2018—By a 4-3 divide, the California supreme court holds (in People v. Contreras) that very long sentences imposed on two juvenile offenders for brutal rapes violate the Eighth Amendment of the federal…
A Washington, D.C., federal court on Tuesday rejected a request from an immigrant rights group to temporarily block the IRS from sharing certain taxpayer data that could make it easier to identify and deport people who are in the U.S. illegally.
More than 50 congressional Democrats plan to boycott President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night, participating instead in counter-programming or skipping events entirely.
During the State of the Union address Tuesday night, House Speaker Mike Johnson will display the marble gavel that America's first President George Washington used in 1793 to lay the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol building.
The Justice Department is suing the University of California over allegations that UCLA failed to protect Jewish employees from antisemitic harassment amid pro-Palestinian protests that roiled the campus in 2023 and 2024.
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., teamed up to urge all New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status, to sign their children up for free school.
Democrats bring Epstein victims as State of the Union guests to pressure Trump on transparency. Polls show 75% believe government hides Epstein secrets.
