BREAKING: #SCOTUS denies a stay to Yeshiva University in its fight over recognizing an LGBTQ club, with the 5-4 majority saying the school should seek relief from NY state courts first. A trial court judge in NY has ordered the school recognize the club.
Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kavanaugh joined the Democratic appointees in denying the school's request to stay the NY trial court's order. Justices Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, and Barrett dissent.
The decision lifts the temporary stay issued by Justice Sotomayor last Friday, meaning the school will have to recognize the club under the current state court order. Here was my thread from Friday:
And, here is the #SCOTUS link (found in "Opinions Relating to Orders," not in "Opinions of the Court" or "Orders of the Court"): supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf…
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US Attorney Rachael Rollins, announcing today's arrest for a bomb threat against Boston Children's Hospital, which has been the focus of anti-transgender attacks from Libs of Tik Tok and others for more than a month.
JUST IN: According to the FBI affidavit filed in Leavy's case, she "initially denied" — in an interview earlier today — knowing where her phone was and denied "making the threat to BCH on August 30, 2022." She later admitted to making the threat, according to the affidavit.
Yes, per the affidavit, the call was made from a cell phone registered to her name.
LOL WHUT: Trump’s lawyers say they object to DOJ’s proposed special master candidates but also don’t want to say why in public because they … don’t want to hurt their feelings or something?