The United States has suspended habeas corpus under four distinct circumstances during its history.
Readers appreciate a helpful federal employee; the wisdom of Abraham Lincoln; and DMN columnist Robert Wilonsky.
Readers criticize House Bill 1375 that targets bookstores and media; urge support of programs that help children; support nuclear power; and comment on column about letters.
The state’s top legal officer says the Big Tech company covertly tracked Texans’ movements and searches.
Linda Baraka, the mayor’s wife, accused the federal government of targeting her husband, who has aggressively pushed back against the construction and opening of the 1,000-bed detention center.
Habeas corpus has only occasionally been suspended throughout U.S. history: during the Civil War and Reconstruction, in the U.S.-controlled Philippines in 1905 and in Hawaii following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The state Senate has passed at least four bills to expand the attorney general’s authority. The House has passed two of them.
Citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia couldn’t own property in Texas under the bill.
The Dallas County sheriff’s office is “conducting a review” of the complaint against the county commissioner.
Citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia couldn’t own property under the proposal. Critics call it racist. Supporters say it protects critical resources.
State officials have already targeted the development for investigations.
New immigration policies have resulted in the apprehension of Venezuelan migrants who were allowed to work and live legally in the U.S., shrinking the team but strengthening its bond.
A supposed conservative “stealth nominee,” Souter instead emerged as a liberal justice who backed abortion rights.
Financial institutions and legislators are sparring over credit card fees.
Legislators consider child care bills to aid more families and students
Attorney general’s appeal of whistleblower judgment exposes what he really cares about.
Readers explain their interest in the next pope; are surprised the Texas Lottery may be shut down; and disagree with the transgender ban for the military.
Carla Hayden was the first woman and the first African American to serve in the position.
She was elected as a judge in New York’s Westchester County Court in 1990 before serving three terms as the county’s elected district attorney.
Schools, colleges and public employers would be prohibited from punishing students and employees who refer to others by their biological sex instead of their gender identity under the proposal.
