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Bail organizations, immigrants targeted as Texas lawmakers consider bail reform legislation
Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...
Marbury v. Madison, the case that established the courts’ power to review the law, explained
In 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall first expressed the principle that while Congress makes the laws and the president ...
Tim Walz’s daughter rants against Trump’s trans athlete executive order: ‘Dangerous precedent’
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s daughter, Hope Walz, went viral this week for a series of TikToks criticizing President Donald ...
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Democrat-sponsored bill to reel in 'executive privilege' for governor's records passes House
The proposal states plainly that the governor would have no privacy interest to protect any records pertaining to policy, ...
Why DOGE is unconstitutional
Alan Charles Raul was associate White House counsel under President Ronald Reagan and general counsel of the Office of ...
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Petition measures, maternal health bills pass Senate; sports raffle act fails in committee
The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday (Feb. 12) passed five measures to alter the petition signature gathering process, while also ...
Denying bail? Why a Texas Senate panel approved reform plan to keep some defendants in jail
Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...
The left is faking another Trump ‘crisis’ — but Vance gets the Constitution right
JD Vance’s statement was correct — and should not be controversial: a district court order barring Trump’s oversight of the ...
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Senate passes slate of bills to hamstring ballot measure campaigns
The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday passed five bills by Sen. Kim Hammer (R-Benton) to make it more difficult for Arkansans to pass or repeal laws at the ballot box, despite the vocal opposition of ...
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Capitol Notebook: Unanimous support for hands-free bill in key legislative committee
Parents of children with disabilities and teachers delivered letters to Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Tuesday morning, ...
Judges could deny bond for certain violent offenders under proposed constitutional amendment
Since the measure would change the constitution, it would need to pass the legislature a second time before going on the ...
In quest to infuse more religion into Texas schools, advocates say courts are now on their side
Emboldened by recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings and President Donald Trump’s second term, conservative Christians are ...