Lynn Shapiro 
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, who is prosecuting Donald Trump for tax and bank fraud, is considering bringing a case against Steve Bannon, whom he indicted for federal tax fraud in August and who was pardoned by Trump on his last night in office. Trump frantically deliberated over whether to issue Bannon a pardon, which … Read more
A fractured US Supreme Court voted at near midnight on February 9, in an emergency, unsigned decision to permit California to resume indoor religious services despite a widespread pandemic. However, the Justices: Continued to ban singing and chanting Allowed capping attendance at 25 percent of capacity The decision is South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. … Read more
Head case State Senator Wendy Rogers has until Monday to respond to an ethics complaint that she harassed and abused a young staffer. Like most people with delusions, who are most likely psychotic, Rogers is also viciously abusive. The Arizona Republic has labeled her a “whack job.” Rogers is a member of the right-wing militant … Read more
As Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission (AIRC) awaits census data to draw legislative and Congressional maps, Arizonans should remember two court cases that blocked gerrymandering. One event was a Supreme Court victory for Arizona’s AIRC, with Ruth Bader Ginsberg writing the majority opinion. The other was the temporary unseating of Colleen Coyle Mathis, the chairwoman of … Read more
One of the nation’s most prominent law firms — Paul Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton, and Garrison — filed a lawsuit on behalf of the historic Washington, DC. Church – the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church — as Vice President Mike Pence prepares to count the electoral votes on Wednesday. The suit, filed on January 4, alleges … Read more