Supreme Court denies request to stay Alabama execution
The Supreme Court denied a request Wednesday evening to stay the execution of an Alabama man who will receive the death penalty for killing his ex-girlfriend in 1994. “The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Thomas and by him referred to the Court is denied,” read the order from the Supreme Court in the case of Joe Nathan James Jr. James will be executed Thursday evening by lethal injection following the final court
Read MoreWhitehouse, Cortez Masto introduce bill to empower congressional responses to SCOTUS decisions
Democratic Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.) introduced a bill Thursday aimed at empowering Congress to respond to Supreme Court decisions that reduce constitutional rights or interpret federal statutes. “Six radical justices enacted a bonanza of right-wing policies during the last term, reshaping American life in wildly unpopular ways over just a matter of days,” said Whitehouse, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Courts Subcommittee, in a
Read MoreEnergy & Environment — Democrats could see a win on climate
Many climate activists and experts see a victory in the deal between Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) — despite some provisions that boost oil and gas. This is Overnight Energy & Environment, your source for the latest news focused on energy, the environment and beyond. For The Hill, we’re Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk. Someon
Read MorePreventing those who participated in Jan. 6 from being able to serve in public office
The public hearings of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on our U.S. Capitol have made it abundantly clear that the former president was at the center of an illegal scheme to prevent the peaceful transfer of power, including inciting a violent mob to attack the United States Capitol. No prior president has attempted such a heinous act, and no one who participated in this effort to usurp power can be trusted with public office. All too clearly, Donald Trump proved that he is not fit to hold office and is a danger to democracy.&nb
Read MoreTwitter reports record high government demands for account info
Twitter reported on Thursday that it received record numbers of government legal demands targeting journalists from July to December of last year. The tech giant reported an increase of 103 percent increase in overall legal demands related to verified journalists and news outlets, such as requests to remove content or court orders. It received a total of 47,572 demands regarding 198,931 accounts. About a quarter of those demands, 11,460, were made by governments, 20 percent of which were from the U.
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