The British government’s Home Office announced it has approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States. Friday’s announcement marked the latest development in what has been more than a decade of legal battles for Assange in the U.K. Assange faces 17 charges of espionage and one charge of computer misuse in…

The jury in the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial found Depp proved his case that Heard defamed him in a 2018 op-ed. The video above includes the verdict being read out in court Wednesday. Depp was awarded $15 million in damages. Heard also received $2 million in damages for her countersuit against Depp. Both released…

Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter has been trending from the moment the world’s richest man initially made the offer. Musk has discussed several ways in which he hopes to change the social media company, even as the White House discusses overhauling Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and the ACLU raises concerns about…

Georgia state Administrative Law Judge Charles Beaudrot recommended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) be allowed to run for reelection in November’s midterms. Friday’s decision is in response to a lawsuit filed by voters in Rep. Greene’s district, The lawsuit claimed Greene was ineligible to run because she helped facilitate the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the…

As the public reacts to the leaked Supreme Court opinion regarding abortion rights, the spotlight is back on Roe v. Wade. The 1973 ruling set the precedent for women in the US to have legal access to abortion, with some caveats. The decision set up a three-tiered system based on the trimesters of pregnancy. According…

The Supreme Court unanimously sided with conservative activist Harold Shurtleff in his lawsuit against the city of Boston over his request to fly a Christian flag outside City Hall. The request was made to commemorate Constitution Day on Sept. 17, 2017. The city rejected his request. “Because the flag-raising program did not express government speech,…

The Supreme Court has long upheld the separation of church and state. The establishment clause of the First Amendment reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.” A new case before the court has pitted a public school district against a former high school football coach. Joe Kennedy was fired after leading…

A British judge on Wednesday approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the U.S. to face spying charges. The case will now go to Britain’s interior minister for a decision, though the WikiLeaks founder still has legal avenues of appeal. The procedural step, in what has been a long-running and high-profile legal battle, was announced…

Elon Musk revealed a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc, worth nearly $3 billion, making him the largest shareholder after raising questions about the social media platform’s dedication to free speech. Musk’s move comes on the heels of his tweet that he was giving “serious thought” to building a new social media platform. “It does send…

The Senate passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022 with a vote of 68 to 28. The bill aims to address America’s competitiveness with China and includes $52 billion to bring semiconductors and chip manufacturing to the United States.  By a vote of 68-28, the #Senate passed H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act, as amended Senator Sanders…