Some Democrats are still considering whether to run for president, some made it official and some never even entered the fray. But the 2020 parlor game is well underway. Here's the U.S. News analysis of the initial field, separated into three tiers, based on public polling data and eval...
The federal judiciary is the branch of government that includes the U.S. Supreme Court, the Appellant Court system, federal judges, and the laws they interpret and enforce. Learn about the power of the federal judiciary, explore judicial review, nationalism, interpretation, activism, and restraint...
In September 2014, Matthew Miller was sentenced to six years of hard labor by North Korea’s Supreme Court on charges that he illegally entered the country for spying purposes. The court claimed that Miller, from Bakersfield,California, tore up his tourist visa upon arriving ...
There have been changes over the years to our congressional districts in New Jersey and with this year's election of such interest, do you know what district you're in and who is running? North Jersey put together a comprehensive look at congressional races around the state. We focus on ...
rape and murder in Livingston in 1979, while on parole for another rape. A few years later, the Supreme Court ruled that the jury had not been able to properly consider Mr. Penry's mental capacity. The case was tried three times. Each time, the lower court's death sentence was ...
Who was the judge of the Gideon v. Wainwright case? How are punishments and laws established and enforced in a democratic country? Who decides? Who was the plaintiff for the Mapp v. Ohio case? Who is responsible for confirming Supreme Court nominees?
She is a/k/a “Delta Ondine,” a blues-based alt-rock singer-songwriter, who performs regularly in Memphis, where she hosts her own Blues Brunch series, and will soon be recording her first full, professional album. Stay tuned! To see our complete professional bios, just click on the ...
In Congress, he represented a rural conservative district in Ohio. A 2014 New York Times article, written 50 years after the act was passed, says there is "a good case to be made that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 would not have become law without him." His district was only 2.7% ...
The question now is not whether this tone continues. This is the election year we are getting. It’s how Biden and his team continue to deliver it. The president has largely avoided interviews and done sporadic events on the campaign trail. That may very well change as the election get...
A day after Kamala Harris visited two churches in Georgia, Donald Trump on Monday declared that she is “destructive to religion” and that Christians will “suffer greatly" if she is president. Trump made the false claim about Harris while speaking at the 11th Hour...