Trump’s Supreme Court Agenda Is Likely to Include Legal U-Turns NYT | Top Stories Adam Liptak 8 November 2024 at 23:39 In recent years, new administrations have not been shy about disavowing positions taken by their predecessors. © Maansi Srivastava for The New York TimesIt was once rare for new administrations to reverse positions taken by their predecessors in cases before the Supreme Court.
California Shifts Rightward on Crime in an Election Fueled by Frustration NYT | Top Stories Tim Arango 9 November 2024 at 02:12 Voters in the Democratic-run state overwhelmingly approved a measure to impose harsher sentences for crimes and were on their way to ousting two progressive district attorneys. © Isadora Kosofsky for The New York TimesChris Maggio, 55, at an intersection in Beverly Hills, Calif., to celebrate Donald J. Trump’s victory. In initial returns, Mr. Trump fared better than he did four years ago in California, though he was still far behind Kamala Harris.