Clark and Reese dazzle on the court, but WNBA politics kill the game
If the WNBA wants to grow the game, its players need to be likable, not political. So Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are supposed to look more like Magic Johnson and Larry Bird than Hillary Clinton and Gloria Steinem. The league has been riding a wave of interest and excitement in women’s basketball since Clark […]
Schimel: Politics no, campaigning, yes for supreme court
(The Center Square) – Judge Brad Schmiel says he’s not going to repeat the mistakes of the last supreme court race in Wisconsin. Schimel told News Talk 1130 WISN’s Jay Weber he isn’t going to politicize the race like liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz, and he’s not going to ignore his campaign like former conservative Justice […]
PA appeals court revives legal battle over Pittsburgh’s Columbus statue
A federal court in Pennsylvania has upheld an Italian heritage group’s challenge to the removal of a statue of Christopher Columbus from a Pittsburgh park. The dispute over the Schenley Park statue has been sent back to Allegheny County Common Pleas Court for further consideration. Sons and Daughters of America in Italy filed the lawsuit […]
Supreme Court prepares to debate Trump immunity claim in election interference case
In what may be the highest-profile case before the Supreme Court this term (involving the highest-profile appellant), former President Donald Trump should not stand trial for election interference. He presented a thorough argument as to whether this is the case. The high court is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday morning that could decide the former […]
Supreme Court to consider whether cities can ticket homeless people
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Monday on a challenge to a law that would allow cities to fine homeless people and could fundamentally change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people without a home. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that cities cannot ticket homeless people for camping […]
Supreme Court exposes Biden’s selective prosecution of political opponents
During oral arguments on Tuesday, Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito exposed the Biden administration’s inexcusable practice of selective prosecution of protesters and rioters. The case, Fischer v. United States, involved the contention by Pennsylvanian Joseph Fischer that the charges of “obstruct[ion of] … any official proceeding,” based on 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c), should […]
Trump makes new plea for immunity ahead of Supreme Court case
Former President Trump renewed his appeal for presidential immunity in a post on Truth Social on Saturday, ahead of next week’s Supreme Court argument on his immunity claim in a federal election interference case. “If the president is not granted immunity, every outgoing president will be immediately indicted by the opposition,” the former president said. […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton can be disciplined for suit to overturn 2020 election, court says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The Texas Court of Appeals has ruled that Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton could be disciplined by the state bar association for his failed effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election. I put it down. In 2022, the State Bar of Texas’ disciplinary committee accused Paxton of making false claims of […]
Appeals court drops charges against elections worker who downloaded voter list
An appeals court has dismissed charges against a Michigan election official who inserted a USB flash drive into an electronic poll book and downloaded voters’ names at the end of the 2022 primary election. The court’s conclusion was that James Holkeboer’s actions were inappropriate but not criminal. He was charged with election fraud. But Holkeboer’s […]
Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long-running legal battle
ROME (AP) — An Italian court on Friday dropped charges of cooperating with smugglers and dismissed a long-running lawsuit by three humanitarian organizations against the crew of a rescue ship for helping rescue thousands of migrants at sea. . A judge in the Sicilian city of Trapani has decided not to proceed with a trial […]