The Supreme Court on Monday left in place Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft.

The shells are often viewed as currency. However, they hold a deeper meaning, especially when worn during the inaugural ceremonies of President Donald Trump.

The Petitions of the Week column highlights some of the cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled t

The U.S. Supreme Court chose not to review a challenge to Mississippi's lifetime voting ban on individuals convicted of certain felonies. Created in 1890, the ban disenfranchises people even after serving their sentences and disproportionately affects Black individuals.

We are honored to host the Honorable Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson at the University of the Virgin Islands in a historic event that is sure to inspire us all,” said UVI Presi

“The View” hosts Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Anna Navarro and Alyssa Farah Griffin appeared on the Jan. 21 episode of the ABC daytime talk show to discuss Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration (Whoopi Goldberg is out this week due to a previously planned work commitment). The four women took issue with Trump’s polarizing inauguration speech, in …

Originally published by The 19th. The Michigan Advance is part of The 19th Reporting Network. During Joe Biden’s four years as president, he and Senate Democrats prioritized diversity at an unprecedented level for nominees to the federal judiciary,