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Dispute over broadcasting rates for political ads returns to the Supreme Court
The battle over favorable advertising rates for political parties and joint fundraising committees returned to the Supreme Court on its interim docket on Thursday morning, just a little over a month after the justices temporarily paused a ruling by a federal court...
Wild card justices and the “Kagan court” for criminal cases
If you read my columns closely, you know this: over the past two terms, 21 of the court’s 30 “pure” criminal law decisions have been pro-defendant or defense position. Eleven of 16 in the 2025-26 term, and 10 of 14 in the prior one. That’s 70%. Given a conservative...
Privacy and security in genetic research
VA’s Million Veteran Program protects your data The Million Veteran Program (MVP), VA’s largest genetic research effort, is studying how genes, lifestyle, military experiences and exposures affect health and wellness. Veterans who join MVP provide a blood sample for...
Woman unleashed hail of bullets on 2 men she lured into her home, then cleaned their bodies and dumped them
Insets, left to right: Erika Mims (Douglas County Sheriff's Office), Lamar Nedd (Obituary), LaRon Hodges (Obituary). Background: The intersection where one of the victim's bodies was found in Omaha, Neb. (Google Maps). A Nebraska woman is facing significant time...
2-year-old nearly drowned in pool after mom left him home alone, saved by good Samaritans: Police
Inset: Tatiana Sade Hurst (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office). Background: The area in Alabama where her 2-year-old son nearly drowned (Google Maps). A 25-year-old mother in Alabama is accused of leaving her two young children home alone before her 2-year-old son was...
Man ran away from hospital and left his 2-year-old daughter behind after learning his baby died from head injuries and cops were responding: Police
Background: MedStar Harbor Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland (Google Maps). Inset: Wayne Burnett (Baltimore Police Department). When a father at a Maryland hospital learned that his 3-month-old son died, he ran away, leaving his 2-year-old daughter behind, authorities...
Treasury issues first outbound investment penalty
On October 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that, in July 2026, it issued its first civil penalty under the Outbound Investment Security Program (OISP). Treasury penalized a U.S. company $200,000 for failing to submit a required notification of...
Woman who fired 'warning shot' through wooden fence and killed ex-boyfriend from 100 feet away learns her fate
Insets: Tara Anderson (Madison County Jail) and Phillip Armstrong (Barry Wilson Funeral Home). Background: The 100 block of Madison Avenue in Granite City, Illinois, where Anderson shot and killed Armstrong (Google Maps). An Illinois woman will spend more than five...
Parts or finished products? EU General Court gives customs new firepower
In our March 2026 post, we described how EU customs authorities are targeting split shipments and post-entry assembly. We also asked whether General Rule of Interpretation (GRI) 2(a) really requires components to be presented “simultaneously” before they...