The judge overseeing a fraud case against Donald Trump swiftly dismissed a plea from his lawyer, Clifford S. Robert, to delay the enforcement of a monumental $350 million judgment. With pre-judgment interest, the judgment now exceeds $450 million. This legal battle, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, has …
Read More »Why Black South Carolinians Are Furious At Nikki Haley
Brandon Tensley, Capital B Originally published by The 19th Kym Smith is passionate about a wide range of causes, from pushing for South Carolina public schools to include Black history in their curricula to bringing adequate health care to Black communities. But rarely, if ever, does Republican presidential candidate Nikki …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris Visits Michigan To Outline Threats To Abortion Access
Anna Liz Nichols, Michigan Advance Vice President Kamala Harris thanked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Michigan leaders during a visit Thursday for all they’ve done to maintain the right to abortion in Michigan, but cautioned that nobody should get too comfortable in the fight for reproductive health care access. …
Read More »Trump Seeks 30-Day Delay in Enforcing $350 Million Judgment, Citing Post-Trial Process
Jimmy Williams Donald Trump’s legal team has requested a 30-day delay in enforcing the recent civil fraud case ruling, which imposed a hefty fine of over $350 million on the former president and his company. The ruling, handed down by New York Judge Arthur Engoron, also temporarily banned Trump from …
Read More »Justice Alito Renews Threat to Overturn Marriage Equality
Trial attorneys in the U.S. frequently stop potential jurors from serving on cases based on their stated biases, but U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito indicated on Tuesday that he was disturbed by a case out of Missouri in which three people were eliminated from a jury after expressing homophobic …
Read More »White House Preps New Sanctions Package Against Russia After Navalny Death
Jennifer Shutt, Michigan Advance The Biden administration on Tuesday again urged U.S. House Republican leaders to hold an up-or-down vote on military assistance for Ukraine and said a new sanctions package against Russia is on the way, citing the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as placing new pressure …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris Visits Pittsburgh To Tout $5.8 Billion For Clean Water, Lead Pipe Removal
Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star During a visit to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the Biden administration is dedicating $5.8 billion of federal funding toward lead pipe removal and clean water projects, including more than $200 million in Pennsylvania. “Can you believe that, in the United States …
Read More »Alabama Supreme Court Rules That Frozen Embryos Outside The Womb Are Children
Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector Patient advocates fear that a Friday ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court stating that frozen embryos outside the womb are “children” could be the end for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in the state. In a majority opinion, Justice Jay Mitchell wrote that there was no exception for frozen …
Read More »Biden Administration Announces $1.2 Billion Student Debt Cancellation for Over 150,000 Borrowers
Jimmy Williams The Biden Administration has approved the cancellation of another $1.2 billion in student debt for approximately 153,000 borrowers who have diligently repaid relatively modest student loans over the past decade or more. This step is part of the administration’s commitment to address the challenges faced by student loan …
Read More »Department of Education Close To New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
Jimmy William,s The Department of Education has unveiled a comprehensive proposal for student loan forgiveness, outlining an alternative path after the Supreme Court rejected President Biden’s initial plan for broad debt cancellation. The new approach aims to address financial hardship among federal student loan borrowers through a more bureaucratic administrative …
Read More »Ending Reign of GOP Gerrymandering, Evers Approves Fair Maps in Wisconsin
Olivia Rosane, Common Dreams For the first time since 2011, Wisconsin has state Assembly and Senate maps that do not unconstitutionally favor Republican candidates. Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, signed new legislative maps into law on Monday that were crafted by his office and approved by the state Supreme Court. …
Read More »Expanded Child Tax Credit Could Be In Place Quickly If Passed By Congress, IRS Chief Says
Ashley Murray, Michigan Advance Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel told lawmakers on Capitol Hill last week that his agency is “poised to move quickly” on a bipartisan tax bill that would temporarily expand the child tax credit and revive several corporate tax breaks. But, he cautioned, taxpayers should not wait to file. …
Read More »Judge Rejects Attempts To Toss Indictments Against Texas AG Ken Paxton, Keeps April Trial On Course
Lauren McGaughy and Lucio Vasquez, KUT News Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton remains on track to be tried for felony fraud this spring after the presiding judge shot down his attempts to have the charges thrown out. During a Friday court hearing in Houston, Harris County District Court Judge Andrea …
Read More »Georgia 2020 Election Interference Case Sidetracked By Courtroom Drama Over DA’s Romance
Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee is expected to decide in the coming days whether District Attorney Fani Willis can continue prosecuting the case against former President Donald Trump that charges him with leading a conspiracy to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election. McAfee’s decision will come …
Read More »Death of Russian Dissident Raises Stakes For U.S. Aid To Ukraine, Biden Warns
Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder President Joe Biden urged U.S. House Republicans on Friday to approve funding for Ukraine after Russian dissident Alexei Navalny died in the custody of Vladimir Putin’s government. Speaking from the White House Friday afternoon, Biden said the death of Navalny, a persistent critic of Russian President …
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