LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada state court judge dismissed a criminal indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state’s 2020 presidential election, potentially killing the case with a ruling that state prosecutors chose the wrong venue to file the case. Nevada Attorney […]
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Divided D.C. appeals court rejects Steve Bannon’s release bid pending appeal
A divided federal appeals court panel in Washington rejected Steve Bannon’s emergency bid to stay out of prison while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. The rejection moves the Donald Trump ally a step closer to reporting to prison July 1 to serve his four-month sentence, though the Supreme Court can still intervene. A […]
New appeal filed in Cassidy Elementary art cut controversy
The battle over Lexington’s Cassidy Elementary School’s council cutting art instruction is continuing as Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has denied an appeal, but a reworked version was filed Wednesday. Robert Mattheu, a Louisville social media commentator on education who filed the appeal in the Lexington situation, contended the Cassidy school council violated the Kentucky […]
Eskom Wins South African Appeal to Keep Five Polluting Power Plants Open
(Bloomberg) — South Africa’s state power utility and biggest source of air pollution won an appeal to keep five of its oldest plants open even though they are set to flout incoming emission caps. Most Read from Bloomberg The plants – which account for almost a quarter of Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s almost 45 gigawatts […]
Arguments made after rare midtrial appeal halted case against two ex-Cook County assistant state’s attorneys
Months after a rare midtrial appeal halted a case against two former Cook County assistant state’s attorneys charged with misconduct, lawyers Tuesday sparred before a panel of appellate court justices judges over the legal issues that brought the case to a halt in October. Nicholas Trutenko, 69, and Andrew Horvat, 48, are accused of wrongdoing […]
New York’s top court dismisses Trump’s appeal of gag order in hush money case
NEW YORK — New York’s highest court on Tuesday dismissed Donald Trump’s appeal of the gag order imposed in his Manhattan criminal trial, dealing a setback to the former president’s efforts to strip the restrictions in the wake of his conviction. In a decision list, the Court of Appeals wrote that Trump’s appeal was dismissed […]
New York top court rejects Donald Trump’s gag order appeal
New York state’s top court rejected Donald Trump’s gag order appeal Tuesday, as the former president separately presses Judge Juan Merchan to terminate the order. In his pending trial court motion, Trump argues that the order, which he opposed from the start, should end now that his trial is over. He was found guilty last […]
New York top court declines to hear Trump’s gag order appeal
New York’s top court has declined to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. On Tuesday, the Court of Appeals found that the order does not raise “substantial” constitutional issues that would warrant an immediate intervention. The decision is the latest legal setback for the […]
New York’s top court declines to hear Trump’s appeal of gag order in hush money case
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s top court declined Tuesday to hear Donald Trump’s gag order appeal, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. The Court of Appeals found that the order does not raise “substantial” constitutional issues that would warrant an immediate intervention. The decision is the latest legal setback […]
PNM seeks another rate increase as prior case remains under appeal
Jun. 14—With an appeal of a rate case still pending before the state Supreme Court, Public Service Company of New Mexico is seeking approval from the three-member state Public Regulation Commission to raise the costs of electricity again. PNM, New Mexico’s largest electric utility, is seeking a rate increase to generate $174.3 million to replace […]
PNM seeks another electric rate increase as prior case remains under appeal
Jun. 14—With an appeal of a rate case still pending before the state Supreme Court, Public Service Company of New Mexico is seeking approval from the three-member state Public Regulation Commission to raise the costs of electricity again. PNM, New Mexico’s largest electric utility, says in its request, filed Friday with the commission, the $174.3 […]
If you love the Second Amendment like me, you know how important Hunter Biden’s appeal is
Editor’s Note: Shermichael Singleton is a CNN political commentator, host of a nationally syndicated radio show on SiriusXM and principal of Global Impact Strategies, a political consulting firm. He has worked on three Republican presidential campaigns. He co-owns GunsOut, a firearms production company whose clients include gun manufacturers and advocacy groups (including Gun Owners of America). The […]