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A man in Alaska has been arrested for allegedly threatening six justices of the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS). Panos Anastasiou, 76, was arrested on Wednesday on nine counts of making threats against a federal judge and 13 counts of making threats in interstate commerce. “Beginning on or about January 4, 2024, Anastasio began sending messages intended to threaten harm and …

On September 17— 235 years to the day since the Constitution was signed — we celebrate Constitution Day. Or at least some of us will. The precursor to Constitution Day, called, “I am an American Day,” used to draw crowds who enthusiastically celebrated with speeches and songs. Nowadays, the holiday largely goes unnoticed. Others use it as an excuse to …

The Apache tribe in Arizona is taking a fight with the federal government and copper producers to the Supreme Court, which they hope will protect what they say is their religious rights to sacred ground. Apache Stronghold, a nonprofit group representing the tribe’s interests, is fighting to preserve Oak Flat — what the Apaches say is their “direct corridor to …

Following revelations of private memoranda and conversations between Supreme Court justices published in the New York Times, legal experts are warning that such sensitive leaks are “destructive” to the high court. The New York Times reported that internal memos and deliberations that they claimed showed Chief Justice Roberts as having “molded” the outcomes of three major cases the court considered …

The U.S. Navy on Monday will begin to defend its use of race as an admissions factor at the Naval Academy after a Supreme Court case overturning affirmative action left a carve out for service academies. The same group that brought the case to end affirmative action to the Supreme Court’s attention, Students for Fair Admissions, brought a case against …

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Friday that mail-in ballots without the correct dates on envelopes cannot be counted in elections, a decision which could prove crucial in this year’s presidential election where 19 electoral college votes are up for grabs. The state’s high court ruled on procedural grounds, saying a lower court thatfound the mandate unenforceableshould not have taken up …

Leonard Leo, who operates a vast network of conservative nonprofits, called on his groups to start “weaponizing” their ideas, something he said the left has been championing over the years. A letter sent to groups supported by Leo’s 85 Fund on Wednesday said it would be undergoing a “comprehensive review” of entities it supports, and “will be adjusting the extent …

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Or, in our case, the man ahead of you at the finish line. That’s what girls all over the country are being told when they participate in sports, whether it’s track and field or team-based sports like soccer. That’s what Madi was told as a cross-country runner when she attended Idaho …

Several businesses in Berkeley, California, including a winery and a brewery, are suing the City of Berkeley for its failure to remove homeless encampments near them, which has hurt their profits. The lawsuit was filed in Alameda County this week by eight businesses, including Covenant Winery, Emily Winston of Boichik Bagels and Fieldwork Brewing against the City of Berkeley. The …

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday warned that the Supreme Court traditionally has “no supervision” and suggested that Justice Samuel Alito and his wife, Martha-Ann Alito, were associated with “insurrectionist symbology.” Buttigieg was reacting to comments the justice and his wife made during a secret recording taken by liberal filmmaker Lauren Windsor at a recent annual dinner event. “Supreme Court …