Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Ky., announced that he will step down from his position in November. McConnell has been the top Republican in the chamber since 2007 and is the longest serving Senate leader in history. The 82-year-old made clear he plans to finish his elected term which ends in January 2027.  McConnell is…

On Feb. 16, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling asserting that embryos produced through in vitro fertilization (IVF) should now be legally recognized as children. This decision has prompted numerous IVF clinics in the state to temporarily suspend their services, sparking concerns among medical professionals and patients. Additionally, some Republican lawmakers are finding themselves…

Months after the Supreme Court rejected affirmative action in college admissions, Chief Justice John Roberts and a majority of justices declined to reconsider whether the updated admissions policy at Virginia’s Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology (TJ), one of the nation’s top-ranked high schools, discriminates against Asian Americans. A lower court’s decision supporting…

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases that could change how social media companies moderate content that users post on their sites and whether they can block some users altogether. The cases from Florida and Texas both look into censorship and First Amendment rights. Florida and Texas passed what they described as anti-censorship laws…

Georgia Senate Bill 63 (SB63) is a comprehensive prison and bail reform bill that, among other things, will limit and restrict how organizations pay bail. Those restrictions might violate the Citizens United ruling where the U.S. Supreme Court determined that a corporation’s right to free speech includes money as a form of speech. The bill…

On Feb. 28, Supreme Court justices will hear arguments in a case that could once again legalize the ownership of bump stocks. A bump stock is a device that attaches to a semi-automatic firearm and uses the rifle’s recoil to allow the shooter to depress the trigger repeatedly and quickly.  According to the Department of…