ARIZONA

U.S. Supreme Court revives ballot law

The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday reinstated an Arizona law making it a felony to collect early ballots, stepping into a contentious political issue days before the presidential election and dealing a blow to efforts by Democrats to get out the vote.

The unsigned order from the high court overturns an appeals court decision from Friday that blocked the new law and drew celebration from Democrats.

The Supreme Court decision called into question what happens to ballots that have already been legally collected from voters in the 20 hours or so that the law was blocked.

Arizona filed an emergency appeal hours after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the law Friday. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy referred the case to the entire court, which issued a brief order overturning the appeals court. The 9th Circuit will consider the law in a January session that it set when it blocked the law.

The Arizona secretary of state’s office urged groups that collected ballots to turn them in Monday morning. County elections officials said they lack authority to enforce the law and that any valid ballot they receive by any means would be counted.

— Associated Press

MASSACHUSETTS

Harvard men’s soccer team apologizes

The Harvard men’s soccer team has apologized for sexual comments made about members of the women’s soccer team that led the Ivy League school to suspend the men’s team for the rest of the season.

The apology was posted Friday on the website of the Harvard Crimson student newspaper.

“We sincerely apologize for the harm our words and actions have caused women everywhere, and especially our close friends on the women’s soccer team,” the apology said in part. “We are deeply ashamed that it took a public revelation, a loss of trust and damaged friendships for us to fully grasp the gravity of our conduct, for which each member of our team takes full and equal responsibility.”

The newspaper last month uncovered a 2012 document that rated the attractiveness of women’s team recruits and included lewd comments about them. The men’s team called the document its “scouting report” and circulated it online.

— Associated Press

Judge rejects sanctions on RNC: A federal judge in New Jersey on Saturday denied a motion by the Democratic National Committee to impose sanctions on the Republican National Committee before Election Day. The Democrats had argued Friday that Republicans were coordinating with GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump to intimidate voters in violation of an agreement that the RNC has had to follow since 1982. Judge John Michael Vazquez said details produced by the RNC show that it is not working with the Trump campaign on ballot security measures.

Three killed in N.J. stabbing: Authorities say three people were fatally stabbed at a Newark home during an attack that left three other people injured. The stabbings occurred around 4 p.m. Saturday at a Hedden Terrace residence. It was not clear what prompted the attack or whether anyone has been arrested. The names of those killed and details on others’ injuries were not immediately disclosed.

2 arrested in Calif. shooting: Two men were arrested Saturday in a shooting outside an Oakland, Calif., nightclub that left eight people hurt, including the two men, police said. Oakland police said the suspects, ages 17 and 21, were in stable condition. Four women and two men ages 17 to 28 were also shot. Five of the victims were in stable condition, and one is in critical condition. Acting Lt. Rachael Van Sloten said the shooting happened just after midnight Saturday outside the Vinyl nightclub.

— From news reports