“It Broke My Heart”: The Brutal Effect of Alabama’s Supreme Court Ruling on IVF Patients
Mother Jones; Kim Chandler/AP; Getty; Unsplash Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In Alabama, the state Supreme Court ruled this week that frozen embryos can now be considered children under state law. The all-Republican court called on anti-abortion language in the Alabama Constitution, quoted Biblical scripture…
Trump Supporters Are Donating to a GoFundMe To Pay His $355 Million Legal Fine
Trump’s supporters are turning to GoFundMe to raise money for his mounting legal fines.Tess Crowley/EFE/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.How will Trump pay his mounting legal bills? It’s a fair question, considering that a New York judge ruled on Friday that he owes…
Report: Threats to Federal Judges Have More Than Doubled Since 2020
New federal data obtained by Reuters shows serious threats against federal judges and prosecutors have spiked since the 2020 election, as Trump has railed against judges overseeing his many court proceedings.Meir Chaimowitz/NurPhoto via ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Threats to federal judges and…
Elise Stefanik’s Latest VP Audition? Seeking to Have Letitia James Disbarred.
In her latest apparent bid to secure her place as Trump’s running mate, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has filed an ethics complaint against New York Attorney General Letitia James.Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The Trump veepstakes rages on. The latest apparent audition? Rep. Elise…
Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3 Million for Defamation in Rape Case
Michael M. Santiago/Getty; Brynn Anderson/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Jurors in the defamation case against Donald Trump took less than three hours to decide that Trump should pay $83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her after she claimed Trump raped…
Former Trump Aide Peter Navarro Sentenced to Four Months in Jail
Peter Navarro prior to his sentencing on January 25.Bryan Olin Dozier/Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.A federal judge on Thursday sentenced former Donald Trump adviser Peter Navarro to four months in prison for contempt of Congress, while tearing into Navarro’s claims that he…