Prosecutor to appeal against Texas woman’s acquittal over voting error | Texas | The Guardian

Court ruled last month that Crystal Mason, initially sentenced to five years in prison, did not know she was ineligible to vote in 2016

Ronna McDaniel was able to squeeze more than $100K from the RNC before she was forced out - Raw Story

Even as former Republican National Committee (RNC) chair Ronna McDaniel fights to receive a full payout from the six-figure NBC contract she signed before she was let go, she still enjoys a comfortable severance package from her time at the RNC. McDaniel was paid $118,769.99 two days before Donald T..

FBI concealed that one of Trump's foes was being stalked: report - Raw Story

Former FBI lawyer Lisa Page was reportedly being stalked by a "troubled" Marine, who has since been discharged for confessing he was obsessed with her and mass shootings. The military shared the information with the FBI, but no one told Page she could be in danger, according to the report...

Sanders Responds to Netanyahu's Claim that Criticism of Israeli Gov't Policies is Antisemitic - Democratic Underground Forums

What Weinstein Accusers Are Saying About the Shock Reversal

More than 80 women have accused producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault. On Thursday, dozens of them expressed their shock and outrage when news broke that a New York court had overturned his 2...

'Very aggravated': Jury hears of Trump's fury at Playboy model's Anderson Cooper interview - Raw Story

Then-President Donald Trump became "very aggravated" after learning that a former Playboy model had been permitted to give an interview to CNN about her alleged affair with him, a witness told a jury Thursday.In testimony for Trump's hush money case before a New York court, former Nati..

‘A Joke’: Nikole Hannah-Jones Says Harvard Should Spend More on Legacy of Slavery Initiative | News | The Harvard Crimson

Nikole Hannah-Jones, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and creator of the 1619 Project, slammed Harvard’s $100 million commitment to its Legacy of Slavery initiative as “a joke” during her keynote talk at a University symposium on Tuesday evening.

Republicans, Itching For Kent State Reenactment, Demand National Guard Bust Student Heads

Tom Cotton and Hawley comin', we're finally on our own.

Netanyahu demands harsher crackdown on U.S. students as campus protests spread - Raw Story

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Wednesday that he was dissatisfied with the arrests of hundreds of U.S. college students—some of whom were violently detained by large groups of police officers—in the last week at a growing number of protests against universities' complicity i..

SCOTUS seems set to 'narrow the scope' of criminal case against Trump: N.Y. Times - Raw Story

The conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court seems set to "narrow the scope" of the criminal case against Donald Trump which alleges that he conspired to subvert the 2020 election, according to a new report. If Trump’s argument that he is immune from prosecution because he was presi..

'Everyone should celebrate': FCC restores net neutrality rules - Raw Story

Open internet advocates on Thursday applauded the Federal Communications Commission's long-anticipated vote to revive net neutrality rules and reestablish FCC oversight of broadband.The 3-2 vote along party lines to reclassify broadband as a public service under Title II of the Communications Ac..

'It was for the campaign': David Pecker blows a hole in Trump's hush money defense - Raw Story

David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer, poked a hole in Donald Trump's defense in his hush money case Thursday by testifying that the former president made the payments to benefit his 2016 presidential campaign.At a Manhattan court hearing, Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steingl..

Net neutrality is back. Its path through the courts will determine who regulates tech | CNN Business

The US government on Thursday banned internet service providers (ISPs) from meddling in the speeds their customers receive when browsing the web and downloading files, restoring tough rules rescinded during the Trump administration and setting the stage for a major legal battle with the broadband in..

Hundreds Arrested: Students Across U.S. Protest for Palestine as Campus Crackdown Intensifies | Democracy Now!

Student protests calling for university divestment from Israel and the U.S. arms industry have rocked campuses from coast to coast. The nonviolent protests, which have been characterized as “antisemitic” for their criticism of Israel, have been met with an intensifying police crackdown as university..

Alito complains 'special' Trump shouldn't be 'subject to criminal laws like anybody else' - Raw Story

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito complained Thursday that a "special" former officeholder like Donald Trump could be expected to be "subject to the criminal laws just like anybody else."Alito made the remarks to special counsel attorney Michael Dreeben during oral argument..

'Insane': Trump lawyer's SCOTUS argument leaves legal experts amazed - Raw Story

Faced with withering questions from both conservatives and liberal members of the Supreme Court, Donald Trump's lawyer went so far as to suggest that a president could have a political rival killed or order a coup as long as it was an "official act".In one exchange, attorney John Sauer..

driftglass: Sarah Palin Walked So Donald Trump Could Run

I suppose you could consider this a teaser or a trailer for the No Fair Remembering Stuff podcast we just did on the subject of Sarah P...

'It makes no sense': Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson loses patience with Trump lawyer - Raw Story

Donald Trump's lawyer, John Sauer, struggled to explain his argument before the Supreme Court on Thursday — and one justice came close to losing her patience.Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson debated with Trump's lawyer over the claim of absolute immunity for presidents for "official action..

George Will wakes up to see his monster - Democratic Underground Forums

Elena Kagan stuns Trump attorney by asking if president could stage a coup - Raw Story

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan briefly stunned John Sauer, Donald Trump's attorney, by asking if the president could stage a coup.The confrontation came Thursday during oral arguments before the high court about whether Trump enjoys presidential immunity for trying to overturn the result..

Bannon Just Named Co-Conspirator In Fraud, Racketeering Case | Crooks and Liars

That nice gentleman? Say it isn't so!

National Enquirer witness tells jury he believed Karen McDougal's Trump affair claim - Raw Story

Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Thursday that he believed Karen McDougal's accusations that she had an extensive affair with Donald Trump. Law360's Stewart Bishop and Just Security's Adam Klasfeld relayed the specifics, quoting Pecker's statements from the s..

Justice Clarence Thomas chooses not to recuse himself from another January 6-related case | CNN Politics

Amid calls for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a high-stakes case over whether Donald Trump has presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, the conservative jurist has made clear that doesn’t plan to step aside – or even respond publicly to the appeals from Democrats and others.