The Colorado General Assembly on Thursday approved , legislation that rewrites the state's conversion therapy statute in direct response to the Supreme Court's March in Chiles v. Salazar. The bill now heads to Gov. Jared Polis, a gay Democrat, who is expected to sign it into law.
The Pentagon estimates the war in Iran has already cost $25 billion, according to Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst. Hurst testified before the House Armed Services Committee yesterday alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who offered no indication of when the war might end during his combative testimony.
Donald Trump has said it would be a complete mess if the US supreme court were to strike down his global trade tariffs. In a lengthy post on social media, the US president said WE'RE SCREWED if the supreme court rules against the tariffs, before the decision, which could come as soon as Wednesday. It is a crucial legal test of his controversial economic strategy and his power.
And no surprise, judges in those countries have repeatedly done what Orban and Erdogan want. Donald Trump has not had the opportunity to pack the US supreme court to nearly the same degree. Nor has he, despite his brash, bullying ways, done much to pressure or browbeat the court's nine justices. Nevertheless, the court's conservative supermajority has ruled time after time in favor of Trump since he returned to office.
"If it is repugnant for legislation to apply retroactively to destroy settled expectations, it must similarly be repugnant for a concocted common law doctrine to be applied retroactively to destroy settled expectations."
The Supreme Court upheld Obamacare's provision on preventive health services, emphasizing political appointees' influence over healthcare decisions, which heightens stakes in health policy.