Court decisions
Here are the states set to ban or severely limit abortion access now that Roe v. Wade is overturned
The overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling by the Supreme Court is set to almost immediately remake how access to abortion looks in America, with nearly half of the states on track to outright ban or severely limit the procedure. Twenty-two states had laws or constitutional amendments that were already in place which […]
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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending 50 years of federal abortion rights
Pro life protestors march in front of the Supreme Court building amid the ruling that could overturn Roe v. Wade on June 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. Roberto Schmidt | AFP | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion in the U.S. in 1973. The court’s […]
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Republicans lawmakers sought Trump pardons on heels of Jan. 6 Capitol riot, committee told
Excerpts from an email by U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows asking for pardons for members of Congress are shown on a screen during the fifth public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, on Capitol […]
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Federal agents visit the home of former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark who tried to help Trump overturn election results
Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Clark speaks next to Deputy U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen at a news conference, where they announced that Purdue Pharma LP has agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges over the handling of its addictive prescription opioid OxyContin at the Justice Department on October 21, 2020 in Washington, DC. […]
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Supreme Court strikes down New York gun law restricting concealed carry
A U.S. Supreme Court police officer stands past gun-rights demonstrators outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a New York state law that requires applicants for a license to carry a concealed gun to have […]
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Washington football team ran ‘shadow investigation’ of harassment accusers, House panel says
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder commissioned a “shadow investigation” into employees who spoke out against the team’s “toxic workplace” in a bid to influence the NFL’s review of sexual harassment allegations, a Congressional report released Wednesday alleged. Snyder used the probe “to target his accusers, pin the blame on others, and influence the NFL’s own internal review,” […]
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Jan. 6 Capitol riot probe aims to hold final hearings on pro-Trump mob in July as new evidence comes in
A man breaks a window as a mob of supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, January 6, 2021. Leah Millis | Reuters The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot will schedule its final two public hearings in July, rather than in June as originally expected, […]
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Louisiana governor signs bill criminalizing abortion providers if Roe overturned
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, testifies during the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing to examine offshore energy development in federal waters and leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, in Dirksen Senate Office Building on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Gov. John Bel Edwards […]
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Fraud trial against Elizabeth Holmes’ partner at Theranos nears end
SAN JOSE, Calif. — In a harshly worded closing argument, prosecutors on Tuesday said former Theranos COO Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani “wasn’t a victim, he was the perpetrator of fraud” in the company’s downfall, while his attorney blasted the government’s case calling it inconsistent. The closing statements capped a three-month-long trial where the government alleged Balwani […]
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DOJ settles lawsuit with Facebook over allegedly discriminatory housing advertising
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the U.S. House Financial Services Committee during An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the Financial Services and Housing Sectors hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 23, 2019. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The Department of Justice reached a settlement with Facebook owner Meta over […]
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