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The Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon required the clerk of the Maine House of Representatives to count votes by a Maine lawmaker who was censured for a social media post about a transgender athlete at a high school track meet in that state. In a brief unsigned order, the justices granted a request filed by Laurel Libby, a Republican who represents a district in the southern part of the state, to clear the way for her to vote while her appeal continues in the lower courts and, if necessary, the Supreme Court.  Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented from the court’s ruling. In…

Home Daily News Judge who wanted parking discount should… Judiciary Judge who wanted parking discount should be ousted for faking document with colleague’s stamp, ethics board says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 30, 2025, 2:31 pm CDT According to a judicial ethics commission, a part-time Washington judge should be removed from office for using a fraudulent document and the “accoutrements of another judge’s judicial status” in a failed attempt to get a parking discount. (Image from the Washington Commission on Judicial Conduct’s April 25 decision and order) A part-time judge in King County, Washington, should be removed from office for…

Breathtaking architecture, fascinating history, inspiring culture, and unforgettable beauty… Did you know, around 75 per cent of the UAE population is Muslim? It will come as no surprise then that the UAE is home to some of the most breathtaking mosques in the world, some of which allow modestly-dressed non-Muslims in for a tour in-between prayers.Here are six of the most beautiful mosques to visit in the UAE: Grand Jumeirah Mosque, DubaiThe Grand Jumeirah Mosque first opened back in 1979 and was a gift from the Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, the former Ruler of Dubai and father of the…

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Connecticut Mirror. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Gary Hudson excitedly planned a fishing trip with his 4-year-old son and purchased a kids fishing pole in late 2019. He tossed it in the trunk of his Ford Taurus and parked on the street outside his Hartford, Connecticut, home. Within hours, his car was hauled away by a tow truck. Hudson couldn’t afford to pay the more than $300 in towing and storage fees and asked if he could at least…

George Wendt, who starred as Norm Peterson in the popular comedy series Cheers, has died at the age of 76. The beloved actor and comedian died peacefully in his sleep at his home early on Tuesday morning, his family said. “George was a doting family man, a well-loved friend and confidant to all of those lucky enough to have known him. He will be missed forever,” a representative told the BBC. Wendt starred as Norm in all 275 episodes of Cheers, which ran from 1982-93. He earned six consecutive Emmy nominations for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series.Wendt’s character…

Canadian international defender Vanessa Gilles, who spent the last three seasons with France’s Lyon on loan from Angel City FC of the NWSL, has been sold to Bayern Munich.Angel City said the 29-year-old centre back from Ottawa will join the German side on July 1 once her loan with Lyon concludes. Her contract with Munich runs through June 30, 2028.”Vanessa is a player who always gives 110 per cent on the pitch. That’s the kind of character that fits in perfectly with FC Bayern and our philosophy,” said Francisco De Sa Fardilha, technical director for the Bayern women’s team. “She’s…

The Trump administration notified the Supreme Court on Monday that it will not defend a federal campaign finance law that restricts the amount of money that political parties can spend in coordination with a candidate for office. In a brief responding to a petition for review filed by the NRSC, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the court that although the Department of Justice “has a longstanding policy of defending challenged federal statutes,” it has “determined that this is the rare case that warrants an exception to that general approach.”  The justices are likely to act on the case before their summer…

Home Daily News Chief justice appears to be ‘pivotal vote’… First Amendment Chief justice appears to be ‘pivotal vote’ in challenge to state-funded religious school in Oklahoma By Debra Cassens Weiss April 30, 2025, 3:44 pm CDT Does the First Amendment allow or require Oklahoma to fund a Catholic charter school? Chief Justice John Roberts emerged as “a pivotal vote” on that question during oral arguments Wednesday. (Image from Shutterstock) Does the First Amendment allow or require Oklahoma to fund a Catholic charter school? Chief Justice John Roberts emerged as “a pivotal vote” on that question during oral arguments Wednesday,…

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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. A short video taken inside an Illinois school captured troubling behavior: A teacher gripping a 6-year-old boy with autism by the ankle and dragging him down the hallway on his back. The early-April incident would’ve been upsetting in any school, but it happened at the Garrison School, part of a special education district where at one time students were arrested at the highest rate of any district in the…