Jussie Smollett Released From County Jail During Appeal
The appeals court ruling came after a judge sentenced Smollett last week to immediately begin serving 150 days in jail.

Commission recommends Parkland judge should be publicly reprimanded
An investigative panel in Florida has decided that a judge in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting trial violated multiple rules.

Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. settles civil sex abuse case, averting trial
The actor had been up against accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago.

Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher facing federal charges
Federal documents outline how Deja Taylor is accused of knowing she was an unlawful user of marijuana when she possessed and purchased a gun.
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Human Rights Campaign declares state of emergency for LGBTQ+ community
Officials with the group say lawmakers and business leaders need to fight for LGBTQ+ rights the same way they have for abortion rights.

White House trumpets $2.6B plan to protect costal communities
The Biden administration announced a list of funding allocations as part of the Inflation Reduction Act to help marine areas.

Is Oklahoma's taxpayer-funded Catholic school constitutional?
Supporters and opponents of the nation's first taxpayer-funded Catholic school weigh in on an Oklahoma school board's vote to approve it.