Yesterday, in a per curiam opinion with a vociferous dissent, a majority of the Supreme Court allowed Alabama to move forward with…
In the wake of the Supreme Courtās decision effectively endorsing gerrymanders that disenfranchise Black voters, an outbreak of racism has spread through…
ICEĀ rounded upĀ parents and kids, including some American citizens, and herded them, some naked and zip-tied, into the streets, around 1 a.m. in…
Today, it has been 61 years since a white supremacistās bomb went off at 10:22 a.m. at 16th Street Baptist Church in…
We know that Donald Trump was fixated on polls Friday morning. We know that because he posted about them at least 15…
After Republicans rejected the immigration bill proposed by Democrats earlier this year, Republicans said Joe Biden needed to do more with his…
In the first year of Trumpās presidency, I decided it was time to reread George Orwellās classic ā1984,ā which I hadnāt touched…
For starters, some important news: The state of New York willĀ make daily transcripts of the trial available. They announced each dayās transcript…
When the Supreme Court decidedĀ Dobbs, it opened up Pandoraās Box, undoing fifty years of protection for abortion rights underĀ Roe v. Wade. In…
Jack Smith filed aĀ motion in limineĀ Wednesday morning. As weāve discussed previously, this is a type of motion used to obtain a pre-trial…
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