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Court Protects Prisoners Against Tobacco Smoke But Not COVID
Supreme Court Protects Prisoners Against Tobacco Smoke But Not COVID; Maybe a More Conservative Court or the Problems of the Proposed RemedyQ3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and moreSupreme Court Denies Geriatric Inmates Protection Against CoronavirusWASHINGTON, D.C. (November 18, 2020) - On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 7-2 to deny geriatric inmates, and other prisoners with serious medical conditions, protections against the spread of the coronavirus, even after a finding by a lower court that prison officials were lax in dealing with the pandemic.The two dissenters, Justice Son...
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Don’t Over Rely on Justices’ ACA Questions
Don’t Over Rely on Justices‘ ACA Questions; Many Other Considerations Could Have Major ImpactQ3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and moreJustices' ACA QuestionsWASHINGTON, D.C.. (November 10, 2020) - Those who try to predict the outcome of a Supreme Court case from the questions asked by the various justices should give those questions somewhat less weight than usual in today's argument in which the continued fate of the Affordable Care Act [ACA, Obamacare] is at stake, suggests public interest law professor John Banzhaf.That's because there are a number of unusual and important factors op...
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Supreme Court Blocks Wisconsin Ruling Permitting Mail-In Ballots To Count Up To 6 Days After Election Day
In a 5-3 vote, the Supreme Court shut down on Monday a Wisconsin federal court decision permitting absentee ballots to be counted up to six days after the election, so long as they had been postmarked by Election Day.The decision came the same day Amy Coney Barrett was sworn in as the newest justice, cementing the court’s conservative majority.Chief Justice John Roberts, Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh all wrote separate opinions highlighting the importance of not tampering with state election laws too close to an election.About 30 states require absentee ballots to be received by El...
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Supreme Court Is Set To Hear A Case That Could Overturn The ACA
Misplaced priorities – decisive action on a Supreme Court nominee and a hearing on a case that could overturn the Affordable Care Act, not on helping the American peopleQ3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and moreFrom the day Amy Coney Barrett was announced as Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court in a super-spreader gathering at the White House to the Senate vote confirming her nomination 30 days later, there were over 150,000 new COVID-19 diagnoses in the United States, over 20,000 additional COVID-19 deaths, more than 23 million people continuing to claim some form of unemployment ...
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US Senate to vote Monday on Barrett nomination to Supreme Court
Washington (AFP) - The US Senate will vote on Monday, eight days ahead of the presidential election, to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the Senate Majority Leader said Tuesday."We'll be voting to confirm justice-to-be Barrett next Monday," Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said at a press conference."I think that will be another signature accomplishment in our effort to put on the courts, the federal courts, men and women who believe in the quaint notion that maybe the job of a judge is to actually follow the law," McConnell said.Barrett, 48, was named by President Donal...
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US Supreme Court to hear key immigration cases after election
Washington (AFP) - The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up two key cases related to President Donald Trump's immigration policies after the November election.The cases involve a challenge to the diversion of military funds to build the US-Mexico border wall and a policy which requires asylum seekers to remain in Mexico while their claims are being processed.Building a wall along the US-Mexico border was one of Trump's signature campaign promises in 2016.After Congress denied him funding, the president declared a "national emergency" and dipped into Pentagon funds to build a portion of...
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Biden noncommittal but some Democrats favor expanding Supreme Court
Washington (AFP) - Joe Biden says he is "not a fan" but won't rule it out if he wins the US presidential election -- expanding the number of justices on the Supreme Court to counter those named by Donald Trump.Under the Constitution, justices on the nation's highest court are nominated to lifetime posts by the president and confirmed by the Senate.Congress sets their number, and after some seesawing in the country's early days it has remained steady at nine since 1869.Barring a surprise, the Republican-controlled Senate will in the coming days approve Trump's nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barr...
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Coronavirus stimulus checks: Some Democrats believe Trump’s $1.8T offer was enough
It’s been almost three months since negotiations started on the next stimulus package. However, the lawmakers haven’t reached a consensus yet. The reason for no stimulus deal and coronavirus stimulus checks despite several offers, is clearly political. This is what has been frustrating many, including many Democrats.Q3 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and moreCoronavirus stimulus checks: Pelosi should have accepted $1.8T offerAndrew Yang, the former Democratic presidential candidate, said he is “beyond disappointed” that the Congress hasn’t yet passed the next relief package, including the...
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Congress may leave town until after election without passing coronavirus stimulus checks
Lawmakers may be saying that the coronavirus relief package is a priority for them. However, despite two months of negotiations, they have failed to reach a deal. Now, it is being reported that the Congress could be planning to leave town until after the election without passing another coronavirus relief package and stimulus checks.Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and moreLawmakers may complete work this week?A report from CNN noted that the Congress could be preparing to leave Capitol Hill as soon as this week until after the election without giving Americans another round of coronavi...
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Collins case involving Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac goes before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is set to hear one of the cases involving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Collins v. Mnuchin case goes before the court on Dec. 9, and whatever is decided will impact the valuations of the government-sponsored enterprises’ stocks.Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and moreRange of possible decisions by the Supreme Court for Fannie Mae, Freddie MacIn a note today, analyst Dick Bove of Odeon Capital pointed out that there is a range of possible decisions the Supreme Court could come up with on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The government would win the entire case if the cour...
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