Crystal Mason, the Texas woman on probation who got five more years in prison for voting illegally in 2016, said she had no idea she was breaking the law. The confusion over felons’ voting rights is not limited to Mason’s situation or to Texas, reports...
“Mysterious group deploys ‘caravan’ of illegal aliens headed for U.S. border,” warned Frontpage Mag, a site run by conservative commentator David Horowitz. The Gateway Pundit suggested the real reason the migrants were trying to enter the U.S., and President Trump tweeted: “Getting more dangerous. ‘Caravans’...
The number of apprehensions during attempts to cross the United States-Mexico border spiked last month after record low numbers during President Trump’s first year in office, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, reports Axios.com. Trump has recently stepped up his calls for...
Photo published in the Boston American on January 28, 1916, the day that Brandeis’ nomination to the Supreme Court was announced (Supreme Court Historical Society) “The challenge in writing about Justice Louis Brandeis,” says Brad Snyder, a historian of the Progressive Era and the author of...
Cleveland’s head juvenile court judge announced reforms to transform how the county deals with children accused of crimes, reports Cleveland.com. The most ambitious change is the creation of a Community Intervention Center to match children who come in contact with the criminal justice system to...
This week marks the 14th annual Global Asbestos Awareness Week. This year, the campaign focuses on banning asbestos, preventing exposure, enforcing regulations and strengthening international partnerships. It’s easy to assume that asbestos exposure is a risk of the past. Most Americans think asbestos was banned long...