Judiciary | The Enterprise Journal

Home

- Fred Prehn of Wausau, Wis., is pictured on Dec. 10, 2019. Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest weapon to weaken any Democratic governors in the battleground state, ruling, Wednesday, June 30, 2022, that political appointees don't have to leave their posts until the Senate confirms their successor. (Paul A. Smith/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, File)
AP
premium content - for subscribers only
Click to subscribe

Wisconsin's conservative high court hands GOP another weapon
By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press
Thu,06/30/22-10:46PM , 262 Reads
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's conservative-controlled Supreme Court handed Republicans their newest weapon to weaken any Democratic governors in the battleground state, ruling this week that political appointees don't have to leave their posts until the Senate confirms their successor.
Click Here to Read More

- In this courtroom sketch, R. Kelly briefly addresses Judge Ann Donnelly during his sentencing in federal court, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York. R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)
AP
free content

EXPLAINER: How will R. Kelly sentence impact other trials?
By MICHAEL TARM - AP Legal Affairs Writer
Thu,06/30/22-10:43PM , 361 Reads
CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly could be in his 80s before the singer is free again, based on a 30-year prison term imposed this week by a New York federal judge for parlaying his fame to sexually abuse young fans, including some who were children.
Click Here to Read More

- Steam billows from a coal-fired power plant Nov. 18, 2021, in Craig, Colo. The Supreme Court on Thursday, June 30, 2022, limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants. By a 6-3 vote, with conservatives in the majority, the court said that the Clean Air Act does not give the Environmental Protection Agency broad authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that contribute to global warming. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
AP
registered content - login required to view
Click to register / login

Supreme Court decision may slow transition to cleaner energy
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ - AP Energy Writer
Thu,06/30/22-3:27PM , 608 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants could have far-reaching consequences for the energy sector — and make it harder for the Biden administration to meet its goal of having the U.S. power grid run on clean energy by 2035.
Click Here to Read More

- Erin Tinerella, of Chicago, who is in Washington for the summer at an internship, protests against climate change after the Supreme Court's EPA decision, Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
AP
free content

EXPLAINER: Why Court's EPA-climate change ruling matters
By MATTHEW DALY - Associated Press
Thu,06/30/22-3:20PM , 467 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's climate change ruling on Thursday is likely to hinder President Joe Biden's plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade and to make the U.S.
Click Here to Read More

Subscribe to Judiciary