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In their words: What judges have said about birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions
Read full article: In their words: What judges have said about birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctionsFederal courts have so far uniformly blocked President Donald Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to someone in the country illegally.
America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely before
Read full article: America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely beforeThe principle of “checks and balances” is rooted in the Constitution’s design of a national government with three distinct, coequal branches.
Marbury v. Madison, the case that established the courts' power to review the law, explained
Read full article: Marbury v. Madison, the case that established the courts' power to review the law, explainedPresident Donald Trump has been critical of federal judges who've moved to block some of his most contentious actions, such as his effort to freeze federal spending.
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Richmond Public Schools pull plug on winter sports season
Read full article: Richmond Public Schools pull plug on winter sports seasonRichmond, VA – WSLS-10 Sports has confirmed through sources that Richmond Public Schools have decided to forgo the upcoming winter sports season for 2020-2021. They will play a 14-game regular season beginning on December 21. Gymnastics, indoor track, swim and dive and wrestling all begin practice on Dec. 14, and will begin their regular seasons on Dec. 28. Gymnastics, indoor track and swim and dive will hold six meets each, while wrestling will have eight contests. Regionals begin for all four sports on Feb. 1.
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Virginia high school drops Confederate nickname ‘Rebels’
Read full article: Virginia high school drops Confederate nickname ‘Rebels’RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia high school will no longer use a Confederate-related nickname, officials announced. Douglas S. Freeman High School in Henrico County will drop the name "Rebels" based on the results of a community poll and a recommendation from a school committee that supported the change, news outlets reported Thursday. Nearly two-thirds of the poll's 1,500 respondents voted to change it, The Richmond Times-Dispatch said. The school's mascot was once a Confederate soldier, but it swapped out the visual mascot with a logo using the school's initials in recent years, according to news outlets. The nickname and the mascot were inspired by Douglas Southall Freeman, the Richmond journalist, historian and author that the school was named after, news outlets said.