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Memphis Man Sentenced to Over 78 Years in Federal Prison for Three Business Robberies

Memphis, TN– A federal judge has sentencedMaurice Harris,32, to 946 months and a day in federal prison for committing a series of business robberies by discharging a firearm and violating the conditio...

2026-06-26

John Bolton Pleads Guilty to 1 of 18 Counts in Classified Docs Case

The deal includes a $2.25 million fine and possible five year prison sentence. John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, pleaded guilty to one of the 18 charges he faces ...

2026-06-26

Uganda urged to conduct investigation into detention and deportation of Kenya lawyer

Amnesty International on Tuesday urged Ugandan authorities to investigate the detention and subsequent deportation of prominent Kenyan human rights lawyer Martha Karua, which the organization describe...

2026-06-26

King becomes first British monarch to publish tax bill as royal funding rises

Charles III disclosed his personal taxes for the first time as taxpayer funding for the monarchy climbs sharply and he confirms he will not live in the renovated Buckingham Palace.

2026-06-26

Giant Baby Brendan Carr Is Very Upset That ABC Is Fighting Back

From the thin-skinned-babies-of-a-feather deptThe postGiant Baby Brendan Carr Is Very Upset That ABC Is Fighting Backappeared first onAbove the Law.

2026-06-26

When justices wade into politics

Scholar Robert Dahl, writing back in 1957 , once remarked that “Americans are not quite willing to accept the fact that [the Supreme Court] is a political institution and not quite capable of denying ...

2026-06-26

Mescalero Man Pleads Guilty to Assault

Lance Marion Cojopled guilty to assaulting and strangling a victim.

2026-06-26

Federal Appeals Court Revives Mother’s Lawsuit Over School’s Secret Sex Transition of Daughter

Even the school district agreed: The Supreme Court’s ruling in Mirabelli v. Bonta “at least partially undermines the district court’s reasoning.” A federal appeals court has revived a New York mother’...

2026-06-26

Rights group urges DRC to end support for armed group over human rights violations

Amnesty International called on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s authorities on Thursday to cease their support for the Collective of Movements for Change-People’s Defence Forces (CMC-FDP)...

2026-06-26

France’s record-breaking heat wave triggers a reckoning on AC

In a country that has long been resistant to air conditioning, perspectives are drastically shifting as France battles its hottest days in history and the issue becomes political.

2026-06-26

SCOTUS Ends Judicial Review of Temporary Protected Status

Super Bowl season has officially started at the Supreme Court. Four opinions came down Thursday morning – three of them split 6-3 along ideological lines. Wolford v. Lopez throws out Hawaii’s gun law,...

2026-06-26

Zuni Man Sentenced for Shooting into an Occupied Vehicle

Shane Austin Lorettowas sentenced to 96 months in prison for firing a shotgun into an occupied vehicle and seriously injuring a passenger.

2026-06-26

Moral insanity

Let us now bow our heads, for whatever reason — piety, or fear of flying objects — and ask ourselves, and each other: How did our country succumb so quickly to moral insanity?

2026-06-26

Court rules on gun rights, immigration, and pesticide labels

On this day in 2015, the court decided Obergefell v. Hodges , recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. On Thursday, the court released its opinions in four cases: Mullin v. Doe , Wolfo...

2026-06-26

Former U.S. National Security Advisor, John R. Bolton II, Pleads Guilty to Violating the Espionage Act

Greenbelt, Maryland– A former National Security Advisor to the President of the United States entered a guilty plea in federal court, today, in connection with charges stemming from the transmission a...

2026-06-26

Vehicle with Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Firearms Lands Woman in Prison

A Clarksburg, West Virginia woman was sentenced to 140 months in prison for selling hundreds of grams of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Taylor Danielle Jenkins, 32, distri...

2026-06-26

Federal Jury Convicts Madison Man of Drug Trafficking

2026-06-26

Alabama Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison on Federal Dog Fighting and Firearms Charges; 78 Dogs Rescued and “Destructive Device” Recovered

Carlton Lenard Adams, of Bessemer and Adger, Alabama, was sentenced last month to 120 months in prison after pleading guilty in January to four counts of possessing dogs for fighting purposes and two ...

2026-06-26

Alabama Man Sentenced on Federal Dog-Fighting and Firearms Charges; 78 Dogs Rescued and “Destructive Device” Recovered

2026-06-26

Arizona Woman Pleads Guilty to $7.7 Million Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

An Arizona woman pleaded guilty yesterday to attempting to steal more than $7.7 million in government funds by filing false tax returns with the IRS.

2026-06-26