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Supreme Court Explains Contours of Sixth Amendment’s Right to Counsel in Villarreal v. Texas

March 2, 2026 Explains, Texas, Amendments, Counsel, sixth, Contours, Villarreal, Court, Supreme, right0 comment

The Sixth Amendment has long guaranteed a criminal defendant the right “to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.” But what does that right entail in practice—particularly when a defendant takes the witness stand in his own defense? And by taking the witness stand, what limitations, if any, exist with respect to his right to have assistance of counsel during his testimony? In a 9-0 decision in Villarreal v. Texas, the Supreme Court justices agreed that a trial judge can constitutionally prohibit a defendant and defense counsel from conferring…

MoveOn Calls On Senate Dems: Don’t Cave, Rein in ICE

March 2, 2026 calls, Dems, don't, rein, cave, MoveOn, Senate0 comment

WASHINGTON – Ahead of today’s anticipated vote on a funding package, including for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the agency that oversees Trump’s murderous ICE forces, MoveOn Civic Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “With Trump’s ICE murdering our neighbors, kidnapping children, and terrorizing our streets, do Senate Democrats want to be remembered as fighters or as complicit? Body cameras and new training is not nearly enough to reverse the damage and terror that CBP and ICE have inflicted on our communities. It would be a mistake for anyone…

Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project

February 26, 2026 White, Rejects, request, Judge, Trump, Building, Project, House, $400, from, ballroom, block, Million0 comment

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group’s request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $ 400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House. The Washington Times stories: White House

Contractors: Bye, shutdowns. Hello, new-era NASA and FIFA World Cup.

February 26, 2026 Shutdown's, Contractors, FIFA, Hello', newera, Cup., World, Nasa0 comment

The World Cup “is the equivalent of 78 Super Bowls in 40 days. This is really a great role for contractors to show the value that they bring,” Jim Carroll said. Congress – Federal News Network

Why I Got Thrown Out of a Jasmine Crockett Rally

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Right before armed guards escorted me from the rally and left me on the edge of a Texas-county road, I was informed that I was no longer welcome at an event that I had already attended. For the past hour, I’d watched as Representative Jasmine Crockett riled up her supporters in deep-red Lubbock, where voters were thrilled to receive a visit from the Democratic Senate candidate. But afterward, as I attempted to join the other reporters interviewing the lawmaker, a woman with a badge approached me. “Are you Elaine?” she…

Colorado’s First-in-the-Nation Bill to Decriminalize Prostitution Would Increase Human Trafficking, Critics Claim

February 26, 2026 Decriminalize, Prostitution, would, increase, Claim, Bill, Colorado's, critics, Human, trafficking, FirstintheNation0 comment

Colorado Democrats have filed a bill that could make it the first state to decriminalize prostitution, and critics warn that the bill would make the Centennial State the “Wild West” for purchasing sex and lead to an increase in human trafficking. “We have a billion-dollar budget shortfall here in Colorado, and so there’s a lot of talk about budget and affordability and cost of living,” Jarvis Caldwell, the Republican minority leader in the state House of Representatives, told The Daily Signal in an interview Wednesday. “This isn’t the Republicans’ idea…