Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump ballot case February 8, 2024
Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\n\nTrump\u2019s eligibility for the presidential ballot is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. The 9 justices heard arguments in the case of \u201cTrump vs Anderson,\u201d an appeal from a Colorado State Supreme Court ruling that bars former President Donald Trump from the state\u2019s presidential primary ballot under the \u201cInsurrection Clause\u201d of the 14th Amendment. Trump\u2019s lawyer says the law does not apply to the former president, while Colorado\u2019s Secretary of State says electing an insurrectionist could allow him to \u201cdismantle democracy from within.\u201d\nIsraeli strikes killed over a dozen people in the southern Gaza town of Rafah that could be the next target in Israel\u2019s offensive.\nUnited Nations Secretary-General Ant\xf3nio Guterres held a press conference today in which, among other things, he spoke about the ongoing war in Gaza.\nThe Senate voted today to begin work on a package of wartime funding for Ukraine, Israel, and other U.S. allies, after the collapse of a carefully negotiated compromise that also included border enforcement policies Republicans had demanded.\nA special counsel report released today found evidence that President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen, including documents about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, but concluded that criminal charges were not warranted.\nCalifornia state lawmakers announced new plans today to update the state\u2019s decade-old plastic bag ban and entirely ban plastic shopping bags in the state.\nCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans today to send prosecutors to Oakland in his latest move to crack down on rising crime in the Bay Area city, where high crime rates have drawn national attention.\n\n\xa0\nThe post Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump ballot case \u2013 February 8, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.