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McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

McHenry High School's student-written and -edited newspaper

The McHenry Messenger

Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks in the library at Mar-a-Lago on Monday, March 4, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Trump can appear on this year's presidential ballot in all states.

Supreme Court: Trump stays on ballot

Aika Villa, Page Designer March 13, 2024

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that the states cannot take former President Donald Trump off the ballot for this year's election. In the state of Colorado, Trump was taken off of the ballot for...

Judge Elizabeth Rochford, a Democrat running for a seat on state Supreme Court, has been a Lake County Circuit Court Judge for a decade.

Meet Elizabeth Rochford, the Democrat running for Illinois Supreme Court

Freedom Tomasello, Opinions Editor October 26, 2022

Judge Elizabeth Rochford is a Democrat running for Illinois Supreme Court against Republican Mark Curran. She  talks of her qualifications, experiences, and policies she has already put in place ahead...

Activists react to the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling which overurns the landmark abortion Roe v. Wade case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 in Washington, DC.

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

Nikki Sisson, Marketing Manager June 24, 2022

On Friday, June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court made the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, ending nearly half a century of protected, federal abortion rights. This means that it will be up to the states to...

The Scraps: Six Flags, finals, and overturning abortion

The Scraps: Six Flags, finals, and overturning abortion

Bee Myers and Lydia Lawrence May 16, 2022

 The McHenry Messenger · The Scraps: Six Flags, finals, and overturning abortion (Episode Four)   Part news, part commentary, The Scraps is a podcast that spotlights past pitches that weren’t...

The Hall Pass: Ukraine in conflict, Brown Jackson's confirmation and the tardy policy

The Hall Pass: Ukraine in conflict, Brown Jackson’s confirmation and the tardy policy

Kyla Henige, Features Editor March 24, 2022

 The McHenry Messenger · The Hall Pass: Ukraine conflict, Brown Jackson's confirmation, and the tardy policy (Episode One)   The Hall Pass is a podcast that gives you the local, national...

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson delivers remarks on her nomination by President Joe Biden to serve as Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from the Cross Hall of the White House on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Sen Amy Klobuchar, D- Minn., believes there will be bipartisan support for Judge Jackson when the senate votes on her nomination.

Opinion: Supreme Court Justice Jackson would benefit the United States

Vanessa Moreno, News Editor March 21, 2022

In February, President Joe Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the 116th Associate of the U.S. Supreme Court. The nomination followed Stephen G. Breyer’s decision to retire from the...

This fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear cases that test whether Texas’s controversial abortion ban will stand — and ultimately overturn Roe V. Wade, which legalizes abortion.

Supreme court reviewing Texas abortion ban

Ella Trimingham, Copy Editor November 4, 2021

A law passed on Sep. 1 in the Texas state legislature bans abortions upon the detection of cardiac activity in embryos, which usually occurs after six weeks, before most women are even aware they are pregnant.  This...

Though President Trump's nominated another woman to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Amy Coney Barrett does not live up to Ginsberg's legacy—and may do more harm than good from the bench.

Opinion: Amy Coney Barrett isn’t for human rights

Becky Arendarczyk, Art Director November 11, 2020

Human rights or just politics? It’s the debate American citizens found themselves in when President Donald J. Trump appointed Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Barrett’s past shows that she has...

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