Historic acquittal in Louisiana fuels fight to review 'Jim Crow' verdicts
MSN News· 21 minutes agoNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Evangelisto Ramos walked out of a New Orleans courthouse and away from a life sentence accompanying a 10-2 jury conviction, thanks in large part to the landmark U.S. Supreme ...
Sen. Whitehouse: Supreme Court Justices Are in a ‘Fact-Free,’ ‘Ethics-Free Zone’
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoWade went in the confirmation process,” the senator said, referring to claims made by then-judicial...
Chief Justice Roberts comments on calls for stronger ethics rules for Supreme Court
WCSH 6 Portland· 5 days agoThe chief justice's remarks follow a series of stories detailing lavish trips and gifts provided to...
Harlan Crow Says Senators Can't Investigate Thomas Friendship | National Law Journal
Law.com· 6 days agoIn a letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, an attorney for Republican donor...
There is precedent for Clarence Thomas to resign — he needs to step down now
The Hill· 3 days agoIn 1969, Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas was discovered to have received $20,000 (around $165,000...
Chief Justice John Roberts says putting fence around Supreme Court was ‘hardest decision’
The Washington Times· 5 days agoChief Justice Roberts discussed his decision to erect a fence during a speech Tuesday night at the...
For Roberts, Supreme Court barricades left scars
Courthouse News Service· 5 days agoEight-foot-high metal fences walled off the pristine marble palace last year after a leaked opinion revealed the Supreme Court planned on curbing...
Neil Gorsuch’s List of “Civil Liberties Intrusions” Is, Uh, Missing a Few Things
Slate· 7 days agoThe justice’s rant in Arizona v. Mayorkas, however, hits a new low, moving beyond the usual...
Still standing: The legacy and history of an Oklahoma Rosenwald school
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThe Rosenwald Fund eventually would build schools and grant fellowships that would impact...among...
Louisiana House kills bill that offered path for those convicted by Jim Crow Juries
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe bill would have created a special committee for providing parole for up to roughly 1,500 people...