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Yesterday — 8 October 2025Main stream

Justices Appear Open to Challenge of Mail-In Ballot Rules by Illinois Politician

9 October 2025 at 02:03
A majority of the court appeared sympathetic to the argument that political candidates should be able to sue over their states’ election laws. The case is one of several lodged by allies of President Trump.

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Under Illinois law, ballots postmarked by Election Day are counted if they are received up to 14 days later.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Supreme Court, for Now, Rejects Google Bid to Block Changes to App Store

7 October 2025 at 05:49
The emergency order is the latest turn in a longstanding legal dispute between the tech giant and the creator of the popular game Fortnite.

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The fight began in 2018, when Epic Games released Fortnight as a smartphone app. The company first distributed the game through direct downloads and the Samsung Galaxy Store, but eventually offered it on Google Play.

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Ghislaine Maxwell, Longtime Epstein Associate

6 October 2025 at 23:51
The onetime employee and friend of Jeffrey Epstein argued that a secret agreement between prosecutors and the multimillionaire financier invalidated her conviction.

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Ghislaine Maxwell with Jeffrey Epstein in New York in 2005. Ms. Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted in 2021 on federal charges related to facilitating his crimes.
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