36 m. ago He's had three 'last meals' on Oklahoma's death row. The Supreme Court has now tossed his conviction

A death row inmate in Oklahoma who has been scheduled for execution nine separate times and been fed three “last meals” has won a new trial after the U.S. Supreme Court tossed his murder conviction

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2 h. ago Supreme Court rules against drivers in a case advocates say could make civil

The Supreme Court has found that people who score early court wins in civil rights cases won’t necessarily be able to recover their legal fees

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3 h. ago Supreme Court saves Oklahoma man Richard Glossip from death row, orders new trial

Oklahoma man has been on death for 26 years and faced three separate ‘last meals’

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4 h. ago Supreme Court throws out Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip's murder conviction and death sentence

The Supreme Court has thrown out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him

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16 h. ago Woman was passed over for promotion because she was not gay, Supreme Court case claims

The US Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the case of a straight white woman from Ohio who claims she was passed up on a promotion for not being gay.

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24 h. ago Clarence Thomas wants to ‘explicitly overturn’ protections against protest

Supreme Court rejects anti-abortion group challenge to buffer zones, which Thomas called an ‘abdication’ of their duty

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28 h. ago Louisiana’s oldest death row inmate dies 3 weeks before he was to be state’s first execution in 15 years

“Give me a little time,” Christopher Sepulvado’s ex, who also served time for her son’s murder, told The Independent. “I’m not ready to comment yet.”

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44 h. ago Louisiana man on death row dies weeks before March execution date

A terminally ill man who spent over 30 years on death row in Louisiana for the killing of his stepson has died

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3 d. ago Elon Musk's 'baby mama' Ashley St. Clair sues him for custody of son and demands he take paternity test

In a petition filed with the New York Supreme Court on Friday, St Clair, 26, says the Tesla CEO and DOGE Chief has had no involvement in the upbringing of their son.

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3 d. ago US supreme court temporarily blocks firing of head of federal whistleblower protection office

Trump administration is seeking to oust Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counselThe US supreme court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over the agenda of Donald Trump’s second presidency.The justices said in an unsigned order that Hampton Dellinger, head of the office of special counsel, could remain in his job at least until Wednesday. That’s when a lower-court order temporarily protecting him expires. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Meet the 5 top court justices in Brazil who could decide the future of former President Bolsonaro

Five of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices will decide in the next three weeks whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and 33 others charged by the country’s prosecutor-general with attempting a coup will stand trial

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3 d. ago Supreme Court won’t let Trump immediately fire whistleblower chief as legal challenge plays out

Hampton Dellinger will remain at the Office of Special Counsel, for now

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4 d. ago Kim Kardashian sued by man she misidentified on Instagram as death row inmate

The man’s attorney told The Independent that his client is still “in treatment” and “working through it.”

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4 d. ago South Carolina man to be killed in US’s first firing squad execution in 15 years

Brad Sigmon, 67, chooses to be shot dead amid concerns that lethal injections have caused ‘excruciating’ painA South Carolina man on death row has chosen to be killed by firing squad, and if his execution goes forward next month, it would be the first time in 15 years that capital punishment in the US is carried out by gunfire.Brad Sigmon, 67, is scheduled to be shot to death on 7 March, part of a spate of rapid killings the state has pursued in the last six months as it revives executions after a 13-year pause. South Carolina now directs those on death row to choose how they will be killed – electric chair, lethal injection or shooting. If they decline to make a selection, the state electrocutes them. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Kim Kardashian sued by innocent man she wrongly labeled a death row inmate

The 44-year-old reality star shared a picture to her social media last February of a man identified as Ivan Cantu a project manager from Westchester - but identified him as a death row inmate.

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5 d. ago Straight woman claims ‘reverse discrimination’ after losing out on promotion

Marlean Ames is taking her discrimination case to the Supreme Court

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5 d. ago Trump signs executive order targeting ‘benefits for illegal aliens’

US president issues order aimed at preventing taxpayer dollars supporting illegal immigration and another designed to get rid of regulationsDonald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at ending federal benefits for people in the country illegally, his latest in a blizzard of moves to crack down on immigration.The White House said the order seeks to end “all taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens” but it was not clear which benefits will be targeted. People in the country illegally generally do not qualify except for emergency medical care. Children are entitled to a free K-12 public education regardless of immigration status under a 1982 supreme court ruling. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump can’t shut down birthright citizenship, appeals court rules

Future of birthright citizenship could now be decided by Supreme Court

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6 d. ago Trump’s media group sues Brazil justice weighing Bolsonaro indictment

Florida lawsuit accuses Alexandre de Moraes of violating free speech rights of far-right Brazilian influencerDonald Trump’s media group and the video platform Rumble have jointly filed a lawsuit against a Brazilian supreme court justice, alleging that he violated the right to free speech of a far-right Brazilian influencer residing in the US.The suit against justice Alexandre de Moraes was filed in a federal court in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday morning, just hours after he received the indictment of Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro, formally accusing the far-right leader of leading a plot to cling to power after losing the 2022 election. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Brazil's former President Bolsonaro has been charged over an alleged coup. What’s next for him?

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged with orchestrating a plot to stay in office despite losing the 2022 election

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