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Friday, March 28, 2025

Measure that amends Florida’s compensation law for the wrongfully incarcerated passes Senate

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 By Mitch Perry A bill that would make it much easier for individuals wrongfully incarcerated to receive compensation has cleared the Florid...

Basic Reforms to New York’s Legal Code Are At Risk as Democrats Lurch Rightward

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 By Schuyler Mitchell A push to claw back a process-oriented change in New York’s criminal legal code shows just how readily Democrats will ...
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Here Are the Texted War Plans That Hegseth Said 'Nobody Was Texting' on Signal

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 By Jon Queally In response to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claiming on live television earlier this week that "nobody was te...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

“I will wear my persona non grata as a badge of dignity”, said South African ambassador expelled by the US

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 By Pavin Kulkarni “ We must enter into trade negotiations with the USA because our economy and our people need them. But we must never trad...
Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Trump’s school choice push adds to momentum in statehouses

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 By Robbie Sequeira Federal moves might provide additional money for universal vouchers and scholarships. More than a dozen states in the pa...

Youngkin vetoes minimum wage hike, prescription affordability board bills

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By Charlotte Rene Woods and Nathaniel Cline Monday was Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s deadline to take action on the roughly 900 bills that Virginia’...
Friday, March 21, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil still detained in notorious Louisiana detention center as case is moved to New Jersey

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By Bobbi-Jean Misick  After former Columbia University student and permanent U.S. resident Mahmoud Khalil was detained by federal immigratio...
Sunday, March 16, 2025

THEY DESERVE A SECOND LOOK

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 words by charles  brooks UPDATE as of 3/16/25 : The bill was ultimately advanced in the House for a final vote, which is expected to occur ...
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Can they get a Second Look?

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 words by charles brooks  They’re asking for a second look.  They’ve been locked up, and languishing behind the walls for over 20 years. 30 ...
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Trump’s Latest Order Aims to Stifle Legal Challenges to His Executive Actions

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By Chris Walker   The order requires agencies to demand “financial securities” from plaintiffs suing the administration. On Thursday, Presid...