51 years ago today, the great-grandson of a slave was sworn in as the first black justice...
Em Carpenter
Em was one of those argumentative children who was sarcastically encouraged to become a lawyer, so she did. She is a proud life-long West Virginian, and, paradoxically, a liberal. In addition to writing about society, politics and culture, she enjoys cooking, podcasts, reading, and pretending to be a runner. She will correct your grammar. You can find her on Twitter.
The "My Favorite Murder" podcast, in which the two hosts take turns telling each other a story...
Treatises are written on why victims don’t always come forward. And that was before they had to...
Word came today that an agreement has apparently been reached between the Senate presiding over the impeachment...
Drug court cannot solve the epidemic we face. No one thing can. But as we continue to...
Without my feminist foremothers, I could not vote, own property, practice law, effectively decide the size of...
Coal baron and federal convict Don Blankenship's bid to be on the November ballot for a US...
In his speech announcing his choices, the governor attempted no pretense about his intentions...In doing so, he...
Asia Argento is a director and an actor, but to many she is better known for two...
So, the other day I tweeted disagreement with popular Twitter personality Jesse Kelly, and found myself at...
The US Supreme Court ruling in the Masterpiece Cakeshop same-sex wedding cake case was a clear, decisive,...
There have been some developments in the saga of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, the...
The Trump camp alleges that Manigault Newman's new tell-all book and her statements to the media...
There appears no end in sight for this trend of solving cold cases - a light at...
In an effort to combat gridlock on its streets, New York City introduced new regulations affecting rideshare...
Meaning and context take a backseat as the language police round up another suspect.
The implosion of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals continues today as the state House of...
Justice Menis Ketchum will plead guilty to federal criminal charges arising out of the investigation into improper...
Facing potentially thousands of lawsuits arising from October's deadly mass shooting, MGM asks the court to declare...
A jazz loving serial killer walked the beautiful but vaguely ominous streets of 1918 New Orleans, chiseling...
