A federal judge on Thursday granted three former Memphis Police Department officers convicted for their roles in the death of Tyre Nichols a new trial due to concerns about judicial bias. Nichols’s death while in MPD custody in Tennessee sparked nationwide protests and calls for police reform in 2023 due to accusations that he was unfairly […]
Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged a man seen throwing a sandwich at a federal agent with a misdemeanor offense after a grand jury declined to bring a harsher felony charge against the Washington, D.C., protester. The grand jury recently refused to indict Sean Dunn, a former government employee, on felony charges, leading to prosecutors’ latest […]
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr’s lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones that sought to block his gubernatorial rival from raising unlimited cash for his campaign. United States District Judge Victoria Marie Calvert ruled Carr and his campaign “lack standing” to sue because they mounted a lawsuit against Jones and […]
A federal judge on Thursday ruled the Trump administration’s effort to remove Michael Abramowitz as director of Voice of America was “plainly contrary to the law.” United States District Judge Royce Lamberth handed down a decision stating Abramowitz cannot be removed from his position without the approval of the majority of the International Broadcasting Advisory […]
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it has filed charges against a Tennessee woman accused of threatening U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn. The investigation began in May when one of Blackburn’s staffers listened to a voicemail from someone threatening the Republican senator. “I’m gonna shoot her with a gun. I’m gonna blow […]
(The Center Square) – Several Louisiana officials voiced their concerns over federal cuts by the current Trump administration during a press call with Sabotaging Our Safety on Tuesday in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The devastating storm struck Aug. 29, 2005. Katrina displaced 1.5 million people as it racked up over $125 billion […]
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) slammed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, telling him to “shut up” for suggesting that psychiatric drugs taken by children could be connected to school shootings, including the shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday. A gunman opened fire at Annunciation Catholic School, killing two children and injuring […]
South Carolina filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court this week requesting that the state be allowed to enforce its law requiring students to use bathrooms corresponding to his or her biological sex. The emergency request came on Thursday after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit blocked the state from enforcing […]
(The Center Square) – Plaintiffs challenging Cook County’s ban on semi-automatic firearms are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case. Filed in 2021, Viramontes v. Cook County challenges the county’s ordinance banning certain firearms. The lower courts sided with the county and against the plaintiffs. Second Amendment Foundation’s Alan Gottlieb said the case […]
About two-thirds of people think crime is a “major” problem in the United States, according to a poll, after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of Washington, D.C., this month. A new Associated Press-NORC poll found that 66% of respondents categorized crime as a major problem nationwide, while 32% said it was a minor […]
