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Trump Pardons Ranchers in Case That Inspired 2016 Occupation

President Donald Trump has pardoned two ranchers whose case sparked the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon.

The decision to resentence the Hammonds sparked a protest from Ammon Bundy (pictured) and dozens …

• July 10, 2018

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• July 10, 2018

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• July 10, 2018

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• July 10, 2018

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• July 10, 2018

Judge Denies US Claim on 2 of 3 California Immigration Laws

A judge on Monday dismissed the federal government's claim that U.S. law trumps two California laws intended to protect immigrants who are in the country illegally, affirming his ruling last …

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, in a statement, called the decision "a victory for our …

• July 10, 2018

Dozens of Immigrant Children Will be Reunited With Parents

Dozens of immigrant children under the age of 5 will be released from government custody and reunited with their parents Tuesday after being separated at the border under President Donald …

More than 2,000 children were separated from their parents by U.S. immigration authorities at the …

• July 10, 2018

Lawsuit: Mississippi Legislative District Dilutes Black Vote

A state Senate district in Mississippi dilutes black voting power and should be redrawn, three African-American plaintiffs say in a federal lawsuit filed Monday.

District 22 has been represented since January 2004 by Republican Sen. Eugene "Buck" Clarke of …

• July 10, 2018

Ex-Broker Gets 6 Months in Prison for Paying Prison Chief

A federal judge has sentenced a former insurance broker to six months in prison for helping former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps evade taxes.

Former Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps acknowledged accepting more than $1.4 million in bribes from …

• July 10, 2018

OPINION: The End of the Eastland Machine

Like his mentor, Eastland, whose long stretch of power included a statewide network of lieutenants, cronies, operatives and ward-heelers who could make or break an upcoming politician’s career, Brad Dye …

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• July 9, 2018

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• July 9, 2018

State Argues Against Receivership for Mississippi Foster Care

The State of Mississippi claims the quality of foster care is improving here despite a legal filing saying it is still not complying with court-ordered regulations. A federal judge set …

Mississippi's foster care could enter receivership as the ongoing lawsuit moves forward.

• July 9, 2018

Shad White

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is appointing Mississippi Justice Institute director Shad White as the new state auditor to serve the rest of departing auditor Stacey Pickering's four-year auditor's term, which …