Samuel Alito’s Biggest Controversies—As Supreme Court Justice Speaks With Trump Before Sentencing Ruling
The justice spoke to President-elect Donald Trump on the phone hours before Trump asked the Supreme Court to stop his ...
TikTok at Supreme Court: What to know as divest-or-ban deadline looms
The Supreme Court will convene for a rare oral argument session on Friday to consider a set of landmark cases that could ...
Migrants race against the clock to reach the US-Mexico border before Trump takes office
When Altagracia left Honduras to embark on the months-long journey to the US-Mexico border, she had two clear goals on her ...
Despite Constitutional concerns, Senate panel greenlights do-over of private school voucher bill
Senate panel announced plans to revive a private school voucher program Supreme County found unconstitutional in the fall.
Is Wyandotte County the beginning of the end of Kansas’ death penalty? Judge to decide
For the past several weeks, a major challenge to Kansas’ death penalty has been underway in a Wyandotte County murder case.
Virginia prison considered charging inmates who burned themselves in protest for ‘intolerable’ conditions
Staffers at Red Onion State Prison in Virginia weighed whether to charge the inmates “thousands of dollars for the hospital ...
Private firm recruits ex-cops to help Trump deport immigrants who entered US illegally
An email circulating among law enforcement officials in Cincinnati signals that private contractors are taking Trump's ...
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Gallego, Kelly and Hobbs line up behind bill to jail immigrants for non-violent crimes
Arizona’s Democratic U.S. senators and Gov. Katie Hobbs are joining Republicans in backing legislation that would require ...
ICE looking into expanding migrant detention facilities, ACLU says
The ACLU says that ICE is looking to expand its migrant detention facilities with the start of the new Trump administration just days away, according to a report.
Judge’s ruling acknowledges that hundreds of Mainers’ rights are being denied
The state could be on a path to a widespread reform after a Superior Court justice ruled that many people facing serious ...
House passes Laken Riley Act, which heads to Senate with increasing Democratic support
The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now move forward to the Republican-controlled Senate, which is taking up the ...