White Mississippi Judge Not Happy With Non-White Colleagues
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a recent redistricting case in Mississippi, a federal judge ruled that black voting strength had been illegally diluted in a particular district and ordered that several majority-black precincts be added to it. The case was appealed, and a three-judge appellate panel upheld the ruling,…
The Supreme Court Could Green-Light Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering
Republican state senators in North Carolina review state maps while drawing new congressional districts on Feb. 16, 2016.Corey Lowenstein/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In 2016, after the Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature drew maps that segregated black voters into heavily majority-minority districts, a federal court ruled that two of the…
Michael Avenatti Indicted for Attempting to Extort Nike for More Than $20 Million
G. Ronald Lopez/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Federal prosecutors in New York have charged Michael Avenatti with attempting to extort more than $20 million from Nike by threatening to release damaging information about the company. “On or about March 20, 2019, Avenatti and CC-1 spoke by telephone with attorneys…
Here’s How Trump Is Dealing With the Mueller Report
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. If you’re President Trump, what’s your best strategy for dealing with the Mueller report? It’s probably pretty simple: Insist loudly that the report completely exonerates you and you’re totally in favor of releasing the whole thing. Do not, however, actually order the report released. Instead,…
Chart of the Day: The Probability of Recession Is Now 20%
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Fed expert Tim Duy is getting seriously worried. Based on the movement of short-term and long-term interest rates, he thinks the chance of a recession in the next few months is getting very high: Duy thinks the Fed needs to cut interest rates sooner rather…
How a Gay Teen, an Internet Nazi, and a Late-Night Rendezvous Turned to Tragedy
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. From his cage in the far back of a courtroom in Newport Beach, California, Sam Woodward looked around. He appeared to stand on his tiptoes for a moment, peering through the bars at the gallery where his parents and a couple of family friends sat.…