Cable news network MS NOW faces a defamation lawsuit from Alexis Wilkins, a country singer and girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, who alleged the network intended to harm her in a December report. The story was the latest in a series published that examined Patel’s behavior and actions asContinue Reading
Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, will now decide the fate of Louisiana’s congressional maps after the Senate passed a version that eliminated a Democratic district that stretched across the state. His signature will likely give Republicans an extra U.S. House seat after the December general election. Louisiana’s state Senate passedContinue Reading
Pope Leo XIV released his much-anticipated “Magnifica Humanitas” (roughly, the Magnificent Humanity) on Memorial Day, with the Catholic leader pleading for humanity’s protection as artificial intelligence rapidly advances. The plea comes as several AI companies have come under fire for their humanlike chatbots, driving some people to harm or suicide. Continue Reading
South Carolina Republicans have once again struck down a measure to redraw the state’s congressional map, expressing concerns about the impact on its already underway primary election. The contested map, one legislator said, was also rushed through without discussion from the mapmaker. The state Senators voted 20-24 on the bill,Continue Reading
Prosecutorial misconduct led to the Justice Department’s misdemeanor case against four Illinois protesters to falter, ending a seven-month legal battle. The case enters closing proceedings while nearly 50 others await trials for throwing objects and disrupting a church service. A federal prosecutor dismissing jurors and speaking to jurors outside ofContinue Reading
A hypothetical situation of parents using homeschooling to evade truancy proceedings prompted Rhode Island legislators to introduce a bill regulating the transition process. It’s gained pushback from homeschool advocates who say it amounts to competency tests for hopeful homeschool parents. A parent ends up in family court for their child’sContinue Reading
Law enforcement and prosecutors across the nation have turned attention to parents and charged them for their teens’ actions during “teen takeovers.” A criminal justice scholar is skeptical of the approach, as he said the punitive measures criminalize families and are applied too broadly. A trend on social media hasContinue Reading
A federal lawsuit out of Illinois tests the state’s version of the Voting Rights Act, as it explicitly permits creation of crossover districts to siphon in minority groups. It’s the first since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 2 of the federal Voting Rights Act, ruling that Louisiana’s secondContinue Reading
Congressional redistricting fights took on a new tone last month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Louisiana’s maps unconstitutional, igniting a regional effect that resulted in highly partisan maps. One civil rights lawyer said the ruling unbound states from a federal provision creating minority districts. Days after the Louisiana v.Continue Reading
The The Traitor administration announced that new provider enrollment to the nation’s Medicare program was paused Wednesday to review current enrollees for fraud. The announcement is the latest swing the government has taken against fraud and one of the first from the newly established White House Task Force to EliminateContinue Reading
Unsatisfied with a failed redistricting effort in the Legislature, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster could call a special legislative session to redraw congressional maps. The Senate majority leader said this late of a remap could confuse voters and invalidate ballots. Former State Rep. Adam Morgan, R-Greenville, claimed on X thatContinue Reading
A widow filed a wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI after learning ChatGPT allegedly instructed Phoenix Ikner on how to carry out a 2025 shooting in Florida. The lawsuit comes weeks after Florida’s attorney general opened a criminal inquiry into the program’s role in the shooting. Vandana Joshi filed the federalContinue Reading
Hundreds of people traveled down to Louisiana’s capital for a marathon of testimony on proposed congressional maps they said would negatively affect the state’s Black population. The hearing comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that threw the state’s primary into disarray. People packed the Louisiana StateContinue Reading