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The Supreme Court has reinstated the death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man behind the 2013 bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The court ended up ruling 6-3 this week that the capital sentence being tossed in 2020, over jury selection issues and excluded evidence, was the wrong move, per CBS News. Justice Clarence […]
Virginia is one step closer to removing the Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond’s Monument Avenue. According to the New York Times, the Virginia Supreme Court affirmed a circuit court ruling that paved the way for the 12-ton statue’s removal in the capital city. The decision was explained in two opinions Thursday, more than a year after Gov. Ralph […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld voting restrictions in the state of Arizona by way of a 6-3 ruling. The ruling, as reported by NBC News on Thursday, said the state did not violate the Voting Rights Act when passing a 2016 law that only allowed voters, family members, or caregivers to collect and deliver […]
Though no one should need further proof that federal laws targeting marijuana are inherently ridiculous, recent comments from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas certainly qualify. More generally, the entire case in which Thomas’ comments were a part makes clear just how convoluted the current situation is for many across the country, even as more and […]
Mexico’s Supreme Court voted 8-3 on Monday in favor of striking down laws prohibiting the use of recreational marijuana, per BBC News. The decision deemed legislation that banned the personal use, and home cultivation of marijuana as unconstitutional. Adult residents can now apply for permits that will allow someone to carry as much as 28 grams, or grow no […]
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson faced backlash on Tuesday after signing a near-total ban on abortions in the state. According the Associated Press, Senate Bill 6 was approved by the Arkansas Senate last month and the Arkansas House last week with overwhelming support. Gov. Hutchinson announced his intention to sign the bill into law, citing his […]
Donald Trump is pissed. The former president suffered a bitter loss this week when the Supreme Court announced it will allow New York prosecutors to obtain his financial records and private tax returns, which he has fought to keep concealed over the last four-plus years. Monday’s ruling was in response to Trump’s emergency request to block Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus […]
It has just been announced that the Supreme Court will be denying Texas’ efforts to overturn the state’s election results. According to an official court order obtained by SCOTUS blog on Twitter, the state of Texas lacked ” valid interest, under the Constitution, in attempting to police other states’ voting procedures.” Additionally, while Justice Aito […]
After four years, people still haven’t learned that you can’t hold President Donald Trump to his words. The slippery head of state has spent his entire administration moving on to his next lie faster than he can be pinned down for the last one. That hasn’t stopped Twitter users from calling Trump on his use […]
The Supreme Court has rejected a long-shot bid by Republicans to reverse Pennsylvania’s certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state. The decision was announced Tuesday with no noted dissents or comment from the nation’s highest court. “The application for injunctive relief presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is […]
