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Man who says religious group beat him wants prosecutor removed after long wait for retrial
A man who says members of a secretive North Carolina religious group held him down and beat him wants the prosecutor kicked off his case, accusing the district attorney of siding with a church that dozens of former congregants have said abused them.
Matthew Fenner said in court documents that he has waited more than eight years ... (full story)
3 states are challenging precedent against posting the Ten Commandments in public schools – cases that could land back at the Supreme Court
(THE CONVERSATION) As disputes rage on over religion's place in public schools, the Ten Commandments have become a focal point. At least a dozen states have considered proposals that would require the posting of the Ten Commandments in classrooms, with Texas, Louisianaand Arkansas mandating their display in 2024 or 2025.
Challen ... (full story)
Labeling dissent as terrorism: New US domestic terrorism priorities raise constitutional alarms
(THE CONVERSATION) A largely overlooked directive issued by the Trump administration marks a major shift in U.S. counterterrorism policy, one that threatens bedrock free speech rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights.
National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-7, issued on Sept. 25, 2025, is a presidential directive that for ... (full story)
Iran's president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid worsening water crisis
(THE CONVERSATION) Fall marks the start of Iran's rainy season, but large parts of the country have barely seen a drop as the nation faces one of its worst droughts in decades. Several key reservoirs are nearly dry, and Tehran, the nation's capital, is facing an impending "Day Zero" – when the city runs out of water. ... (full story)
Stalin's postwar terror targeted Soviet Jews – in the name of 'anti-cosmopolitanism'
(THE CONVERSATION) Many Americans know of Josef Stalin's Terror of the late 1930s, during which more than 1 million people were arrested for political crimes, and over 680,000 executed.
Fewer know about the repressions that began after World War II and ended with Stalin's death in 1953. Much like the repressions of the 1930s, th ... (full story)