The California Supreme Court stripped conservative attorney John Eastman of his law license on Wednesday over his efforts to overturn U.S. President Donald Trump's 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an apology on Wednesday for her recent criticism leveled at fellow Justice Brett Kavanaugh, an unusual public mea culpa that underscores the continuing divisions within the nation's top judicial body over its direction and actions in high-profile cases.
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul proposed on Wednesday a new tax on second homes worth over $5 million that was backed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani.