Currently, at least 29 states have laws criminalizing parents’ failure to protect their children from abuse. As BuzzFeed reports, in some states “the crime is known as injury to a child “by omission, in others it is called “permitting child abuse” or “enabling child abuse.” BuzzFeed goes on to explain that In addition, prosecutors in […]
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) blasted the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision on the Senate floor on Tuesday, calling it the “worst” ruling in the history of the court. “Citizens United was one of the worst decisions in the history of the Supreme Court,” Franken said. “It was a disaster.” Sign Al Franken’s Petition, Today! PUT […]
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, were convicted of charges of bribery, conspiracy and extortion on Thursday. Following a lengthy federal trial, McDonnell was found guilty on 11 counts while his wife was convicted on nine. According to ABC News, formal sentencing has been set for January 9, 2015 with both McDonnells facing […]
The D.C. Court of Appeals handed the Obama administration a victory reversing an earlier ruling that financial subsidies are not available for people who purchased health insurance on the federal exchange. As NBC reported: “A three-judge panel of the D.C. Court of Appeals reached that conclusion in late July. On the same day, a federal […]
On August 15, Perry was indicted by a Travis Country grand jury on two felonies stemming from allegations of abuse of power and its effects are rippling throughout the Republican political establishment in Texas. The News-Journal reports that State Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, is declining to join Gov. Rick Perry and his supporters in characterizing […]