February 14, 2022 Nancy Abudu, SPLC lawyer on Biden Supreme Court shortlist, faces scrutiny Nancy Abudu, deputy legal director at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and a nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, has also made it onto President Biden's shortlist to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. Abudu faces scrutiny over her record on voting rights and the SPLC's scandals.
February 12, 2022 Texas judge halts part of new election law ahead of early voting A Texas judge on Friday night halted part of a new state election law that would criminalize soliciting mail-in ballots, saying it was a violation of free speech.
February 11, 2022 Former Air Force sergeant accused of slaying officer in ambush killing pleads guilty A former Air Force staff sergeant who allegedly killed a federal officer during a drive-by shooting that left another officer injured outside a San Francisco-area federal building during protests against police brutality pleaded guilty Friday.
February 10, 2022 Sarah Palin takes witness stand in libel case vs. New York Times Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took the witness stand on Wednesday in her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, giving the jury a folksy overview of her family life in Alaska and ascent in Republican politics.
February 5, 2022 Colorado man accused of kidnapping Michael Bloomberg ranch employee, asking where his daughters were A Colorado man who allegedly kidnapped a supervising housekeeper who works at a ranch owned by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was arrested this week in Wyoming.
February 4, 2022 Tennessee university reinstates professor acquitted of ties to China The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has reinstated a professor who was acquitted of federal charges that had accused him of hiding his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving NASA research grants.
February 1, 2022 Montana coal mine fined $1 million for violating safety regulations A central Montana coal mine was fined $1 million and plead guilty to four counts of willful violation of health and safety standards
February 1, 2022 DC locals on Biden Supreme Court nomination: 'Look beyond the White male' Residents of Washington, D.C., told Fox News they believe it is important President Biden does not go back on his word about nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court.
January 27, 2022 Kristi Noem vows push for abortion-medication limits after judge's temporary ruling South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday vowed to keep pushing for restrictions to abortion medication after a federal judge temporarily halted a state rule that would have made access to abortion pills more difficult.
January 27, 2022 Judge Martin Feldman dead at 87 U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman died Wednesday night of a heart attack. He would have turned 88 years of age on Friday. Feldman was nominated to the federal bench in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan.
