Jan. 6 inquiry thrusts Secret Service back into center of controversy
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With sweep and speed, Supreme Court’s conservatives ignite a new era
Observers say this term should be seen as much as the beginning of an era at the court as the culmination of years of work to solidify a conservative majority. Robert Barnes Link...
Supreme Court makes it clear there’s a red America and a blue America
The US Supreme Court ended its most explosive term in decades this week deeply split along ideological lines, surfacing two different visions of America and the Constitution. Link...
Supreme Court marshal asks Md. leaders to enforce anti-picketing laws
Letters asks Gov. Hogan and Montgomery County Executive Elrich to have police departments enforce laws that “squarely prohibit picketing at the homes of Supreme Court Justices.” Jasmine Hilton Link...
West Virginia v. EPA: What did the Supreme Court decide? | Opinion
This Oct. 4, 2018, file photo shows the U.S. Supreme Court at sunset in Washington. Manuel Balce Ceneta, Associated Press At first blush, the news stories about West Virginia v. the Environmental Protection Agency are all about how the Supreme Court’s decision will hurt President Joe Biden’s chances of...
New York tightens gun laws, revisits abortion rights after SCOTUS rulings
Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed lawmakers to act after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a state gun-control law and overturned Roe v. Wade. Praveena Somasundaram Link...
Crime: Wellington, Utah police chief charged with misusing public funds
Deseret News The embattled former police chief of Wellington is now being accused of billing the city and state for overtime hours he didn’t actually work. Rory Von Bradley, 40, of Wellington, was charged Friday in 7th District Court with misuse of public money, a third-degree felony; theft and...
Democracy advocates raise alarm after Supreme Court takes election case
The decision to consider “independent legislature theory” concerned voting rights advocates who say state lawmakers could twist the rules to favor their party. Colby Itkowitz Link...
Abortion-related company benefits are deepening the GOP rift with corporate America
A push by major US companies to help employees gain access to reproductive services following the US Supreme Court’s ending of federal abortion rights has rankled prominent Republicans and could deepen the GOP’s disaffection with corporate America as the party finds itself on the brink of winning back the...
Advanced surface-to-air missiles in $820M package for Ukraine
U.S. officials are trying to transition Ukraine away from Soviet weapons. By Lee Hudson Link...