NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The state's highest court will now decide if it should reinstate a punishment in one of New Mexico's highest-profile public corruption cases. The former tax and revenue secretary was found guilty by a jury, and then sentenced for stealing thousands of dollars, but her convictions were later vacated. This case comes []
The page’s other administrator got the same sentence in March.
Oral arguments are over at the Supreme Court for this term. Although the rallies and protesters have dispersed (for now, anyway), the justices remain frantically Read More
The Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed majority yet again went further than it had to. This time, the court approved stingy safeguards for civil forfeiture proceedings, when law enforcement takes your personal property, such as a car, that is allegedly tied to crime, even if you’re innocent. Led by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the majority said Thursday that, while timely forfeiture hearings are required, the Constitution doesn’t require a preliminary hearing to determine whether police can keep...
Federal law requires protection of a woman’s ‘unborn child’ in emergencies, regardless of which state she lives in. When will the Supreme Court’s ‘conservative majority’ apply those protections to all preborn babies?
Inaccurate enforcement by social media platforms and unequal investment in global election integrity efforts are a threat to election processes around the globe, Meta's Oversight Board warns.
Lawsuit by voter mobilization group Priorities USA seeks to overturn 2022 ruling.
A Catholic school won in court after it was sued by a gay drama teacher who was fired when he posted about his marriage on social media. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, reversed a previous ruling in 2021 that said the Charlotte Catholic High School in North Carolina had discriminated against Lonnie Billard. Billard had worked full-time as a drama teacher and went on to teach as a substitute teacher in English when he announced on Facebook that he was going to...
Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino. Chhim Sithar, president of the Labor
Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino. Chhim Sithar, president of the Labor
Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino.
Texas Rep. Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, made the request to Attorney General Ken Paxton after the US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked enforcement of H.B. 900, which would require booksellers to rate books sold to schools.