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Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Alex Jones’s Sandy Hook Defamation Challenges
In his legal filings, Jones vastly downplayed his blatant lies regarding the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.
As SCOTUS Enters a New Term, These Cases May Grant Trump Unbridled Authority
Rulings on the Supreme Court’s “emergency docket” foreshadow its abiding deference to Trump.
Israeli Lawmaker Who Was Expelled for “Recognize Palestine” Sign Speaks Out
Global demonstrations -- not Trump or Netanyahu -- are the real reason why we have a ceasefire now, says Ofer Cassif.
Report: DHS Cut FEMA-Based Security Funds to Muslim Groups
“These actions violate the constitutional rights of all Americans,” said Edward Ahmed Mitchell of CAIR.
When ICE Came to Our Chicago Neighborhood, We Were Ready to Respond
Hundreds of people poured into the streets of Rogers Park, a result of months of work building solidarity and networks.
3,700 Nonprofits Sign Open Letter Condemning Trump for Targeting Free Speech
“Weaponizing the executive branch” to punish free speech “is illegal and wrong,” an open letter from the groups said.
From AI to TikTok to TV, This Pro-Israel Billionaire Is Expanding Power in US
One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”
Senators Warn Trump Administration Is Developing Secret Watchlist of Americans
One called National Security Presidential Memorandum 7 “a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act.”
More Than Half of Senate Democrats Help GOP Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill
It also contains anti-trans riders and no limits on domestic deployment of US troops, points out journalist Erin Reed.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump From Sending National Guard Troops to Chicago
“I am very much struggling to figure out where this would ever stop,” Judge April M. Perry said during a hearing.