Hawaii and Texas judges, hardest hit. And maybe legal strategists who benefit from forum-shopping as well. In a 6-3 decision released this morning, the Supreme Court put a stop to the practice of district courts issuing nationwide or “universal” injunctions against the executive branch in exercises of its constitutional authority. The case of Trump v...
I just got back from a four-day trip to Florida for a little time amusement park hopping. What did I miss? Well, Donald Trump, in the space of 36 hours, broke the following: Iran’s nuclear weapons program Ali Khamenei’s ability to be taken seriously Russia’s alliance with Iran The myth that Pete Hegseth can’t run...
Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex Reporting fromChelmsford Magistrates’ Court Lauren Carter/BBC Jodie Marsh was a person “passionate about the care and treatment” of her animals, a judge said Jodie Marsh should be allowed to keep lemurs at her private animal sanctuary, a judge has ruled. The former glamour model fought Uttlesford District Council in court...
Georgia Roberts Political reporter, BBC Derby Christopher Furlong/Getty Images The Peak District welcomes about 13m visitors every year Charging tourists to visit the Peak District could be the solution to “unprecedented” financial woes, according to the leader of the authority running the national park. The Peak District National Park Authority, based in Bakewell in Derbyshire,...
Bradley Gerrard Local Democracy Reporting Service BBC East Devon District Council rejected the plans for near Axminster Plans to build a lithium battery storage facility in East Devon have been rejected. Clearstone Energy had asked for permission to build and operate the battery energy storage system (BESS) south of Hazelhurst Raymonds Hill in Axminster. However,...
Mid Devon District Council has been charging thousands of social housing tenants the wrong rents for over twenty years in what a government regulator has judged are “serious failings” that have resulted in dozens of evictions. A judgement by the Regulator of Social Housing found that Mid Devon District Council had incorrectly applied the Rent...
Did the Supreme Court rebuke district court judges in a ‘landmark’ ruling yesterday? Or did they narrowly split the baby on procedural grounds? John wrote last night about the 5-4 decision to vacate a TRO by Judge James Boasberg that had halted deportation proceedings under the Alien Enemies Act. Today, Attorney General Pam Bondi...