Ned Manning, an attorney for 30 years in North Carolina, had heard mentions over the decades that another lawyer from his small hometown of Kinston had argued a civil rights case before the U.S. Supreme Court. “Fred Harrison was a general practitioner and did criminal…
In an era of deep political division and more contentious confirmations of the three most recent justices, the arguments for cameras in the U.S. Supreme Court might be stronger than in past decades. It’s not a new idea. The first bill proposing to allow cameras…
Sales of “ghost guns,” do-it-yourself kits that offer almost everything needed to build a gun, have been steadily rising for several years, but have reached new highs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Numerous websites selling the so-called “80 percent” guns are apologizing for delays in filling…
As an attorney, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was known for writing an artful amicus brief. Her submissions are credited for helping inform and influence the U.S. Supreme Court to rule women could be called upon to pay alimony, serve on juries and couldn’t be forced to…
Twenty years later, as election chaos looms, the people who played big roles during Florida’s 2000 recount have continued their lives, but will always be marked by a month of hanging chads, lawsuits and America’s crash course on why every vote matters. Here’s a look…
Three years ago, an unconscious, 70-year-old man in deteriorating condition was brought into Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Doctors found he had a tattoo reading “Do Not Resuscitate” across his chest with the patient’s signature on his collarbone. The word “Not” was underlined. The medical…