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Shawn Montgomery, whose parked vehicle was hit by a speeding driver, says top US freight broker should be liable The supreme court on Thursday allowed a man to sue a major logistics company after he lost part of his leg in a semi tractor-trailer crash, a decision that could have ripple effects across the trucking industry. The US's highest court ruled unanimously in favor of Shawn Montgomery, whose parked vehicle was hit by a speeding truck driver on an Illinois highway in 2017. Continue reading...
The South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously overturned Murdaugh's 2023 murder convictions and ordered a new trial, citing shocking jury interference' by a former clerk that denied him a fair trial...
South Carolina's state senate majority leader offered a nuanced case for rejecting Trump's redistricting demands How does a Republican leader say no to Donald Trump? How do they criticize the US president's policies without facing a social media riot, or losing their career ? As the party scrambles to redraw key congressional districts after the supreme court effectively gutted a major section of the Voting Rights Act that prevented racial discrimination, all eyes turned this week to...
Rebuffed by the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump is seeking to exploit a different tariff tool to regain leverage. Whether it succeeds remains in question.
Alex Murdaugh is "thankful" to no longer be labeled the murderer of his wife and son after the South Carolina Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 2023 verdict and sentencing, his defense lawyers said in their first interview since the bombshell ruling.
In a TODAY exclusive, Alex Murdaugh's attorneys Dick Harpootlian and Jim Griffin, join TODAY to discuss the South Carolina Supreme Court's ruling on Wednesday to overturn the double murder convictions and how Murdaugh reacted. "He was very gracious, thankful and he said 'Jim, I'm seeing it, I'm reading it, but it's still hard to believe,'" Griffin says of his conversation with Murduagh. The lawyers also talk about what they expect to be different in the next trial...
When the government creates a broadly available state-funded benefit like Colorado's universal preschool program, it cannot disqualify families and schools based on their religion.
Virginia Supreme Court invalidated a Democrat-backed gerrymandering referendum, and leftists responded with proposals to pack the state judiciary.
Alex Murdaugh gets a new trial after the South Carolina Supreme Court overturns his murder convictions due to jury tampering by a court official.
Slate - 6 hours 32 min agoThis week's Executive Dysfunction.
Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday ordered lawmakers back to Atlanta on June 17 for a special session to redraw the state's congressional districts for the 2028 election cycle, citing last month's Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act and has already spurred GOP-led redistricting efforts across the South,...
In a unanimous ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court found former court clerk Becky Hill improperly influenced jurors during the trial. Prosecutors say they plan to retry the case. NBC News' Laura Jarrett reports.
AG Alan Wilson says South Carolina will retry Alex Murdaugh after the state Supreme Court threw out his murder convictions due to clerk misconduct.
A juror from Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial expressed shock Wednesday over the South Carolina Supreme Court's decision to overturn the disgraced lawyer's conviction, telling NBC News that she never thought the county official accused of improperly influencing the panel had done so."I never felt that the clerk of court was pushing an agenda or trying to push me to come to a certain verdict," Amie Williams said.
Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, said Wednesday that he was canceling a special legislative session to redraw Mississippi's supreme court districts.
South Carolina's Supreme Court unanimously overturned Alex Murdaugh's double murder convictions and consecutive life sentences.
Why Alex Murdaugh is more likely to be acquitted of murder after his first conviction was overturned
Alex Murdaugh will have a much better shot at being acquitted of his wife and son's murders after the state Supreme Court stunningly overturned his conviction Wednesday, legal experts told The Post.
Daily Signal - 18 hours 38 min agoSocial media is having a grand time with the misspellings in Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones' filing to the U.S. Supreme Court in the fight over the Commonwealth’s redistricting referendum. Do you really need to know how to spell Virginia to enforce the will of the people? I say that because, much in the same...
Christian counselors file a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin's conversion therapy restriction they say violates free speech rights.
The US supreme court demolished the 1965 Voting Rights Act when they ruled in Louisiana v Callais in April that states can't consider race in redistricting. Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase majority Black districts, sparking chaos for the midterm elections. Kai Wright talks with Stacey Abrams , voting rights activist and former Georgia house minority leader, about the fallout from the decision, and why, even now, she thinks the way forward is still through engaging...
ABC News - 19 hours 44 min agoThe South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out the murder convictions against disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh for the deaths of his wife and son...
Attack of the Fanboy - 19 hours 48 min agoSouth Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions on May 13, 2026, citing jury tampering.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) on Wednesday said he will cancel a special session to consider new voting maps for the state's three Supreme Court voting districts. Reeves announced the cancellation while on Supertalk Radio's "Mornings with Richard Cross." He said the decision follows the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision on Monday to...
Brian Kemp's move makes Georgia latest southern state to initiate map-making after dismantling of Voting Rights Act The Republican governor of Georgia called a special session for next month to redraw electoral maps, the latest southern state to initiate a new map-making after the US supreme court's dismantling of the Voting Rights Act . Brian Kemp announced the special session, which will start on 17 June, on Wednesday. It will focus on "enacting, revising, repealing, or amending"...
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