The National Rifle Association’s NRATV host Grant Stinchfield lashed out against a call by retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens for the repeal of the Second Amendment, reports the Washington Post. “Do you see that? The repeal of the Second Amendment. From a man...
The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in a challenge to Maryland’s 6th congressional district, which stretches north and west from the Washington, D.C., suburbs. For two decades, the predominantly Republican district was represented in Congress by Republican Roscoe Bartlett, but in 2011, redistricting altered...
Before he was executed, Texas “Suitcase Killer” Rosendo Rodriguez called for the FBI to investigate the Lubbock County District Attorney and medical examiner, the Houston Chronicle reports. After a seven-minute final statement urging onlookers to write other men on death row, calling for a boycott...
The Justice Department and the city of West Palm Beach, Fl., settled a legal dust-up over the city’s “sanctuary” policies for those in the U.S. illegally, reaching an agreement that allows both sides to claim victory, the Washington Post reports. DOJ confirmed that the city...
The transcript in Benisek v. Lamone is available on the Supreme Court’s website. The post Argument transcript appeared first on SCOTUSblog....
Pittsburgh officials lauded a year-over-year drop in gun violence and other crimes Tuesday, crediting the declines to police efforts, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Shootings in the city dropped to a 12-year low in 2017, with 147 fatal and non-fatal shootings in 2017 compared to 180...
In the Supreme Court’s first decision of the term, Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg cited language from the court’s 2010 decision in Magwood v. Patterson stipulating that “[w]e cannot replace the actual text with speculation as to Congress’ intent.”...
Hundreds of protesters blocked the entrance of Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center on Tuesday night for the second time in a week, preventing Kings fans from attending an NBA game as the protesters called for action in the police shooting of Stephon Clark, the Sacramento Bee...
Erik Hughes was federally indicted in 2013 on four methamphetamine- and firearm-related offenses. He pleaded guilty to two charges, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute at least 500 grams of methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The plea agreement between...
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry declined to file criminal charges against the two white Baton Rouge police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, in July 2016 outside a convenience store, The Advocate reports. Landry said that after a...