Michigan prisons leader defends oversight of women’s prison after 3 deathsBy JANELLE D. JAMES/Bridge Michigan The embattled director of the Michigan Department of Corrections is defending conditions inside the state prisons. Heidi Washington, who is facing calls for removal over treatment of female prisoners, on Thursday wrote a letter to US Rep. Debbie Dingell claiming that her department “has established itself as a national…Baltimore Sun4mo agoWhole story →JusticeHealthDebbie Dingellmichigan prison deaths investigation
Conservative justice splits with MAGA pal over handling of Trump casesThe once tight bond between Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and MAGA ally Mike Davis has fractured, offering a personal window into the broader rift between the Trump administration and the justices it helped appoint.Gorsuch once nicknamed Davis "the general" for the leading role he's taken in hi...Raw Story4mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeNeil Gorsuchsupreme court rift
Democrat Pulls Out a KKK-Melted Clock, Drops It on the GOP Mid-Hearing, Then Asks the Question That Ties Stephen Miller Directly to White NationalismHouse Republicans on the Judiciary Committee used a hearing to go after the Southern Poverty Law Center. But Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon wasn'tAtlanta Black Star4mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeMary Gay Scanlonjudiciary committee hearing
N.H. 'bathroom bill' vetoed by GOP governor fourth time in a rowGovernor Kelly Ayotte announced Friday that she has vetoed a Republican-backed proposal that sought to curtail New Hampshire’s anti-discrimination law as it pertains to gender identity protections in bathrooms and certain other sensitive spaces.The Boston Globe4mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeKelly AyotteS 552new hampshire bathroom bill veto
New Hampshire GOP Governor Vetoes ‘Bathroom Bill’ AgainGOP New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte again vetoed a "bathroom bill" that would have banned transgender-identifying men from women's spaces.Breitbart News Network4mo agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeKelly AyotteS 552new hampshire bathroom bill veto
Stitt expands Oklahoma derecho emergency to six countiesGov. Kevin Stitt amends a disaster declaration after a derecho, extending Oklahoma’s state of emergency to six additional counties as damage assessments continue.Tulsa World4mo agoWhole story →BuildJusticeKevin Stittoklahoma derecho emergency