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Dec 19 2023
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Trans activist Kendall Stephens' arrest sparks MAGA uproar
The arrest of 37-year-old LGBTQ+ activist Kendall Stephens sparked social media discourse on Tuesday. Stephens was arrested Monday on charges including rape, indecent assault, endangering the welfare of a child, corruption of a minor and related charges on Monday following a comprehensive investigation, a Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson told Newsweek. Stephens, who is transgender,
NewsweekDec 13 2023
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Family sues Decatur police for Stephen Perkins’ shooting death
The family of Stephen Perkins, the man shot and killed in September by a Decatur officer, alleges in a new federal lawsuit that the city incentivizes aggressive policing. “At the heart of the lawsuit and everyone’s action is policy change to ensure that something like this never happens in the city of Decatur again and prevent this kind of violence throughout the country,” said Lee Merritt, an
AL.comJun 13 2021
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Should Justice Breyer retire? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘inclined to say yes’
Add Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the list of Democrats giving Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer a nudge out the door.
Pressed by CNN host Dana Bash, the New York Democrat said Sunday she would be “inclined to say yes” on whether Justice Breyer, a member of the high court’s liberal wing, should call it a career and allow President Biden to choose his successor.
“Just to
Washington TimesMay 13 2020
Analysis
Will Breyer Side With Trump in Congressional Subpoena Fight?
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in Trump v. Mazars, a case which asks whether the House Committee on Oversight and Reform overstepped its legal authority in 2019 when it subpoenaed Mazars USA, Donald Trump's longtime accounting firm, demanding eight years of financial records pertaining to Trump and several of his business entities.
In Barenblatt v. United States (
ReasonOct 03 2023
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Stephen Colbert Is Reveling in Kevin McCarthy’s Downfall
Shortly after being ousted from his position as Speaker of the House on Tuesday—and almost immediately confirming that he would not attempt to win back the job—Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) claimed to be feeling “great.” While not everyone was buying his high spirits, many people were genuinely delighted by the news, and Stephen Colbert was among them. Word that McCarthy had been given the boot
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Stephen Perkins
Stephen Perkins has an AllSides Media Bias Rating™ of Lean Right. Perkins describes himself as "Building the conservative environmental movement." He is the VP of Grassroots Strategy for the American Conservation Coalition.
Sep 13 2015
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Supreme Court Is Fair Game for Political Debate, Breyer Says
Sharp attacks leveled on the Supreme Court recently by some Republican presidential candidates are a natural part of the political discourse, Justice Stephen Breyer said, adding that the high court is fair game for political debate.
“In America, everything is a political issue,” he said in an interview Friday, noting that the court long has been a central one. “In my own lifetime, think
Wall Street Journal (News)