Leonard Peltier was denied parole on Tuesday, meaning there’s likely only one other way the ailing, 79-year-old Native American rights activist will ever be released after serving nearly 50 years in prison: If President Joe Biden intervenes and commutes his sentence. Peltier has been in prison since 1977 when the U.S. government convicted him for […]
Jun. 27—LEONARD — Construction on State Highway 223 near Leonard will begin on July 8. According to a release from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the project involves resurfacing Highway 223 between Leonard and State Highway 92, with a detour in place via Clearwater County Roads 3 and 10. Project Scope and Details The construction, […]
A group at the center of conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo’s network funneled $750,000 to an influential new lobbying operation that pushes anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the country, new tax records show. Do No Harm presents itself as a grassroots association of doctors against gender-affirming care and diversity efforts in the medical profession. The group, which […]
Leonard Adams is resigning as president of Knoxville College after serving in the role since 2022. He previously worked as interim president and on the historically Black college’s board of trustees. His term will end June 30 but he has agreed to stay on through the end of September to help the college transition to […]
Jun. 14—Former longtime courthouse fixture Judge Joe Leonard III died on Wednesday at the age of 79. Leonard served Hunt County first as the county attorney in 1983, followed by a 10-year stint as county court-at-law judge from 1984 to 1994 and finally as the 196th District Court judge from 1995 to 2010. A celebration […]
A key advocacy group in conservative judicial activist Leonard Leo’s network paid millions to his consulting firm, a new filing shows, the latest example of Leo’s web of nonprofits sending money to his business amid government scrutiny of his dealings. The Concord Fund, a Virginia-based nonprofit, paid $6 million to Leo’s firm CRC Advisors between […]
Supporters of Leonard Peltier gather in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. for a rally on November 13, 2022 demanding Peltier’s release from federal prison. (photo/Darren Thompson) As Leonard Peltier’s parole hearing approaches on June 10, there is renewed hope and vigorous debate about his potential release. Convicted for the killing of two […]
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Conservative legal activist Leonard Leo swiftly rejected a subpoena issued Thursday by Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of their investigation into lavish gifts to conservative Supreme Court justices. The committee had voted along party lines in November to authorize subpoenas to Leo and billionaire megadonor Harlan Crow. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee […]
The big-money rightwing donor Leonard Leo said he would not comply with a subpoena issued by the US Senate judiciary committee, as it investigates undisclosed gifts to conservative supreme court justices that have stoked an ethics crisis at a court already held in historically low public esteem. Related: The king of dark money effectively controls […]
Senate Democrats on Thursday issued a subpoena to a conservative legal advocate they are investigating in response to a series of ethics controversies at the Supreme Court involving lavish travel and gifts to justices. Months after voting to authorize the subpoena, the Senate Judiciary Committee formally issued one to Leonard Leo, committee chairman Dick Durbin […]
Arkansas voters decided three legislative runoff races on Tuesday — two Democratic contests in and around West Memphis and a Republican election outside Texarkana. The results of these elections decided the outcome of primary races from March 5 where no candidate received more than 50% of the vote. ∎ In the District 88 Republican runoff, […]