A small Oregon city’s efforts to limit homelessness have drawn support from the state with the nation’s largest homeless population. California law enforcement and district attorneys have asked the Supreme Court to rule in favor of Grants Pass, Oregon, whose fines on homeless encampments are being challenged amid national attention. Of the 233,000 homeless persons […]
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey could end up blaming federal charges he is facing on his wife, according to a report. The 70-year-old is staring down a potentially lengthy prison sentence and will be tried for allegedly acting as a foreign agent for the Egyptian government. Federal prosecutors allege the New Jersey Democrat […]
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday on the question of whether prosecutors overreached in charging J6 defendants with obstructing the counting of electoral ballots. No one disputes that applying the obstruction charge as defined in the Sarbanes-Oxley bill is a stretch. The obstruction that the authors of […]
Pro-life groups were dismayed when former President Donald Trump declined to support federal limits on abortion access, but one leading organization says that shouldn’t stop abortion foes from voting for him. Operation Rescue, the 38-year-old anti-abortion group known for its civil disobedience, threw its support behind Mr. Trump’s 2024 presidential bid, citing the three Trump-nominated […]
NEW YORK — Sen. Bob Menendez may seek exoneration at his May bribery trial by blaming his wife, saying she kept him in the dark about anything that could be illegal about her dealings with New Jersey businessmen, according to court papers unsealed Tuesday. Several sentences in a January court filing by lawyers for the […]
A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected a West Virginia law requiring scholastic athletes to participate based on biological sex, handing a victory to a male-to-female transgender teen who competes against girls in track and field. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to reverse a lower-court decision that upheld the state’s Save Women’s Sports Act, […]
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing Idaho’s ban on transgender procedures on youth amid ongoing legal battles, overturning decisions made by lower courts. The justices’ order Monday allows the state to enforce a 2023 law that imposes severe penalties on physicians, including up to 10 years behind bars, for administering hormones, puberty blockers, or […]
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was not present on Monday for oral arguments for two cases on the docket. NBC News reported no explanation was offered for the jurist’s absence. Chief Justice John Roberts issued a succinct statement in which he told the media that Thomas “is not on the bench today.” Supreme Court […]
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could impact the 2024 presidential election and lead to the release of or reduction in sentences for hundreds of January 6 rioters. Before the trials began, the J6 prosecutors decided that the most serious charge they could get a […]
About 2 1/2 years ago I wrote a post titled “California plans to kill the residential solar industry.” At the time, I had just had solar panels installed on my roof to save money and within months California announced a new plan (Net Metering 3.0) that would have taxed me and anyone else who owned […]
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