60 people were shot and 10 were killed in Chicago’s Southside this past week. After a 40 person shooting spree in just one weekend, Chicago mayor Richard Daley is looking to reinforce his stance to ban the sale of handguns in the city. Over a 48 hour span- 60 people were shot and 10 were […]
Sex offenders now have more than just other inmates to worry about, according to the U.S. Supreme Court, depending on the crime; sex offenders may have to spend indefinite time behind bars. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday (May 17) that the federal government now has the power to keep some sex offenders behind bars […]
The Associated Press is reporting that a Virginia judge has set an execution date for John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind of the 2002 sniper attacks that had Washington D.C. residents terrified for weeks. Just last week, the attorney general’s office requested that Muhammad’s execution date be set for November 9, but Prince William County Circuit […]
In a ruling that could alter employments standards and practices across the nation, the United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of New Haven Connecticut’s white firefighters, citing that they were unfairly discriminated against because of their race. The firemen claimed the discrimination denied them the chance to receive promotions. The decision reverses one […]
