WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden called the Supreme Court decision Monday providing some immunity for Donald Trump in his criminal election interference case “a terrible disservice to the people of this nation.” “This nation was founded on the principle that there are no kings in America. Each, each of us is equal before the law. […]
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Supreme Court immunity ruling raises fears about future lawless presidents
WASHINGTON — When President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon in 1974 it was under the assumption that his predecessor could have been prosecuted for his efforts to impede the investigation into the Watergate scandal. But under the new rule implemented by the Supreme Court on Monday that partially immunized Donald Trump in his election interference […]
John Roberts Just Dropped the Hammer on Rogue, Lawless Trump Judges
For more than a decade, conservative plaintiffs have been gaming the judiciary by filing lawsuits before a hard-right judge who’s guaranteed to rule in their favor. Worse, a handful of Republican-appointed judges have made a habit of issuing sweeping decisions that apply nationwide—hobbling the federal government, short-circuiting the democratic process, and transferring inconceivable amounts of […]
Ecuador’s most notorious gang leader lived ‘like a king’ while locked up. His jailbreak shines a light on the country’s lawless prisons
With its four-piece bathroom suite, queen-size bed and mini fridge, the untidy prison cell of the notorious leader of the Los Choneros gang, José Adolfo Macías, could have been in a hotel instead of one of Ecuador’s largest prison complexes. Picture released by the Ecuadorean Armed Forces showing Adolfo Macias, aka Fito, leader of the […]
Cook County pair goes on ‘lawless crime spree’, carjacks multiple vehicles in suburbs: prosecutors
DUPAGE COUNTY – A suburban duo will remain locked up through their trial after they allegedly carjacked multiple vehicles in a “brazen, lawless crime spree” over the weekend. At least one victim was seriously injured when she was ejected from her vehicle. On Saturday, around noon, Hanover Park police were notified of a crash involving […]