LGBTQIA+ sanctuary declarations may lack legal impact
By John E. Finn, Wesleyan University Editor’s note: This article, distributed by The Associated Press, was originally published on The Conversation website. The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Several cities and towns, mostly in the American Midwest and South, are responding to a surge of proposed and […]
Teen and parents indicted after high school shootout
A grand jury has indicted a Baltimore teen and his parents on allegations they brought a gun to a high school campus in October.
Black and Latino voters suing in federal court to block congressional district’s weakening minority voting
U.S. District Court lawsuit says districts unlawfully weaken minority voting power.
Jan. 6 suits can proceed
Trump could ask the full appeals court to take up the matter or go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
House Expulsion of Santos marks sixth in chamber’s history
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a blistering ethics report on his conduct heightened lawmakers’ concerns about the scandal-plagued freshman. Santos became just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues, and the third since the Civil War. The vote to expel was […]
Judge bars media cameras in slayings case, but the court will livestream
Court will operate a livestream, on its YouTube channel.
Lawyer with ties to Brookfield, Wis. sentenced to four Years in Federal Prison
Browndorf also owned subsidiary law firms across the United States, including BP Peterman, which was based in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
O'Connor was appointed by former President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
Court to weigh social media and First Amendment
The court’s decision in this case could have wide-ranging effects on the manner and methods of government efforts to influence the information that guides the public’s debates and decisions.
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
Kissinger had two children, Elizabeth and David, from his first marriage.
IRS delays rules for payment apps’ users
Users of Venmo, Cash App and other payment apps will get a tax reprieve this year.
Attorney’s financial fraud victims angrily confront him before he’s sentenced
Those clients got to look the attorney in the eye Tuesday and tell him how he had destroyed their trust, as the disgraced lawyer was sentenced to 27 years in prison for stealing about $12 million.
Legal News
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- Former Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant pleads guilty to smuggling contraband
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- RNC Final Day: Trump accepts GOP Nomination
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