “Rapid intensification is expected, and Melissa is forecast to become a major hurricane tomorrow.”The slow-moving storm was expected to drop up to 25 inches (64 centimetres) of rain on Jamaica, according to the agency.A similar forecast was issued for the southern regions…
To prepare this newsletter, the SCOTUSblog team reads a lot of legal news. Here’s the most memorable headline we saw this week: Court: Chimps don’t have human rights, must stay in Michigan zoo. Morning Reads Trump backs away from sending federal troops to San Francisco after pleas from tech leaders (Alexandra Marquez and David Ingram, NBC News) — President Donald Trump on Thursday said that “he is calling off plans to deploy federal troops to San Francisco after speaking to the city’s mayor and following backlash from the tech industry,” according to NBC News. His decision keeps San Francisco clear,…
Home Daily News Fire that burned down home of judge who ruled… Judiciary Fire that burned down home of judge who ruled in voter-data case is under investigation By Debra Cassens Weiss October 6, 2025, 1:59 pm CDT South Carolina Circuit Judge Diane Goodstein presides over a trial July 8, 2014, in St. George, South Carolina. (Photo by Jeffrey Collins/The Associated Press) Updated: Authorities have so far found no evidence of arson as they investigate the cause of a fire that destroyed the beachfront home of a South Carolina judge, injuring at least three of her family members. Judge Diane…