1991—By a vote of 6 to 3, the Supreme Court rules (in Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co.) that a private litigant in a civil case violates the equal-protection...
After a tough first term framed by the most destructive wildfire in city history and an ongoing struggle with widespread homelessness, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advanced to a November runoff Tuesday as she fights to stay in City Hall against challengers from both ends of the political spectrum.
November’s congressional midterm elections are consequential to the future of America. Every two years, all 435 voting members of the House of Representatives and a portion of the U.S. Senate stand before voters for reelection. The familiar national narrative often centers on whether the House or Senate will hold or flip. Yet this election cycle […]