Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 21 | Friday, May 19, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for Donald Trump on Tuesday asked for a meeting with Attorney General Merrick Garland as a Justice Department investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents shows signs of winding down. In the letter, which Trump posted… Continue reading Trump lawyers seek meeting with Garland as Mar-a-Lago investigation winds down
11-year-old Mississippi boy who called 911 shot by responding officer: ‘Why did he shoot me?’
An 11-year-old boy shot by Mississippi police after he dialed 911 for help is recovering following his release from the hospital, his attorney said Thursday. Aderrien Murry was shot in the chest early Saturday while an Indianola police officer was responding to a domestic disturbance call at boy’s home, about 100 miles northwest of Jackson,… Continue reading 11-year-old Mississippi boy who called 911 shot by responding officer: ‘Why did he shoot me?’
Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date set for March
VOL. 47 | NO. 21 | Friday, May 19, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump threw up his hands in frustration Tuesday as a judge scheduled his criminal trial for March 25, putting the former president and current candidate in a Manhattan courtroom in the heat of next year’s presidential primary season. Trump, appearing… Continue reading Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date set for March
Officers describe Jan. 6 chaos, fear as judge weighs prison time for Oath Keepers
VOL. 47 | NO. 21 | Friday, May 19, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and public servants who fled the mob’s attack told a judge on Wednesday that they are still haunted by what they endured, as the judge prepares to hand down sentences in… Continue reading Officers describe Jan. 6 chaos, fear as judge weighs prison time for Oath Keepers
Attorneys finish arguments over Tennessee drag show ban, federal judge set to rule
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Kingston coal ash settlement: What it means for the cleanup workers who sued
Attorneys for the Kingston coal ash workers and Jacobs Solutions told Knox News on Tuesday, May 23, they have settled the ongoing lawsuits the workers filed over health problems they say were caused by their work cleaning up the catastrophic 2008 coal spill. “After years of litigation and lengthy negotiations, the parties have entered into… Continue reading Kingston coal ash settlement: What it means for the cleanup workers who sued
Why Biden is wary of using the 14th Amendment to address the debt limit crisis
VOL. 47 | NO. 21 | Friday, May 19, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — If the fight with Congress over raising the government’s debt limit is such a dire threat, why doesn’t President Joe Biden just raise the borrowing ceiling himself? It’s theoretically possible, but he’s all but ruled it out for now. The administration has… Continue reading Why Biden is wary of using the 14th Amendment to address the debt limit crisis
‘They’re opposed to government. But now they are the government.’ Sumner County’s hard-right shift
VOL. 47 | NO. 21 | Friday, May 19, 2023 GALLATIN (AP) — Shortly after being sworn in last fall, the new majority of the Sumner County Commission in Tennessee acted to update one of its official documents. The new version said county operations would not only be orderly and efficient, but “most importantly reflective… Continue reading ‘They’re opposed to government. But now they are the government.’ Sumner County’s hard-right shift
Police commission delays decertifying former officer charged in Tyre Nichols death
Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 21 | Friday, May 19, 2023 By Jonathan Mattise and Adrian Sainz | Associated Press Updated 7:53AM NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee commission that enforces standards for police recommended Thursday that proceedings to bar an officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols from serving in… Continue reading Police commission delays decertifying former officer charged in Tyre Nichols death
Why the Founding Fathers ratified the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution
opinion Paul G. Summers | Guest Columnist Editor’s note: This is a regular feature on issues related to the Constitution and civics written by Paul G. Summers, retired judge and state attorney general. The U.S. Constitution is the supreme law in America. Amendments are part of the Constitution. The first ten Amendments, or Bill of Rights, were submitted… Continue reading Why the Founding Fathers ratified the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution