Supreme Court Rules for Man on Mississippi Death Row in Racial Bias Case
The high court’s 5-4 decision, authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, represents a critical affirmation of the principles established in Batson…
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Supreme Court Dismantles Core Protection of Voting Rights Act, Requiring Proof of Discriminatory Intent
The Supreme Court delivered a profound blow to the landmark Voting Rights Act (VRA) yesterday in its 6-3 decision in…
Incarcerated Man Dies After Alabama Prison Staff Ignores Distress for Over 30 Minutes, Federal Court Finds Systemic Indifference.
New and harrowing details have emerged from a federal court opinion concerning the death of Kenneth Gilchrist, a 31-year-old man…
Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Intellectual Disability Definition in Capital Cases, Leaving Precedent Intact
The United States Supreme Court has dismissed a significant case that could have reshaped how intellectual disability is defined and…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Life Without Parole for Felony Murder, Citing ‘Cruel Punishments’ Clause
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling, declaring that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for individuals convicted of felony murder…
Supreme Court Delivers Devastating Blow to Voting Rights Act, Effectively Nullifying Section 2’s Protection Against Racial Vote Dilution
The Supreme Court yesterday delivered a monumental and widely criticized decision in Louisiana v. Callais, effectively gutting Section 2 of…
Trump v. Barbara: Supreme Court Confronts the Future of Birthright Citizenship
The Supreme Court of the United States is poised to hear arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a pivotal case that…
Officers Ignored Man Stabbed in Alabama Prison as He Lay Dying, Court Reveals
New details have emerged about the horrifying death of Kenneth Gilchrist, a man incarcerated at Alabama’s notorious Donaldson Correctional Facility,…
Supreme Court Declines to Rule on Intellectual Disability Definition in Capital Cases, Upholding Precedent
In a surprising turn of events, the U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a pivotal case, Hamm v. Smith, that had…
Trump v. Barbara: Supreme Court Grapples with Future of Birthright Citizenship
This week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a pivotal case that could fundamentally alter the…
