The Supreme Court on Friday threw out a challenge to President Donald Trump’s plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census count used to determine representation for the House of Representatives. But the…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump speaks to Chief Justice John Roberts during the State of the Union address in the chamber of the US House of Representatives on February 4, 2020, in…
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Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (CBS / AP) — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said this week she hasn’t thought about retiring before her term ends in 2024 and defended herself against criticism…
Continue ReadingJudge Amy Coney Barrett talks with Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas during her ceremonial swearing-in ceremony to be US Supreme Court associate justice, on the South Lawn of the…
Continue ReadingOn the last day of 2019, a year so filled with news of Jeffrey Epstein, raging wildfires scorching the Amazon basin and the third presidential impeachment in United States history…
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Continue ReadingAmy Coney Barrett’s replacement has been confirmed on a Chicago-based federal appeals court. See source
Continue ReadingPeople marched from Pershing Square to Los Angeles City Hall on October 17, 2020, to encourage voter participation in the November election and to protest the confirmation hearings of Supreme…
Continue ReadingAs the new year approaches and 2020 comes to a close, we reflect on all this year taught us — through its unexpectedness, its suffering and its joy. The omnipresent…
Continue ReadingThen-Judge Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing on October 14, 2020. | Jonathan Ernst/Getty Images Judges are highly political, but they…
Continue ReadingGov. Gavin Newsom already faces the complicated chore of filling several high-profile political positions. He’ll have a U.S. Senate seat to fill after Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice…
Continue ReadingLil Wayne is facing 10 years in prison (Picture: WireImage) Lil Wayne is facing 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge. The Lollipop rapper was…
Continue ReadingIn the Nov. 4, 2020 photo, The Supreme Court in Washington. A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Muslim men who were placed on the government’s no-fly list because they…
Continue ReadingLil Wayne is facing potential prison time after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge in Florida. The rapper, whose legal name is Dwayne Michael Carter, admitted to illegally possessing…
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