Supreme Court justices have a job for life. But some left the court to make their lasting mark
James F. Byrnes became a Supreme Court justice. Little over a year later, he had had enough and left the court to take a key ...
To protect the public, we must reduce public defender caseloads
Lowering public defender caseloads is the only reliable way to prevent wrongful convictions, excessive punishments and wasted ...
Supreme Court asked to weigh religious liberty cases, including LGBT content opt-outs in schools
The Supreme Court is being asked to consider a slew of religious liberty cases, some of which have a shot of being taken up by the justices for the fall term.
Tester’s road to reelection gets harder with Montana Supreme Court decision
Jon Tester is the most vulnerable Democratic senator in 2024, and the bloated ballot is making his fight with Tim Sheehy harder to win.
Backers, foes weigh in on Washington state legal practice reforms
A plan to relax rules on who can deliver legal services in Washington State got mixed reactions in newly disclosed public ...
'Better off without it': Washington closes execution chamber at state penitentiary
WASHINGTON STATE — Fourteen years after the last execution was carried out in Washington, the execution chamber at the state ...
Kentucky governor bans conversion therapy, setting up legal battle
Gov. Andy Beshear (D) signed an executive order that bans the use of conversion therapy on minors — a move that several ...
The Man Behind the End of Roe v. Wade Has Big Plans for America
In the world of political fund-raising, there is hard money, soft money, dark money — and Leonard Leo money. Political ...
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A year after the Supreme Court banned affirmative action in college admissions, NC schools see drop in students of color
Mike Collins and our panel of guests look at the first hard data on the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to end ...
Political interference in criminal justice: From Supreme Court to Guantanamo Bay trials
When politics interferes with criminal prosecutions, it is always dangerous to human freedom and due process. Yet present-day ...
WA state superintendent asks Gov. Inslee for $3 billion to boost K-12 education
Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal asked Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday for $3 billion to help boost K-12 schools ...
Now a Roe advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child tells her story in Harris campaign ad
A 22-year-old woman who became an abortion rights advocate after she was raped by her stepfather as a child tells her story ...