The Political Thread

[Chris]

EPA comprehensively bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

EPA comprehensively bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

abcnews.go.com

WASHINGTON -- EPA comprehensively bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Supreme Court rejects appeal from parents who lost custody of trans teen

 

[Chris]

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/19/china/hong-kong-second-national-security-law-passed-intl-hnk/index.html

Hong Kong CNN — Hong Kong’s legislature unanimously passed sweeping new powers on Tuesday that critics and analysts warned would align the financial hub’s national security laws more closely with those used on the Chinese mainland and deepen an ongoing crackdown on dissent.

The lengthy national security bill – the first draft ran to 212 pages – was rushed through the city’s opposition-less Legislative Council with unusual haste at the request of city leader John Lee and debated over just 11 days.

 

[Chris]

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-bolsonaro-indicted-suspected-fraud-vaccine-records-2024-03-19/

March 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police indicted the country's former president Jair Bolsonaro for suspected fraud on his vaccination records, two sources related to the matter said on Tuesday.

An investigation by the country's comptroller general's office had already shown that Bolsonaro's vaccination records were false.

 

[Chris]

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro reports to prison after SCOTUS denies stay of sentence

Navarro was convicted of two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to provide testimony and documents to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

abcnews.go.com

Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison on Tuesday, one day after the Supreme Court denied a stay of his sentence.

He was convicted in September of two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to provide testimony and documents to the House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

 

[Chris]

Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce immigration law

The Biden administration sued to block the law, saying it tramples on the federal government’s exclusive authority to oversee immigration issues.

www.nbcnews.com

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it will allow Texas to enforce for now a contentious new law that gives local police the power to arrest migrants.

The conservative-majority court, with three liberal justices dissenting, rejected an emergency request by the Biden administration, which said states have no authority to legislate on immigration, an issue the federal government has sole authority over.

That means the law can go into effect while litigation continues in lower courts. It could still be blocked at a later date.

 

[Comrade Khan]

disgusting

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Yeahhhh fucking disgusting. If Biden had any guts he'd do what needs to be done and tell the Supreme Court to go fuck itself in this case.

 

[Deezy]

Yeah that's not how the chain of command works bud.

 

[Chris]

Trump Asks Supreme Court for Absolute Immunity on Election Charges

The court will hear arguments on April 25 over whether former presidents can be prosecuted for things they did while in office.

www.nytimes.com

Former President Donald J. Trump urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to rule that he is absolutely immune from criminal charges stemming from his attempts to subvert the 2020 election.

“The president cannot function, and the presidency itself cannot retain its vital independence,” the brief said, “if the president faces criminal prosecution for official acts once he leaves office.”

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

What an absolute fucking moron.

 

[Deezy]

He tried telling the supreme court to fuck off in this case.

 

[Chris]

Trump-backed candidate Bernie Moreno wins Ohio Republican Senate primary, NBC News projects

Donald Trump endorsed the winner, businessman Bernie Moreno, while GOP Gov. Mike DeWine backed State Sen. Matt Dolan.

www.cnbc.com

• Businessman Bernie Moreno, endorsed by Donald Trump, will win Ohio’s GOP Senate primary, NBC News projects.
• Moreno was up against GOP establishment candidate, State Sen. Matt Dolan, who secured backing from Republican Gov. Mike DeWine last week.
• Republicans watched the Senate race as an early measure of the power of Trump’s endorsement in 2024.

 

[Chris]

Supreme Court allows Texas to enforce immigration law

The Biden administration sued to block the law, saying it tramples on the federal government’s exclusive authority to oversee immigration issues.

www.nbcnews.com

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it will allow Texas to enforce for now a contentious new law that gives local police the power to arrest migrants.

The conservative-majority court, with three liberal justices dissenting, rejected an emergency request by the Biden administration, which said states have no authority to legislate on immigration, an issue the federal government has sole authority over.

That means the law can go into effect while litigation continues in lower courts. It could still be blocked at a later date.

Appeals court blocks Texas immigration law shortly after Supreme Court action

The decision comes just hours after the Supreme Court said the measure, known as SB 4, could go into effect while litigation continues.

www.nbcnews.com

A federal appeals court Tuesday night ordered that a contentious new Texas immigration law be paused just hours after the Supreme Court said it could go into effect.

A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals split 2-1 in saying in a brief order that the measure, known as SB4, should be blocked. The same court is hearing arguments on the issue Wednesday morning.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I'm so confused how things even work legally in America.