By Nicole Flatow Article Reprint In a landmark 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision on the right to a lawyer during plea bargaining, Justice Anthony Kennedy noted that 95 percent of convicted U.S. criminal defendants enter
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The Greatest Trick The Supreme Court Ever Pulled Was Convincing The World Roe v. Wade Still Exists
By Ian Millhiser and Tara Culp-Ressler Article Reprint We first heard from Marni Evans a few days after she’d received an ominous voicemail. “I am calling from your doctor’s office,” the message began. An appointment
Read moreEgypt to Settle $1.5 Billion Owned to Oil Firms
abcnews.go.com Article Reprint Egypt is committed to pay nearly a quarter of the total arrears it owes foreign oil companies and increase economic growth to 3.5 percent by the end of the fiscal year, in
Read moreDetroit bankruptcy given green light as judge says it should have happened years ago and thousands of workers and retirees protest over pension cuts
Judge Steven Rhodes ruled that city is eligible to shed billions of dollars of debt that accumulated during the city’s decades-long decline By Associated Press Reporter Article Reprint Detroit is eligible to shed billions of
Read moreMeet the Brains Behind Ukraine’s Massive Protests
Organizers include an anarchist, an ex-TV host, and a former boxing champion. By: Daisy Sindelar Article Reprint Here’s a look at the politicians and street organizers driving Ukraine’s “EuroMaydan” protests (a movement supporting integration with
Read moreFox News Contributor Calls for Arms to Combat “Knockout Game”
By: Dr. Samori Swygert Article Reprint This is a wake up call and word to the wise. This “knockout game” is not a joke! To all the youth and young adults out there that are engaging in
Read moreCarribean Leaders May Impose Sanctions on the Dominican Republic for Mistreatment of Haitian Citizens
By: Jacqueline Charles Article Reprint As new tensions mount between Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic, the top brass of the Caribbean Community will decide Tuesday whether to impose sanctions against the Dominican Republic over
Read moreFeeding the Homeless Might Soon Be Illegal in L.A.
By James Joiner Article Reprint What’s a great way to celebrate the bounty of the holidays in Los Angeles? How about passing a law that bans feeding of the homeless in public? Ho ho ho!
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