by Lisa Jarvis A Texas federal judge’s ruling to remove the 23-year-old drug mifepristone from the market not only threatens abortion access in the U.S. — it’s also an appalling sideswipe at the Food and Drug Administration’s authority and expertise. And if allowed to ...
Donald Trump, who has shattered nearly every political precedent, is now the first ex-president to be indicted. The charges, which are thought to be focused on an alleged hush-money payment to an adult-film actress, aren’t expected until early next week. Just as the jury must judge ...
by Stephen L. Carter Upon hearing that Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison, social media erupted with vituperative glee. A lot of people seem to think that the 38-year-old Theranos founder, convicted of fraud earlier this year, is getting what she ...
by Anita Chabria Jennifer Siebel Newsom did not have to testify against Harvey Weinstein. But Monday, she did — reminding us that sexual assault carries its own kind of life sentence for victims. Siebel Newsom took the stand in the downtown Los Angeles courtroom where Weinstein ...
Given human nature, it is understandable that some of those who lost loved ones in the Parkland massacre would want to vent their anger at the killer’s public defenders for saving him from death row. But it’s neither understandable nor acceptable that Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer ...
by Frank Montoya Jr. Let me start by stating the obvious. The execution of a federal search warrant at the residence of a former U.S. president is more than an extraordinary occurrence. Fact is, things like that just don’t happen. Pick a presidential scandal in our history ...