In a stunning conclusion and possibly the first of its kind for a television series, a convicted murderer has been given a second chance. A federal judge Friday overturned the murder and sexual assault convictions of Brendan Dassey, one of the men featured on the Netflix documentary series, “Making a Murderer.” In his 91-page opinion, […]
The Justice Department says that holding the poor in jail because they cannot afford bail is unconstitutional. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals last week asserting that holding defendants in jail just because they cannot afford bail is unconstitutional. “Bail practices that incarcerate indigent […]
The co-chair of a Trump veterans’ group to plead guilty this week for his role in the 2014 Bundy standoff. Jerry DeLemus, a 61-year-old Tea Party activist and Marine Corps veteran, is scheduled to plead guilty to federal charges for his role in Cliven Bundy’s 2014 armed standoff between Bundy’s anti-government followers and Bureau of […]
This may be the most important election of the century and it is imperative that everyone vote. Poll after poll after poll shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump – and by huge margins. Nate Silver’s highly esteemed website, FiveThirtyEight, currently gives Trump’s campaign a 14.7 percent chance of winning if the election were held today. […]
Paul McCartney meets with Hillary Clinton – “She’s with me!” Legendary musician Sir Paul McCartney met with Hillary Clinton Wednesday prior to giving a concert in Cleveland. CNN reports that they met at the Quicken Loans Arena, “where they talked about the 2016 race, their families and the Olympics,” during a small talk that included […]