Social issues
Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to New York vaccine mandate for health care workers
Health care workers protest against being forced to get the Covid-19 vaccine on August 27, 2021, outside the New York State Office Building in Hauppauge, New York. Alejandra Villa Loarca | Newsday | Getty Images The Supreme Court declined Thursday to take up a legal challenge brought by health care workers in New York who oppose the […]
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Watch Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as Supreme Court justice, replacing Stephen Breyer
Ketanji Brown Jackson is making history Thursday as the first-ever black woman sworn in as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Jackson, 51, replaces Justice Stephen Breyer, whose resignation from the Supreme Court becomes effective at noon after his nearly 28 years of service there. CNBC Politics Read more of CNBC’s politics coverage: President […]
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Judge temporarily blocks Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban
An abortion rights protester displays a sign outside during a gathering outside of The Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse in response to the U.S. Supreme Courts conservative majority decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and ending constitutional protections for abortion on June 24, 2022 in Louisville, United States. Jon Cherry | Getty Images A judge cleared […]
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R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in prison in sex trafficking case
R. Kelly, the disgraced R&B superstar, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, months after he was convicted on all nine counts against him in a high-profile sex trafficking case. U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the sentence in a Brooklyn courtroom after several of Kelly’s victims angrily addressed the convicted sex offender […]
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer will retire Thursday, to be replaced by Ketanji Brown Jackson
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer speaks during an event at the Library of Congress for the 2022 Supreme Court Fellows Program hosted by the Law Library of Congress, in Washington, February 17, 2022. Evan Vucci | Pool | Reuters Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told President Joe Biden that he will officially retire at […]
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Pelosi receives Communion in Vatican amid abortion debate
ROME — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and received Communion during a papal Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, witnesses said, despite her position in support of abortion rights. Pelosi attended the morning Mass marking the feasts of St. Peter and St. Paul, during which Francis bestowed the woolen pallium stole on […]
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Job loss is a ‘reality’ of the business cycle, says labor expert. Take these 6 key steps after a layoff
Halfpoint Images | Moment | Getty Images 1. Take a financial inventory Among the first things to do if you lose your job is take stock of financial resources at your disposal, according to financial advisors. Those may include other streams of income such as a partner’s salary, as well as emergency savings, company stock […]
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30% of LGBTQ+ adults have experienced discrimination or exclusion from financial services, study finds
Rainbow flags celebrate Pride Month in New York. Lev Radin | Pacific Press | LightRocket | Getty Images Members of the LGBTQIA+ community are still struggling, in some instances, to access financial services that would help them manage their money. Some 30% of LGBTQIA+ adults have experienced bias, discrimination or exclusion in the financial services […]
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Texas judge blocks enforcement of pre-Roe v. Wade abortion ban
An abortion rights protester participates in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in Houston, Texas, May 14, 2022. Callaghan O’hare | Reuters A Texas judge on Tuesday blocked officials from enforcing a dormant 1925 abortion ban that the state’s Republican attorney […]
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Gay Connecticut Supreme Court justice calls out U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on same-sex marriage ruling repeal idea
(L-R) Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife and conservative activist Virginia Thomas arrive at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer | Getty Images A gay Connecticut Supreme Court justice suggested that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was being hypocritical in calling for reconsideration of rulings […]
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