Background check delays impact job and housing seekers
Significant delays in processing background checks are causing headaches across California, leaving job and housing applications stuck in limbo and…
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Barrett sought middle ground on Trump's immunity case. Roberts said no
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ended its term divided along partisan lines, with Republican appointees ruling in favor of former…
As Biden falters, why aren't more Democrats convinced by Kamala Harris?
It's been a week since President Biden's disastrous debate performance, and his political fortunes only seem to be getting worse…
Experts say immunity ruling would give Trump freedom to ignore the law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court chose an unusual moment to declare for the first time that presidents, past and future,…
Supreme Court rejects Second Amendment challenge to assault rifle ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a Second Amendment challenge to Illinois state laws banning the sale of…
Trump's immunity ruling has worrying implications for elections and democracy
In ruling that Donald Trump and other former presidents enjoy immunity from prosecution for “official acts,” the Supreme Court on…
Opinion: Supreme Court immunity decision is partisan and political
As Justice Sonia Sotomayor powerfully put it in her dissenting opinion in Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court on…
Want to see the “sanctity of marriage”? Meet a same-sex couple
To the editor: I am one of five siblings. Between three siblings, I think there were 11 marriages and 13…
Editorial: Grants Pass ruling will do nothing to end homelessness
“Homelessness is complex,” Supreme Court Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote, as he and the court majority upheld a law that…
Wrongfully convicted woman acquitted by California court of murder
PLACERVILLE, Calif. — An El Dorado County Superior Court judge on Friday formally exonerated a deceased Oregon woman who had…