On this day in 1942
JUNE 28, 1942 Joyce and Dorie Ladner discuss their roles in the civil rights movement. Credit: Library of Congress Dorie Ladner was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She and her sister,…
Procedural dispute dominates hearing over alleged judge shopping
The Frank M. Johnson Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Montgomery, Alabama, seen on January 24, 2023. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) A federal judge and an attorney for lawyers…
Biden and Trump trade insults, accusations of lying in acrimonious presidential debate
U.S. President Joe Biden, right, and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta,…
SUPCO ruling reinstates ability to perform emergency abortions in Idaho under ban
A protester at a Planned Parenthood Great Northwest rally in Boise, Idaho, holds up a sign about the EMTALA case on April 21, 2024. (File/Otto Kitsinger/Idaho Capital Sun) Emergency abortions…
Marshall Ramsey: Con Air 2
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Arkansas election officials debate voting machines vs. hand-counted paper ballots
Searcy County Election Commission Chairwoman Laura Gross (left) and County Clerk Jeff Cotton hear questions about the county’s ballot-counting process from the Legislature’s Joint Performance Review Committee on Thursday, June…
13 states with Republican governors opt out of summer food program for kids
Students eat lunch at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in South Salt Lake, Utah, in March. Utah was among the 13 states that declined to participate in a federal program that…
Public defender’s office touts new police accountability director
Office of the Public Defender in the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton (Photo by New Jersey Monitor) The New Jersey Office of the Public Defender has created a…
Golf, abortion, Jan. 6 and felonies: Biden and Trump’s memorable debate moments
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JUNE 27: U.S. President Joe Biden (R) and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on…
A big month for FSSA has real life consequences
FSSA adds second window for employer-sponsored child care grant applications. (Logo, flag from FSSA, state of Indiana) The Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) is arguably the most important agency…