Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be carrying out a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could lead to “major disenfranchisement.”
A federal judge is considering whether to continue blocking a U.S. Postal Service rule imposing new requirements for mail voting.
A federal judge is considering whether to continue blocking a U.S. Postal Service rule imposing new requirements for mail voting.
NYTimes – US Jurors in Lindsay Clancy's Massachusetts murder trial told Judge William Sullivan they remain deadlocked after five days of deliberations, prompting him to issue Tuey-Rodriguez instructions urging them to continue working toward a verdict. Clancy is charged with killing her three children. The jury had previously reported it could not reach a unanimous decision.
NYTimes – US A federal judge in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump executive order that sought to restrict birthright citizenship. The ruling marks the second time federal courts have blocked such an effort, with the judge citing Supreme Court precedent. The White House order signed in August raised concerns that babies already defined as citizens could have their citizenship revoked.
BBC News – World South African airline Airlink has cancelled a planned flypast before Saturday’s Springboks-All Blacks rugby Test, citing a forecast of unfavourable weather. The country’s civil aviation authority is reviewing a similar low-level display by Airlink last week, when an aircraft passed less than 50 feet above a stadium.
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