Retired Republican Judge Clark Erickson, who said former President Donald Trump’s name should be removed from the Illinois ballot ahead of the March 19 primary for inciting an insurrection, recommended Sunday that a higher court should make the decision, not the state board of elections. The objection to Trump’s ballot eligibility was brought forth by […]
A judge grilled a Department of Justice prosecutor on Monday over why the government charged Charles Littlejohn with just one count of unauthorized disclosure of taxes after Littlejohn leaked the private information of more than a thousand taxpayers to media in 2020. “The fact that he is facing one felony count, I have no words […]
A sizable majority of the public supports Texas’s construction of a wall along its border with Mexico and feels that President Joe Biden’s efforts to stop it are the first step toward civil war. In a sobering analysis of the escalating topic, 69% of likely 2024 voters said that they support the border wall and […]
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments on March 18 in Murthy v. Missouri, a major case involving free speech, government agencies, and social media that could have monumental implications for content moderation. The case deals specifically with whether or not federal agencies indirectly encouraged social media platforms like Facebook and X […]
A juror in Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 double murder trial testified Monday that she was influenced by comments a court clerk made to her before the jury rendered its verdict in the sensational South Carolina trial that captivated the nation. Juror Z told the judge that Rebecca Hill said to “watch [Murdaugh’s] actions” and to “watch him […]
South Korean actor and Squid Game star Lee Byung-Hun fell victim to Los Angeles crime after his home was purportedly smashed in and ransacked. The break-in was discovered after an employee for Lee visited the actor’s Los Angeles home and found that its sliding glass door had been broken, TMZ reported Monday. Lee, 53, was […]
The Supreme Court is preparing to weigh an unprecedented dispute over whether former President Donald Trump can be barred from state primary ballots, forcing the justices to convene during a time when the high court is not normally in session. Each high court term, which spans from early October until the end of June, the […]
An already vulnerable Democrat was caught slamming her constituents on a recent Zoom call about the redrawing of her district, recalling how she was “dismayed” over representing a county that supports former President Donald Trump. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) was overheard criticizing her constituents in Carbon County during a Zoom call with fellow Pennsylvania lawmakers […]
Powerful Washington, D.C., law firms battle each other to snag law clerks who worked at the Supreme Court, with some offering thousands of dollars for these clerks to bring their experience and knowledge of the high court into their fold. Signing bonuses for Supreme Court law clerks have reached a high of $500,000, a spokesperson […]
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin returned to work at the Pentagon on Monday, his first day back in the office this year, due to a health scare. “At this important time, I’m glad to be back at the Pentagon. I feel good and recovering well, but still recovering and I appreciate all the good wishes […]
