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‘A slow and subtle corruption of confidence in government’: How the push for stronger ethics rules in Congress is routinely derailed

‘A slow and subtle corruption of confidence in government’: How the push for stronger ethics rules in Congress is routinely derailed

by Julian Andreone | Dec 6, 2023 | Business, Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Many of them have become household names: Rep. George Santos, Sen. Bob Menendez, former Rep. Charlie Rangel. The list goes on. Members of Congress facing allegations of engaging in brazen corruption often land in the center of very public scandals, then...
Supreme Court weighs whether government officials are censoring the public in violation of the First Amendment on social media accounts

Supreme Court weighs whether government officials are censoring the public in violation of the First Amendment on social media accounts

by Kunjal Bastola | Oct 31, 2023 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court debated Tuesday whether two school board officials violated parents’ First Amendment rights after they blocked the parents from posting on their personal social media accounts in a case that wades into questions about regulations in a...
Justices appear unconvinced by Boston decision to reject Christian flag

Justices appear unconvinced by Boston decision to reject Christian flag

by Maia Pandey | Jan 18, 2022 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices from both the left- and right-leaning blocks appeared skeptical of an argument that Boston officials could reject a Christian flag as part of a program in which the city occasionally replaces its own flag with those requested...
Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump’s travel ban

Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump’s travel ban

by Rhytha Zahid Hejaze | Apr 25, 2018 | Featured, Immigration

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday that President Donald Trump exceeded his authority in issuing a travel ban against eight countries, but a Justice Department lawyer said the ban is based on national security requirements and isn’t...
SCOTUS hears arguments on abortion clinic buffer zones

SCOTUS hears arguments on abortion clinic buffer zones

by Lauren Caruba | Jan 15, 2014 | Politics

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices Wednesday questioned the fairness of a Massachusetts law that creates restrictive zones around abortion clinics, pitting First Amendment rights against obstruction statutes. The court weighed the state’s history of disturbances near...

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