Archive for January 28th, 2010

Wichita abortion murder trial commences

By Michelle Martínez, Asst. News Editor – Coinciding with the 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the trial of Scott Roeder began last Friday. Roeder is being charged with murdering George Tiller, one of the nation’s only late-term abortion doctors in Wichita, Kansas. On May 31, 2009, Roeder shot and killed Tiller in the foyer

Supreme court overturns campaign finance regulations

By Kevin Fagan, Associate News Editor – In a contentious 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court decided last week to overturn decades-old restrictions on the way campaigns are financed by allowing corporations, advocacy groups, and labor unions to donate an unlimited amount of money to candidates. This decision not only overturned the bipartisan McCain-Feingold Act, but