Giuliani loses NY law license: US news in brief, 7/3
Giuliani loses NY law license
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Rudy Giuliani lost his New York law license on Tuesday, after a state appeals court found he had lied in arguing that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from his client, former Republican U.S. President Donald Trump. The court found that Giuliani, 80, the former New York mayor who served as Trump’s personal lawyer, “baselessly attacked and undermined the integrity of this country’s electoral process” and “actively contributed to the national strife that has followed the 2020 presidential election, for which he is entirely unrepentant.” Giuliani was one of the leading proponents of false claims that Trump’s defeat to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 was the result of widespread voter fraud.
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Trump-backed challenger beats House’s Bob Good in Va. primary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Republican U.S. Representative Bob Good, the leader of a hardline House group, lost a Virginia primary for his seat to state Senator John McGuire, who was endorsed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Good, chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, immediately demanded a recount. McGuire, a former Navy SEAL, won 50.3% of the vote against Good’s 49.7%, the state election agency said, two weeks after the June 18 primary. State law allows for a recount in a race with such a close margin of victory.
SCOTUS turns down challenge to bans on assault weapons
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a Second Amendment challenge to state laws in Illinois that prohibited the sale of rapid-fire assault weapons. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. dissented. Had the court granted the appeals, it would have threatened California’s long-standing ban of most rapid-fire assault rifles as well. Thomas said the court refused to hear the appeals now because the cases are still pending in the lower courts. “I hope we will consider the important issues presented by these petitions after the cases reach final judgment,” he wrote.
Supreme Court to decide cases over online porn access, vapes
WASHINGTON (TNS) — The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will decide disputes over online access to pornography in Texas, Food and Drug Administration approval of e-cigarettes and a federal sentencing law, adding to the issues it will tackle in the next term that starts in October. The Texas case, Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, comes from challengers backed by the American Civil Liberties Union and other free speech groups to a state law which requires pornography websites to verify a user’s age before allowing them to access content “harmful to minors.” The groups said the law places too many burdens on adults’ ability to access adult content to be constitutional, which includes exposing their personal information over the internet.
Labor adds heat rule as world temps rise
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed what it says is the first-ever rule to protect workers from extreme heat, as part of a suite of actions to address extreme weather effects stemming from climate change. Senior administration officials said the rulemaking from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at the Labor Department will focus on workers who are both working in heat and are engaged in activities that could raise their core body temperature, covering farmworkers, delivery drivers, construction trade professionals and others. Employers will be required to develop procedures for preventing and responding to extreme heat, monitor workers when the heat index is above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, and meet certain training and record-keeping requirements.
