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Roy McGrath was wanted on corruption charges and manhunt had been launched after he failed to appear for trial

A lawyer for the wife of Roy McGrath says the man has died after being wounded in a confrontation with law enforcement agents in Tennessee following a manhunt launched after he failed to appear for trial

BALTIMORE — Roy McGrath, who served briefly as former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s top aide, was fatally shot during his arrest by federal agents in the area of Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday evening.

Could Fox News lose a $1.6 billion lawsuit? Outside media lawyers say the network is in real legal jeopardy if the case goes to trial next month. Fox argues a loss would hurt other news outlets too.

Alabama offered death-row inmates an untested method of execution — and then went back to the even worse option

Public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court is plummeting. At least, that’s what opinion polls tell us in the wake of the court’s decision to overrule Roe v. Wade. Protests at the court and the homes of the justices further reflect growing discontent with the court’s jurists.

The public opposes immigration authorities' use of race in border apprehensions, but it continues to be legal in some circumstances.

On the plus side, we had Rehnquist, Scalia, Thomas, Alito, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett. On the down side, we had Roberts, Souter, Kennedy, O'Connor, Powell, Blackmun, Burger, Stewart, Whittaker, Brennan, and Warren.

PHILADELPHIA — Joshua Macias can’t seem to stay out of trouble.

Gov. Abbott, you have gone too far.

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott has infuriated immigration advocates and educators by suggesting Texas may challenge a longstanding U.S. Supreme Court decision that says states and localities can’t bar unauthorized immigrant children from attending public schools.