The Department Of Justice Is Suing Texas Over The State's 6-Week Abortion Ban
SB 8, which has effectively stopped most abortions in Texas, took effect after the Supreme Court refused to step in this month.
The Shirtless, Horned Man Photographed Storming The Capitol Has Pleaded Guilty
Jacob Chansley pleaded guilty to one felony charge for obstructing Congress.
The "Shadow Docket" Lets The Supreme Court Rule In A Major Abortion Case At Midnight
It usually takes the Supreme Court months to rule in a case. But there’s a back door, and it’s getting a lot of use.
An Alleged Capitol Rioter Will Return To Jail For Streaming Conspiracy Theory Content
Douglas Jensen was caught in his garage with an iPhone less than a month after a judge released him from jail on the condition he couldn’t go online.
The Supreme Court Officially Refused To Stop Texas’s New Abortion Ban
The law bans abortions after the 6th week of pregnancy and deputizes private citizens to file lawsuits to enforce it.
Texans Now Have a Lucrative Incentive To Sue Abortion Providers
Abortion providers said they were complying with Texas’s 6-week abortion ban once it took effect Wednesday, citing the risk of an endless stream of civil claims.
A 6-Week Abortion Ban Is Taking Effect In Texas And Upending Decades Of Protections For Abortion Rights
The law, which bans abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy and empowers private citizens to sue to enforce it, went into effect Wednesday in a monumental shift on abortion rights.
Eight Months After The Capitol Riots, Thousands Of Hours Of Surveillance Footage Remain Secret
There are 14,000 hours of surveillance footage from the Capitol riots. Most of it isn’t public, and the government is fighting to keep it that way.
Evictions Can Resume After The Supreme Court Halted The Biden Administration’s Coronavirus Moratorium
The Biden administration had revived a pause on evictions as the Delta variant causes COVID-19 cases to spike.
Seven Capitol Police Officers Suing Trump Shared The Violence And Racism They Experienced On Jan. 6
The lawsuit is the latest one to accuse Trump of conspiring with right-wing groups to incite the Capitol insurrection.
A Judge Slammed Sidney Powell And Other Trump Allies For "Profound Abuse" Of The Legal System
The judge imposed a series of sanctions against lawyers involved in one of Powell’s “Kraken” cases in Michigan.
Prosecutors And Judges Really Don’t Want You To Call Capitol Rioters "Tourists"
The defense that Jan. 6 rioters were simply "tourists" has struck a nerve with prosecutors and judges. "No rioter was a mere tourist that day."
Infowars Host Owen Shroyer Has Been Charged In The Jan. 6 Riots
The government says Shroyer went into a restricted part of the Capitol.
A Jan. 6 Defendant Could Go Back To Jail After The Government Caught Him Streaming Conspiracy Theory Content
Douglas Jensen was released from jail in July. The government says he violated his release conditions within the month by accessing the internet.
A Judge Questioned Why Jan. 6 Plea Deals Take Court Oversight Of Capitol Rioters Off The Table
Most Jan. 6 defendants are pleading guilty to low-level misdemeanors for which supervised release isn’t an option for judges at sentencing.
A Capitol Riot Sentencing Got Derailed After New Videos Surfaced Hours Before The Hearing
Robert Reeder pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for going into the Capitol on Jan. 6, but new videos appeared to show him attacking police.
The Justice Department Is Revisiting Its Sexual Harassment Policies
Internal reports have documented numerous incidents of sexual misconduct involving senior-level officials.
A Capitol Rioter Says He's Working On A Video Game Featuring Donald Trump Shooting “Dem Zombies” And “Antifa”
Jack Griffith pleaded guilty on Thursday to demonstrating in the Capitol.
A Judge Questioned If Capitol Rioters Are Getting Off Too Easy For “Terrorizing Members Of Congress”
Chief Judge Beryl Howell questioned whether allowing defendants to plead guilty to low-level offenses would deter people from storming the Capitol again.
The Justice Department Won’t Agree To Defend Rep. Mo Brooks Against Claims He Incited The Jan. 6 Riots
The DOJ concluded the Alabama Republican was engaging in campaign activity at a Jan. 6 rally and that’s not the US government’s business.