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U.S. Supreme Court dismisses disability death penalty case

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a case on Thursday regarding whether a criminal defendant can use multiple IQ scores to avoid the death penalty. The case, Hamm v. Smith, focused on Joseph Smith, a man convicted of first-degree murder in 1998. In his trial, he

The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate

The US Constitution and laws do not protect oil companies from being sued over the harm they cause to the climate

In recent years, at least two dozen local and state governments have sued petroleum companies to recover the billions in costs they have incurred responding to and rebuilding after flooding, storms and wildfires – all of which have been worsened by changes to the climate resulting from burning fossil fuels. Most

When a president settles his own lawsuit to create a fund for allies, fundamental questions about justice arise

When a president settles his own lawsuit to create a fund for allies, fundamental questions about justice arise

(AMHERST, MASS.) Thomas Hobbes took a very dim view of rebels and insurrectionists. He believed that insurrectionists relinquish their status as citizens the moment they seek to overthrow the government and should never be rewarded for doing so. Hobbes, one of the finest political theorists of his time, said this

NAACP asks Black university athletes in 7 states to boycott

(The Center Square) – Black athletes in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and South Carolina at public universities are being encouraged to join the NAACP’s Out of Bounds campaign and boycott athletic programs. Power 4 conference schools in the Southeastern Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference and Big 12 could be

SCOTUS turns away Palatine HS teacher fired over anti-BLM Facebook posts

SCOTUS turns away Palatine HS teacher fired over anti-BLM Facebook posts

The U.S. Supreme Court will not review lower courts' decisions finding a suburban school district did not violate the constitutional rights of a Palatine High School teacher who was fired after students and community activists called for her removal in response to content she posted to her personal

In Butte, Democratic heavyweight Pete Buttigieg stumps for Montana Plan

BUTTE — The Montana Plan, a statewide ballot initiative with hundreds of volunteers gathering signatures to reduce corporate election influence, has Pete Buttigieg’s attention. Hundreds of eager attendees awaiting the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor, a 2020 Democratic presidential contender and former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, wrapped a block

AG Knudsen's response to Supreme Court order: Toss Cromwell case

Adhering to the Montana Supreme Court’s deadline, state Attorney General Austin Knudsen on Thursday officially asked the court to deny a petition against him by Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell related to Confidential Criminal Justice Information and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In his Thursday letter, Knudsen claimed Cromwell