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June 19, 2024

'Pandora's Box' of polyamory, child marriages possible under proposed California amendment, group warns

A California family organization is warning that a proposed constitutional amendment could legitimize non-traditional marriages like polyamory, incestuous and even child marriages.

June 18, 2024

Law school deans sign letter championing Constitution, call on students to disagree respectfully

More than 100 deans from U.S. law schools signed a letter championing the U.S. Constitution and calling on students to educate on the legal system while disagreeing with respect.

June 18, 2024

Judge rules federal agency cannot force Louisiana, Mississippi to offer employee accommodations for abortions

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction to block a federal rule that would have required two states to provide workers with accommodations to obtain abortions.

June 17, 2024

Hunter Biden files and quickly withdraws motion for new trial in criminal gun case

Hunter Biden's legal team on Monday filed and quickly withdrew a motion requesting a new trial in the first son's gun case in Wilmington, Delaware.

June 17, 2024

Florida police officers indicted for manslaughter in 2019 shootout that killed UPS driver, passerby

Four Florida police officers have been indicted for manslaughter in the deaths of a UPS driver and a passerby who were killed in a 2019 shootout with hijackers.

June 17, 2024

'Super mayor' Tiffany Henyard faces yet another lawsuit amid ongoing federal investigations

Former Maintenance Manager Dwayne Thrash filed a lawsuit against Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard on Thursday, claiming that he was wrongfully terminated.

June 17, 2024

Abortion case could cost judges their jobs for ruling correctly

Judges made the correct ruling on an abortion case and that jeopardizes their careers. Left-wing activists are coming after them. Courts aren't set up to fend off partisan attacks.

June 17, 2024

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich set to begin espionage trial in Russia on June 26

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich's trial for espionage charges in Russia will begin on June 26 in the Sverdlovsky Regional Court in Yekaterinburg, which is where he was arrested.

June 17, 2024

3 inmates charged in prison killing of Boston gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger set for plea hearing, sentencing

Three inmates accused of beating notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger to death in prison in 2018 are slated to appear in court Monday for a plea hearing and sentencing.

June 17, 2024

Trump’s ‘modern day Salem witch trial’ verdict signals ‘open season’ on former presidents: experts

Former President Donald Trump faced a "modern day Salem witch trial" when he sat in a Manhattan courtroom for more than six weeks over falsifying business records, experts say.