Trump ally Steve Bannon files emergency motion seeking to stay out of prison
Former President Trump ally Steven Bannon was ordered to report to prison July 1 after being convicted of contempt of Congress.
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Virginia NAACP sues over restoration of Confederate names to two schools
The Virginia NAACP sued a county school board Tuesday over its reinstatement of Confederate military names to two schools, accusing it of embracing segregationist values and subjecting Black students to a racially discriminatory educational environment. The school board in Shenandoah County voted 5-1 last month to revert the name of Mountain View High School back
California Initiative to Reform Prop 47 Qualifies for November Election Ballot: Secretary of State
Measure to revise Prop 47 garnered more than 600,000 valid signatures. California’s Secretary of State, Shirley Weber, notified state elections officials on June 11 that a measure to reform Proposition 47 has qualified for the November ballot. Proposition 47, commonly referred to as Prop 47, was passed a decade ago by voters in California with
Hunter Biden’s options for appeal after gun conviction
Hunter Biden was found guilty of federal felony gun charges Tuesday by a Delaware jury, but the first son still has avenues for appeal to try to overcome his conviction. Before his trial concluded, his attorneys filed three motions for acquittal last Friday on which Judge Maryellen Norieka has yet to rule. Defense lawyer Abbe
Potential Supreme Court candidates during a second President Biden term
President Biden will make diversity the central focus in nominating judicial nominees to Supreme Court vacancies and any other high court openings.
House to vote on holding Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio
Washington — The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas related to President Biden’s handling of classified documents. The Republican-led House Judiciary and Oversight committees have demanded that Garland hand over the audio recordings of the president’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur
House votes to hold Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio
Washington — The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress, escalating a fight over audio recordings related to the President Biden’s handling of classified documents. Garland has defied subpoenas from the Republican-led House Judiciary and Oversight committees demanding that the Justice Department hand over the audiotapes of the president’s interview