Supreme Court to review Obama’s executive orders on immigration
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to an election-year review of President Obama’s executive order to allow up to 5 million undocumented immigrants to “come out of the shadows” and work...
View ArticleNoah Feldman: To some U.S. Supreme Court justices, Florida death penalty...
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Florida’s death penalty last week, but if you think this is a harbinger of the end of capital punishment, think again. The 8-1 decision was joined by Justices Antonin...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court rejects Arkansas bid to revive abortion law
The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to revive an Arkansas law that would have banned abortions after the 12th week of pregnancy if doctors can detect a fetal heartbeat. The justices did not...
View ArticleAdvocacy group touts 10-step plan for education
With the cuts in education being made throughout the state, a regional group has taken steps to support items on an agenda to improve the outlook for schools. The Tahlequah I-35 Board of Education...
View ArticleA lifelong GOPer, I attended State of Union and clapped: Guest commentary
I am a lifelong Republican. I came of age politically while in college during the era of President Ronald Reagan and Speaker Tip O’Neill running America’s two political parties. I was also a member of...
View ArticleSupreme court to review Obama's executive order on immigration
Court will decide by late June whether to undo lower court orders blocking plan to allow five million immigrants living in the US illegally to work legally...
View ArticleO.C. victim's father doesn't expect to see death penalty carried out
Steve Herr assumes he won't live to see the execution of the man convicted of murdering and then decapitating his son in the attic of an Orange County theater. "Realistically, I'm not going to be...
View ArticleChief Justice Calls for Training and Education for Members of Judiciary...
(Source: Government of the Bahamas) The Hon. Chief Justice Sir Hartman Longley participates in a procession as part of the events to mark the Opening of the Legal Year. (BIS photo/Patrick Hanna)...
View ArticleConstitution Check: Are the states’ “Blaine Amendments” on shaky ground?...
(Source: National Constitution Center) Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center's constitutional literacy adviser, looks at a case accepted by the Supreme Court related to state tax funds and...
View ArticleSupreme Court To Hear Arguments On Obama Immigration Order
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide the legality of President Barack Obama’s immigration order and rule on his power to offer “lawful presence” and a work permit to more than four million...
View ArticleACLJ To Represent Members Of Congress And Americans In Brief Urging Supreme...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) announced today it plans to file an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court – on behalf of members...
View ArticleSupreme Court sets election-year clash on Obama immigration plan
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to an election-year review of President Barack Obama’s executive action to allow up to 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to “come out of...
View ArticleSome Hillsborough teachers get raises, others just bonuses
TAMPA — As Hillsborough County School Board members marched through downtown Tampa, throwing beads and smiles to onlookers in the annual Martin Luther King Jr Day parade, Susan Valdes was distracted by...
View ArticlePhila. immigration suit gaining national attention
When Honduran police found Maria Erlinda's uncle dead in a ditch, his nose and one of his ears had been cut off, a finger severed - hallmarks of "Los Peludos," a notorious gang. There was no...
View ArticleSupreme Court sets election-year clash on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to an election-year review of President Barack Obama's executive action to allow up to 5 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to "come out...
View ArticleCEI Identifies Problems with Cy Pres Awards in Google Settlement (CEI -...
(Source: CEI - Competitive Enterprise Institute) Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Center for Class Action Fairness (CCAF) filed a reply brief in the Gaos v. Google settlement appeal to the...
View ArticleElection-year clash on immigration heads to Supreme Court
The Supreme Court stepped into a boiling political dispute over immigration Tuesday, setting up a likely decision in the middle of a presidential campaign marked by harsh rhetoric about immigrants. The...
View ArticlePlutocrats in California Decide to Wait Until 2018 Before Trying to Gut...
The millionaires and billionaires who want to gut public sector pensions in California have decided to put off their anti-labor ballot initiatives until after the Roberts Court imposes its...
View ArticleTaking aim at Pennsylvania gerrymandering
WASHINGTON - President Obama didn't name names when he called for an end to gerrymandering in his State of the Union speech Tuesday. But if he did, Pennsylvania would have been a top contender. Since...
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