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Aug 03 2020
News
Senate GOP divided over whether they'd fill Supreme Court vacancy
Senate Republicans are conflicted about what to do if a Supreme Court seat becomes vacant during the remainder of President Trump's first term, a possibility that has come more into focus in recent weeks in light of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s health problems.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has made clear that he intends to fill a Supreme Court vacancy in 2020, despite
The HillMar 25 2015
News
Supreme Court Rejects Ruling That Upheld Alabama's Gerrymandering
The U.S. Supreme Court called a district court ruling that upheld Alabama's redistricting plan, which overloaded some districts with black Democrats, "legally erroneous." In a 5-to-4 ruling, the justices rejected the ruling and sent it back to the lower court.
Justice Steven Breyer, who delivered the opinion, was joined by the court's other liberals, Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia
NPR (Online News)Sep 24 2021
Opinion
The ACLU’s RBG Tweet Shows Once Again That It Has Abandoned Free Speech
This tweet is doing the rounds:
@ACLU: With Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death, we lost a champion for abortion and gender equality. And on the anniversary of her death, the fight to protect abortion access is more urgent than ever.
Of course, Ginsberg didn’t say this. Instead, she said: The decision whether or not to bear a child is central to a woman’s life, to her well-being
National Review (News)Mar 04 2021
News
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivers first opinion in case involving records disclosure
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an environmental group that sued the government for internal studies detailing potential harm to endangered aquatic species in the first major opinion by Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
The Sierra Club sued the Obama administration in 2015, arguing the Freedom of Information Act required the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serviceto disclose studies
USA TODAYJul 22 2021
News
Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overrule Roe v. Wade
Calling Roe v. Wade “egregiously wrong,” Mississippi’s attorney general urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to do away with the constitutional right to abortion and to sustain a state law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
The court will hear arguments in the case in the fall, giving its newly expanded conservative majority a chance to confront what may be the most
New York Times (News)Sep 30 2023
News
Kansas police chief suspended after raid on local newspaper
Marion, Kansas police chief Gideon Cody was suspended this week after he conducted a series of raids including on the office of a local newspaper. According to the Marion County Record, the paper that was raided, Cody was suspended by Mayor David Mayfield, and the suspension took effect on Thursday. The city administrator announced the suspension in an email to city council members on Friday.
The HillSep 30 2023
News
Marion, Kansas, police chief suspended following series of 'illegal' raids
The Marion, Kansas, police chief was suspended this week following a series of "illegal" raids that included the office of a local newspaper and the home of the city's vice mayor. Marion Mayor David Mayfield suspended Police Chief Gideon Cody on Thursday, according to the Marion County Record, the same newspaper that was raided. The Marion Police Department confirmed the suspension on Saturday
NBC News (Online)Oct 03 2023
News
Kansas Police Chief Who Led Kansas Paper Raid Resigns
The police chief who led an August raid on a small weekly newspaper in central Kansas resigned Monday, just days after he was suspended from his post and following the release of body camera video of the raid showing an officer searching the desk of a reporter investigating the chief's past. Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody's resignation was confirmed to The Associated Press both by Mayor Dave
Newsmax (News)Oct 02 2023
News
Kansas police chief who led raid on newspaper resigns after new body-cam video emerges
TOPEKA, Kan. — The police chief who led an August raid on a small weekly newspaper in central Kansas has resigned, just days after he was suspended from his post, a City Council member confirmed Monday. City Council Member Ruth Herbel confirmed to The Associated Press that the mayor announced Chief Gideon Cody’s resignation at Monday’s City Council meeting. The announcement comes days after
Tulsa WorldJun 30 2023
News
Yankees finished Domingo Germán’s perfect game off with 2 full-circle moments
OAKLAND, Calif. — As Domingo Germán closed in on the 27th and final out of his perfect game on Wednesday night, Yankees center fielder Harrison Bader flashed back to one of the few heroic defensive plays in his career that he wasn’t able to make. Last June, Bader was in center field when Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas was one strike away from completing a no-hitter at Busch Stadium in St
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