Paul welcome to the journal editorial report, im paul gigot. The Supreme Court on wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump should be immune from prosecution in his federal election interference case. Dealing a blow to special counsel jack smiths effort to try the former president and likely 2024 republican nominee before with no. Oral arguments are now set for late april with a decision expected by late june. A timetable that could push the trial originally set to begin this monday close to election day and possibly beyond. For more on the political and legal implications of the justices decision to take the case, im join ised by Wall Street Journal columnists Dan Henninger, kim strassel and bill mcif gun. So, bill, the bill mcgurn. If Supreme Court didnt have to take this case the Supreme Court didnt have to take this case, and theres an argument for dodging it because they could have let a d. C. Circuit opinion that denied immunity stand. Now they take this, t
Internet platforms today control the w millions of americans counate with each other and with the world. Platforms achieve that success by marketing themselves as neutral ru for free spch now that they sthe communications of billions of users, they sing a very differentun they now say they are inact editors of their users speech, rather like a newspaper. They contend they possess a broad first enent right to censor anything they host on their sites, even wn ing so contradict their own representations to consumers. But the design of the First Amendment is to prevent the suppression of speech, not to enable it. Th iwhy the telephone companynd Delivery Service has no first moment right to use their services aa chokepoint sence those they disfavor. Broadly facilitating communication in that way is conduct, not speech. If verizon asserted a first moment right to cancel disfavored clients at a whim, that would fail. Social Networking Companies are in the busesof transmitting their users spee
This is about two hours. The court squarely held us much just a few years following adoption of the amendment. The the president makes easy work of the case. It is undisputed the petitioners realize nothing from their stock investment. They were taxed not because they had income but because in 2017 they happened to own shares in a corporation. This is a tax on the ownership of property. Dispensing with the need for realization, the framers regarded this as the essential check on the power of congress to tax property. The government cannot identify a single thing congress could not tax its income under its position realization is unnecessary. Without realization there is no limiting principle. Accepting the government position on income would make a cap hash of the current law. Gateway definition of gross income asserts congresses taxing power under the 16th amendment through reaching all income from whatever source derived. If the government possession position in this case is right th
Theyve almost run out of fuel. Theyve almost run out of fuel. In response, israel refuses to let fuel supplies in because they say hamas could use it for military purposes and israel insists its only targeting the terrorist group in gaza. The terrorist group in gaza. The well , in other news today, the well, in other news today, the Prime Minister warned that Artificial Intelligence could threaten humanity with extreme action on a similar scale to global pandemics or even nuclear war. His comments come after touring a london eye hospital, which uses ai touring a london eye hospital, which uses al to diagnose sight problems. Rishi which uses al to diagnose sight problems. Rishi sunak which uses al to diagnose sight problems. Rishi sunak says problems. Rishi sunak says humanity could lose control of ai and terrorist groups could use it to spread fear and destruction. Hes also announced destruction. Hes also announced the formation of the worlds first Ai Safety Institute in the uk to expl
Destruction. Hes also announced the formation of the worlds first Ai Safety Institute in the uk to explore the risks and share his data with the world. And lastly, remembrance poppies will be plastic free this year and recyclable in the first redesign of the iconic emblem in a generation. Its part of a move by the Royal British legion to reduce the production of Single Use Plastics from today, volunteers and supermarkets will be selling the historic symbol worn annually to honour the service and sacrifice of britains armed forces in conflicts over the decades. Each conflicts over the decades. Each poppy conflicts over the decades. Each poppy sold raised is money to support surviving veterans as well as serving personnel at is traditionally worn from the last friday in october , which is friday in october, which is tomorrow. I friday in october, which is tomorrow. I have mine on a little early. Youre with gb news across the uk on tv in your car, on Digital Radio and on your Smart Speake