38 posts tagged ‘law crime’
Black Women Sue Kansas Police Department Alleging Rape & 'Government-Sanctioned Terrorism'
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Five Black women filed a federal lawsuit on Friday accusing officers of the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department (KCKPD) of rape, intimidation, and using “government-sanctioned power and terrorism” to silence and intimidate them. The lawsuit names former police chiefs Thomas Dailey, James Swafford, and Ronald… Read more...
Justices Alito and Thomas Unsurprisingly Argue That Domestic Abusers Have the Right to Own Guns
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether a Texas man under a domestic violence restraining order has a Second Amendment right to own guns. We’re in this hell because the court decided in June 2022 that modern gun laws are unconstitutional unless there’s a historical basis for them—meaning, would a… Read more...
Trump Was as Courteous, Professional, and Respectful as We All Expected at His Fraud Trial
On Monday, former President Donald Trump took the witness stand in New York City Civil Court to testify in the civil fraud case brought against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James—and his testimony was a shining beacon of courtesy and professionalism. JK! Trump predictably used his time on the stand to… Read more...
Idaho’s Republican AG Says Professors Can’t Be Criminalized for Mentioning Abortion—in Some Contexts
In a lengthy opinion filed on Thursday, Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador (R) wrote that the state’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act (NPFAA), a statute that was first adopted in 2021, doesn’t prohibit professors from speaking about abortion in certain contexts. The opinion comes about three months after six Idaho… Read more...
Don Jr. Asks Courtroom Artist to Make Him ‘Look Sexy’— Like Fake AI Sketch of Sam Bankman-Fried
Donald Trump Jr. had an urgent concern after he finished testifying Thursday in the civil fraud case against his father: The eldest Trump spawn wasn’t concerned about his father’s prospects, but rather he hoped the courtroom sketch artist would make him look...different. Veteran court illustrator Jane Rosenberg told… Read more...
Teens and Doctors Appeal Ban on Gender-Affirming Care to the Supreme Court
On Wednesday, a group of transgender young people asked the Supreme Court to block a Tennessee law that bans minors from getting gender-affirming care. Lawyers in Kentucky announced they’d be filing a similar petition soon. If the court agrees to hear either case, it would be the first time they’ve weighed in on… Read more...