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Competency evaluation delays federal case against suspect in Zarutska’s death
National News

Competency evaluation delays federal case against suspect in Zarutska’s death

  • By Alan Wooten | The Center Square
  • Updated 4 hrs ago

(The Center Square) – DeCarlos Brown Jr., the suspect in the stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail, says he has been misdiagnosed with schizophrenia and lawmen refuse to investigate his contention “someone has full access to my body, and they are controlling me wrongfully.”

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U.S. Supreme Court slaps down Biden administration energy ruling

  • By Andrew Rice | The Center Square
  • Jun 8, 2026

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday slapped down a decision from the Biden administration that regulated efficiency standards for furnaces and water heaters. 

Can kids go to prison? A legal expert explains how young people can be tried and sentenced as adults
National News

Can kids go to prison? A legal expert explains how young people can be tried and sentenced as adults

  • Jay Blitzman, Northeastern University
  • Updated Jun 8, 2026

There’s a separate justice system for people under 18 because their brains are still developing. Treating them as adults can turn them into repeat offenders.

National News

Military advocates concerned about active-duty voters

  • By Madeline Shannon | The Center Square
  • Jun 4, 2026

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court could eliminate grace periods for mail-in ballots for overseas voters, officials from voting rights advocacy organizations said on Thursday.

National News

Michigan township denies solar expansion after months of controversy

  • By Elyse Apel | The Center Square
  • Updated Jun 4, 2026

(The Center Square) – After months of public opposition, a southwest Michigan township has voted to deny an expansion for a utility-scale solar project.

Supreme Court rules against Verizon, AT&T over privacy penalties
National News

Supreme Court rules against Verizon, AT&T over privacy penalties

  • By Andrew Rice | The Center Square
  • Jun 4, 2026

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision on Thursday, ruled that the Federal Communication Commission did not need to involve a jury in multimillion dollar enforcement actions against Verizon and AT&T.

James Comey’s Instagram seashell post sits in a murky legal zone between protected political speech and criminal threat
National News

James Comey’s Instagram seashell post sits in a murky legal zone between protected political speech and criminal threat

  • Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University
  • Updated Jun 4, 2026

What’s a true threat and what’s political hyperbole? A scholar of constitutional and criminal law looks at the charges against James Comey for an Instagram post that said, ‘86 47.’

Tony Carruthers recently survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest man to endure a failed execution
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Tony Carruthers recently survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest man to endure a failed execution

  • Austin Sarat, Amherst College
  • Updated Jun 4, 2026

The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again.

National News

Republican data privacy bill scrutinized in congressional hearing

  • By Thérèse Boudreaux | The Center Square
  • Updated Jun 3, 2026

(The Center Square) – Businesses and online privacy advocates hold diametrically opposing views on the wisdom of congressional Republicans’ plans to enact a nationwide framework for consumer data privacy protections.

Supreme Court allows Alabama to use 2023 congressional map in August special primary
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Supreme Court allows Alabama to use 2023 congressional map in August special primary

  • By Anna Barrett Alabama Reflector
  • Jun 3, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday evening allowed Alabama to use a 2023 congressional map, reversing a lower court’s ruling that repeatedly deeme…

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