New York court allows state Equal Rights Amendment to appear on November ballot

The New York State Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a proposed New York state constitutional amendment that would expand anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ people and pregnant women will go before voters in November. The New York state appeals court’s decision upholds a June ruling by an upstate New York judge that allowed the amendment to […]

Fallout continues from US Supreme Court Jan. 6 ruling

A U.S. Army veteran from California who was serving an 18-month sentence for disrupting Congress on January 6, 2021, was ordered released on July 12 based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the most frequently charged January 6 felony and its maximum 20-year prison sentence. Jorge Aaron Riley, 46, of Sacramento, will be released […]

Alec Baldwin Weeps In Court As He Learns His Fate In Court

In an unexpected development, First Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer on Friday dismissed Alec Baldwin’s lawsuit. Judge Sommer ruled that the trial could not proceed because the prosecution had suppressed evidence. NBC NewsThe actor broke down in tears in the Santa Fe, New Mexico, courtroom as Judge Sommer agreed with Baldwin’s lawyers’ argument that […]

Republicans slam Utah Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling for ‘striking very heart of our republic’

Utah Republicans issued a resounding condemnation of the state’s Supreme Court ruling on redrawing district lines.  The state’s highest court declared the state’s legislature acted outside its authority when it passed legislation determining how to draw up new legislative districts, known as gerrymandering, after voters approved a 2018 ballot initiative greenlighting an independent redistricting process.  […]

‘Right to reside’: State supreme court weighs in on homeless RV parking

The Washington State Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state’s constitutional right to movement does not include the right to live in a vehicle parked on public property. Homeless advocates decried the ruling, which sent a lawsuit brought by a homeless man back to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for a new trial. “This […]

Trump asks to dismiss New York charges after Supreme Court immunity ruling 

Following the Supreme Court’s decision to grant him presidential immunity, former President Trump has formally sought to have his criminal conviction overturned, claiming he was treated “unfairly and unlawfully.” of 52-page summaryThe report, released Thursday, alleges that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office (DANY) improperly turned over evidence protected by presidential immunity. Trump’s legal team is […]

Michael Cohen goes to the Supreme Court against Trump

Does the President of the United States have the power to send you to prison? Michael Cohen says that’s the test of the petition filed Wednesday in the Supreme Court. “The Constitution is the foundation of our democratic republic and makes America a beacon in the world,” Cohen said. “When a president weaponizes the Department […]