by admin | Nov 24, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
A Missouri prisoner who was 16 when she killed a man during a meth transaction in western Missouri’s Cass County will remain in prison for now, under a key ruling Tuesday from the Missouri Supreme Court. The inmate, 41-year-old Jessica Hicklin, was sentenced in...
by Ashley Byrd | Oct 12, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
The U.S. Senate opened hearings today on the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Missouri’s senator on the Judiciary Committee made his opening statements –- focusing on her religious affiliation. Senator Josh Hawley said that Barrett has been...
by Alisa Nelson | Sep 21, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
Democrats in Washington have ripped Republicans for forging ahead with the confirmation of a new U.S. Supreme Court justice after Friday’s death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, says if Republicans do not move forward, they will...
by Alisa Nelson | Sep 21, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death on Friday has unleashed a political brawl on Capitol Hill ahead of the November General Election. President Donald Trump says he plans to announce a nominee this week to fill the vacancy and vows to choose a...
by Alisa Nelson | Sep 18, 2020 | Crime / Courts, News, Politics / Govt
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday due to complications of pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by family at her home in Washington, D.C. at the time of her death. Ginsburg was 87 years old. She was nominated to the court by President Bill...
