The Supreme Court’s current session has been politically divisive. As some commentators note that the court could soon face a legitimacy crisis, the court steps further and further out of sync with the majority of Americans. In the court’s latest case, it finds that a Washington school district violated the …
Read MoreAttorney Michael Avenatti, a controversial public figure who repeatedly clashed with former President Donald Trump, plans to plead guilty to stealing millions from his clients. Avenatti struck a nerve on social media during the Trump presidency as a firebrand agitator, constantly picking up verbal fights with Trump and his political …
Read MoreMissouri lawyers Mark and Patricia McCloskey made headlines in June of 2020 when they appeared outside their St. Louis home during a Black Lives Matter protest. The married couple both carried weapons and were photographed addressing the protest members, sparking swift backlash online. The pair both received disciplinary action from …
Read MoreA Russian soldier was found guilty of war crimes in the first trial of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A 21-year-old tank commander, Vadim Shishimarin, pleaded guilty to claiming the life of Oleksandr Shelipov in Chupakhivka on February 28. This crime took place only four days after the Russian invasion …
Read MoreThe suspect accused of carrying out a massacre in a Tops in Buffalo, New York has pleaded “not guilty” in his initial hearing. The 18-year-old man, Payton S. Gendron, faces one charge of first-degree murder, and authorities expect to see him charged with more crimes for his role in Saturday’s …
Read MoreCapitol Hill has been in controversy this month as lawmakers point fingers and wonder who leaked a divisive Supreme Court draft decision that could overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision from 1973. While that case has set a judicial precedent for nearly 50 years, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito …
Read MoreThe Supreme Court will hear an appeal from Oklahoma over its current disagreement with Native American tribes. A 2020 Supreme Court ruling found that large swaths of eastern Oklahoma are legally Native American reservations, a ruling that has ruffled feathers in Oklahoma City. The state’s government claims it has the …
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a death row inmate in Texas who argues one of the jurors in his initial trial harbors an inherent racial bias. The inmate, Kristopher Love, says he objected to one of his jurors who allegedly thinks “nonwhite races” are “more violent races.” …
Read MoreThe Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court earlier this week, making her the first black woman to serve in the highest court in the US. She’s also likely to be the last Democratically-appointed justice for as much as a decade. Democrats currently narrowly control the Senate, as …
Read MoreA recent Supreme Court decision will make it easier for citizens to sue police and prosecutors in the event of malicious prosecution. A 6-3 decision in which Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Amy Coney Barret sided with the court’s three liberal justices, will allow citizens to …
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