Tyson Timbs’s story starts, as so many stories do today, with opioids. Following a workplace injury in Ohio, Timbs developed a painkiller addiction, which led him to heroin. When his aunt in Indiana needed help due to illness, Timbs moved in with her and sought to use the transition as an opportunity to get clean. […]
SCOTUS: Military Retirees Can Still Be Court Martialed…
The Supreme Court decided last week not to review the case of a retired Marine who was court-martialed and convicted of sexual assault in 2015, upholding the Pentagon’s authority to prosecute retirees for crimes they commit even after leaving the service. The decision leaves the possibility open for retirees to face punishment, such as sailors […]
Ralph Northam and Kathy Tran Revealed the Future of Abortion Politics…
In a pre-Super Bowl Saturday news dump, the Washington Post made a remarkable disclosure about the politics of abortion in America, with far-reaching implications for the future. The impolitic statements of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and Del. Kathy Tran about a bill to deregulate abortion—suggesting that abortions could be performed while a woman is in […]
Supreme Court Obliges Trump, Will Enter Census Citizenship Fray…
The Supreme Court announced Friday it will grant an expedited hearing on the Trump administration’s request to add a question concerning citizenship to the 2020 census. The justices set oral arguments for February, converting what had been a narrow request involving one part of the case into a full grant of review. At stake is […]
SCOTUS to Weigh in on Evidence in Census Citizenship-Question Dispute…
The Supreme Court announced this afternoon that it would hear oral argument in February in a dispute over evidence in the challenge to the government’s decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. The order is the latest chapter at the court for the case; the justices had previously rejected the government’s […]
Supreme Court Announces Rule Changes…
This morning the Supreme Court announced several proposed changes to its rules and invited the public to comment on those proposed revisions by the end of the month. If the changes are implemented, their effect would fall almost exclusively on lawyers and litigants before the court. The first of the four substantive proposed changes to […]
FBI Chief: ‘Usual Process Was Followed’ for Kavanaugh Background Investigation…
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that the bureau’s background investigation into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was limited in scope, following precedent for similar investigations. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) asked Wray during a Senate hearing whether the FBI was given full discretion “to investigate whatever your agency thought was appropriate to figure out what […]
Kavanaugh Nomination Moves Toward Final Vote…
The nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy moved toward the final vote today, after a divided Senate voted in favor of cloture – a technical term for a procedure that limits debate on Kavanaugh’s nomination by creating a 30-hour window within which the Senate […]
Sen Susan Collins Remarks in Support of Judge Kavanaugh…
Sen Joe Manchin’s Statement on Supporting Kavanaugh…
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