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WASHINGTON — People who are freed from prison when their convictions are reversed deserve a refund of what they paid in fees, court costs and restitution, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. “They are entitled to be presumed innocent” once their convictions are thrown out, said Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and the state “has zero claim” […]

The 2016 presidential nominating race was barely over, and already Bernie Sanders was looking ahead. Days before the Democratic National Convention formally nominated Hillary Clinton, the Vermont senator transformed his 2016 campaign organization into Our Revolution to promote his progressive proposals, back like-minded candidates and, in essence, take over the Democratic Party. “We have begun

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to break down at least part of the longstanding church-state barrier that has prevented religious schools from receiving public funds. The justices gave a skeptical hearing to a Missouri lawyer who was defending the state’s decision to reject a grant request from a Lutheran preschool seeking

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Forced to show contrition by Florida Senate leaders, Miami Republican Sen. Frank Artiles stood on the chamber floor Wednesday morning and told his colleagues he was sorry for insulting them in private using curse words and a racial slur. “I extend a heartfelt apology to my colleagues and to all those I

A female rape victim has criticized a Utah judge for describing the man who attacked her, former Mormon bishop Keith Robert Vallejo, as an “extraordinarily good man.” Judge Thomas Low made the remark at the sentence hearing of Vallejo on April 12 after a jury convicted him of 10 counts of forcible sexual abuse and

ATLANTA — Republicans on Tuesday apparently forced the front-running Democratic candidate for an Atlanta-area House seat into a runoff, extending until June a congressional contest that has become a nationalized referendum on President Donald Trump. With a small percentage of votes uncounted because of a balloting glitch, Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old former Democratic congressional aide