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August 30, 2020

This Day in History: Aug. 30

Ty Cobb has his first major league at-bat. Thurgood Marshall is confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become the first African American justice of the Supreme Court.

August 26, 2020

Death row inmate Lezmond Mitchell executed in Indiana

Lezond Mitchell, a Native American, became the fourth person to die on death row from lethal injection this year, for the killings of a woman and her 9-year-old granddaughter in 2001.

August 26, 2020

RNC speakers: What to know about Mitch McConnell

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention this week, in support of President Trump's reelection to the White House. Here are some fast facts about the GOP lawmaker and how he became a party leader. 

August 26, 2020

Supreme Court denies killer Lezmond Mitchell’s stay request; execution set for Wednesday

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a stay-of-execution request filed in the case of death-row inmate Lezmond Mitchell, who is scheduled to die Wednesday for his role in the horrific slayings of a woman and her 9-year-old granddaughter in 2001.

August 25, 2020

Montana asks US Supreme Court to block Green Party exclusion from state ballot

Montana's secretary of state, Cory Stapleton, is calling on the Supreme Court to step in amidst a dispute about whether the Green Party can be on the state ballot or not this fall. 

August 21, 2020

Appeals court won't step in on Trump tax records for now

A federal appeals court said Friday it wouldn't step in right away to delay New York prosecutors' effort to get President Donald Trump's tax records, potentially leaving the Supreme Court as his most promising option to block prosecutors' subpoena.

August 20, 2020

Trump admin asks Supreme Court to review decision on Twitter blocks

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to review a decision from last year in which the Second Circuit Court of Appeals said it is a violation of the First Amendment for the president to block someone from his personal Twitter account based on what they say.

August 20, 2020

Judge throws out Trump's bid to stop Manhattan DA subpoena of his personal and business tax records

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed President Trump's latest bid to block a subpoena for his taxes from Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr.  

August 14, 2020

Pennsylvania takes ballot precautions after Postal Service hints at delivery delays

Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar filed a state Supreme Court motion asking for approval to continue counting mail-in ballots received up to three days after November 3, 2020.

August 13, 2020

Supreme Court denies GOP request to block order relaxing Rhode Island absentee ballot requirements

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that it will not grant a stay in the case of RNC vs. Common Cause Rhode Island, which centered on whether two witnesses or a notary public must be present when voters sign their absentee ballots.