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The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a U.S. citizen could not challenge her El Salvadorian husband’s immigrant visa denial over supposed gang tattoos.  The high court decided 6-3 in favor of the Department of State, finding that a U.S. citizen does not have a fundamental right to have their noncitizen spouse admitted to the […]

The high court ruled in favor of an Ohio jeweler on Thursday, finding he could advance a malicious prosecution claim against the police officers who charged him with felony money laundering without probable cause. Although only one of the three charges against Jascha Chiaverini lacked probable cause, his claim cannot be struck down, the justices […]

The Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision Thursday upheld a provision in then-President Trump’s sweeping 2017 tax bill while sidestepping a far-reaching question about Congress’s broader taxing authority.  The high court avoided weighing in on what constitutes “income” that the federal government can tax under the 16th Amendment, which has implications for large swaths of […]

Public defenders need to be juggling fewer cases per year, says the state’s bar association. In March, the bar adopted new standards suggesting to tighten down how many cases any given attorney can take. They propose a phased implementation of the new standards beginning in July 2025 that ramp up to full effect in 2028. […]

The assertion that the US government, particularly through agencies like the CIA, has been deeply involved in drug trafficking is a contentious topic that has been explored in numerous investigations and reports. This article delves into the historical and controversial connections between US government entities and the drug trade, focusing on the CIA’s alleged involvement […]

As the story of Juneteenth is told by modern-day historians, enslaved Black people were freed by laws, not combat.  Union Gen. Gordon Granger said as much when he read General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, in front of enslaved people who were among the last to learn of their legal freedom.  According to the order, the law promised […]

The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit brought by the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre seeking reparations. RANDLE V. CITY OF TULSA 2024 OK 40 Case Number: 121502 Decided: 06/12/2024 THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA The lawsuit, filed by 107-year-old Viola Fletcher and 106-year-old Hughes Van Ellis, sought […]

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the government does not have to refund bankruptcy debtors who paid more than their counterparts in other states. Led by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the six-justice majority said taxpayers shouldn’t be stuck with a $326 million bill because Congress made errors when raising fees in U.S. Trustee districts.  “We cannot […]

The Washington State Bar Association said Wednesday that it will postpone an investigation into allegations of misconduct by state Attorney General Bob Ferguson until after the election season. The grievance, filed in May by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Mullet, alleges that Ferguson, who is also running for governor, violated the Rules of Professional Conduct by […]