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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

“Trump Gives TikTok an Illegal Amnesty; The tech firms that host the app are putting their shareholders at risk by failing to comply with the law”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Posted at 9:24 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Seems Ready to Reject Limit on Excessive-Force Suits; The justices heard arguments over whether courts must limit their scrutiny of challenges to police shootings to ‘the moment of threat’”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court takes on accountability for police shootings; Ashtian Barnes, an unarmed Black man, was fatally shot by a Texas officer following a routine traffic stop for unpaid tolls.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “Police conduct in deadly traffic stop under Supreme Court microscope; The justices seemed likely to agree that courts can look beyond the exact moments force was used to determine if it was unreasonable.”

And Lawrence Hurley of NBC News reports that “Supreme Court leans toward reviving excessive claim against cop who killed a Black man in a traffic stop; The case over the death of Ashtian Barnes in Houston focuses on the moments leading up to the deadly shooting.”

Posted at 9:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“In blow to GOP, NC Supreme Court won’t immediately act on lawsuit to throw out 60,000 ballots; In a blow to Jefferson Griffin, the Republican candidate for a seat on the state Supreme Court, that court has ordered that it won’t fast-track his effort to throw out 60,000 ballots”: Will Doran of WRAL has this report.

Posted at 8:57 PM by Howard Bashman



“Race for North Carolina Supreme Court seat is last uncertified statewide contest in the nation”: Rusty Jacobs of WUNC has this report.

Posted at 8:54 PM by Howard Bashman



“Crisis pregnancy centers ask Supreme Court to revive suit against New Jersey”: Brendan Pierson of Reuters has this report.

Posted at 8:53 PM by Howard Bashman