Attorney General Loretta Lynch is the “most likely candidate” to replace the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia according to analyst Tom Goldstein. Citing that Lynch was recently vetted for attorney general, Goldstein says it makes practical sense that she could be nominated quickly. Lynch would be the first black woman ever nominated to the nation’s highest […]
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Florida death row inmate’s sentencing was unconstitutional. Timothy Lee Hurst, who was convicted of a gruesome 1998 murder, found his sentence overturned after the high court discovered that a judge handed down the fatal ruling instead of a jury. CNN reports: The 8-1 ruling came in […]
The top judge in Alabama has announced an order to the state’s probate judges not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This comes after the United States Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages across the nation last year. Chief Justice Roy S. Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court issued the administrative order on Wednesday, citing […]
Every person deserves to be counted and given equal protection, not just some of us.
Forget the rhetoric you’ve heard about Syria. According to Slate.com, the most dangerous religious extremists originate from inside the United States. They can migrate across state lines from North and South Carolina to other areas of the U.S. without being scrutinized. Slate.com reported that out of the “27 fatal terror attacks inflicted in this country since […]
NewsOne’s Top 5 gives you a quick rundown of the viral stories we’re talking about today. So This Happened: White Man Allegedly Bombs Miss. Walmart…
The discovery of racially coded notes taken by prosecutors during jury selection is forcing the Supreme Court to take a second look at this murder trial, The Washington Post reports.
Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis was jailed yesterday afternoon, still refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Despite being ordered to do so, Davis maintains that “God’s moral law” conflicts with her job duties. Davis’ attorney, Roger Gannam said yesterday that it is “the first time in history an American citizen has been incarcerated […]
Bishop T. D. Jakes, responding to questions about his opinion about the Supreme Court ruling in support of same-sex marriage, says “I’m really not as concerned about it. I think that we should not lose our mind about the world being the world and the Church being the Church. This is not a news flash. The Supreme […]
Democratic lawmakers are introducing a new bill that is set to restore the cornerstone of the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court gutted the…
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the federal subsidies in the Affordable Care Act. The ruling authorized federal tax credits for eligible Americans living not only in states with their own exchanges but also in the 34 states that do not run their own marketplaces. “Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not […]
The future of President Barack Obama‘s landmark health care law and same-sex marriage hang in abeyance as the Supreme Court’s term draws rapidly to a…
