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Ex-Officer Describes Finding a ‘Sniper Pad’ after Charlie Kirk Assassination

(Headline USA) A former campus police officer testified Monday that he found an apparent “sniper pad” on a rooftop near where Charlie Kirk was assassinated, as prosecutors sought to convince a state judge they have enough evidence to put a Utah man on trial for murder. Former Utah Valley University...

Prosecutors Argue the Alleged Charlie Kirk Killer Should Stand Trial

(Headline USA) A key hearing kicks off Monday in Charlie Kirk's murder case in Utah, where prosecutors aim to convince a judge they have enough evidence to try the man accused of killing him and seek the death penalty. The five-day preliminary hearing will mark the most significant presentation of evidence...

Anti-Trump Prosecutor Jack Smith Sets Up D.C. Law Firm w/ Top J6 Investigator

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Former anti-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith has resurfaced. Smith has launched a new Washington, D.C.-based law firm with Timothy Heaphy, who was linked to the investigations of both the SPLC-funded Charlottesville riot and House Democrats’ Jan. 6 show-trial. Their new firm --- Heaphy, Smith, Harbach & Windom, which...

Prosecutors to Present Their Case Against Alleged Charlie Kirk Assassin

(Headline USA) Charlie Kirk’s widow and parents are expected this week in a Utah court where prosecutors seeking the death penalty will argue that the man charged with killing the conservative activist should stand trial for murder. The five-day preliminary hearing that starts Monday will be the first time members of...

Shapiro Says ‘Radical Reform’ Needed on U.S. Supreme Court

(John Cole, The Center Square) Following several consequential decisions made by the U.S. Supreme Court this week, Gov. Josh Shapiro is open to reform. “I think everything needs to be on the table,” Shapiro said in a Wednesday morning interview on MS NOW’s Morning Joe. “I think we need radical reform...

Trump Administration, GOP Seek Workarounds to Tackle Birthright Citizenship

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Following a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold birthright citizenship, Republicans and the Trump administration are seeking ways to curb babies born in the United States to noncitizens. The 5-4 decision in Barbara v. Trump, stemming from President Donald Trump’s executive order to...

Court Extends Restraining Order on Immigration Rule

(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) A Davidson County Chancery Court judge extended an injunction that stops the Tennessee Department of Health from checking the immigration status of 400 children. The department sent letters to the families stating that a new state law requires it to request citizenship information, which will...

Jared Polis Fires Officials Who Tried to Subvert Tina Peter’ Commutation

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The two Colorado officials who attempted to block the long-awaited commutation of Tina Peters are no longer serving on the state's clemency board. Gov. Jared Polis removed Hannah Seigel Proff and Azra Taslimi after they publicly and privately challenged his decision to commute Peters’s sentence. According to Polis,...

Justice Department Sues Virginia Over Firearm Law

(Shirleen Guerra, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice sued the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia Department of State Police Wednesday, saying the state’s new law restricting the future sale and purchase of certain semiautomatic firearms violates the Second Amendment. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court...

Renewed Call for Constitutional Amendment after SCOTUS Ruling

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment applies to children born in the U.S. to mothers who are in the country illegally, there is a renewed effort in Congress to support a constitutional amendment to provide clarity to the amendment’s Citizenship...

6 Leftists Involved in ICE Shooting to be Sentenced Today

(Headline USA) Six people who pleaded guilty to charges related to a demonstration and shooting outside a Texas immigrant detention center are set to be sentenced Wednesday. Other protesters have already been sentenced to decades behind bars, including a former Marine who was handed a 100-year prison term. A police officer...

NPR Retracts Article Incorrectly Reporting Justice Alito’s Retirement, Citing ‘Misunderstanding’

(Headline USA) On the final day of the Supreme Court's session, National Public Radio quickly retracted an article Tuesday that incorrectly reported that Justice Samuel Alito was retiring, blaming the error on “a misunderstanding.” The article was written by NPR’s veteran Supreme Court reporter, Nina Totenberg, who planned to address...
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