Legal appeal

  • Family Puts Up A Fierce Fight To Keep Generational Land After Court Allows Seizure By Railroad

    Blaine and Diane Smith are determined to protect their family’s 600-acre property in Sparta, Georgia, as Sandersville Railroad Co. moves forward with plans to seize portions of their land through eminent domain. Despite a recent superior court ruling favoring the railroad company, the Smiths remain steadfast, asserting that their fight is about preserving their family’s…

  • Supreme Court Denies Steve Bannon’s Final Appeal, Orders Prison Reporting By Monday

    Steve Bannon’s legal options have run out as the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his last attempt to avoid prison following his conviction on two counts of contempt of Congress nearly two years ago. Chief Justice John Roberts issued a concise, one-page order confirming the denial. Bannon, convicted in July 2022 and originally sentenced in October…

  • Byron Donalds Urges Supreme Court Intervention in Trump’s Hush Money Conviction

    Representative Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) marked Father’s Day with a call for the Supreme Court to intervene in former President Donald Trump’s recent guilty verdict related to hush money payments. Appearing virtually on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Donalds criticized what he termed the “weaponization of the justice system” and advocated for an expedited appeal process for…

  • Brothers Convicted in ‘Wichita Massacre’ Seek New Sentencing Hearing

    Attorneys representing Jonathan and Reginald Carr, the two brothers sentenced to death in the infamous “Wichita massacre,” are advocating for a fresh sentencing hearing. Their joint trial, where jurors determined their punishments, has been a contentious point, prompting the call for a reassessment. Prosecutors are poised to contest this latest legal move. The prosecution’s case…

  • Oklahoma Supreme Court Considers Final Appeal for Tulsa Massacre Survivors’ Right to Trial for Reparations

    In a historic hearing that could mark a significant step towards justice, the Oklahoma Supreme Court deliberated on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, over the final appeal for the right to trial for reparations sought by the two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher, both 109 years old,…