Mary is co-host, legal affairs correspondent, and dialogue editor for WORLD Radio. She is also co-host of the Legal Docket podcast. Mary is a graduate of World Journalism Institute and St. Louis University School of Law. She resides with her husband near Springfield, Mo.
A Colorado case tests how far states can go in regulating counseling on sexuality and faith
The new term’s Supreme Court docket covers faith in prison, free speech in counseling, and executive reach in trade and tariffs—WORLD’s legal panel previews nine key cases to watch
David Bahnsen on political brinkmanship in Washington, labor data turning south, and the money-manager debate over whether AI builds capital or burns it
A fifth-grade teacher shaped her students with prayer, Scripture, and intention, long before one of them became nationally known
Perjury and obstruction charges mark the first-ever indictment of an FBI chief
Justices Alito and Kagan reflect the Court’s tension over how to read the Constitution
David Bahnsen on millions of men choosing idleness, the policy blind spots that encourage it, and why restoring the dignity of work is both an economic and cultural imperative
A federal court rules satire and political parody are protected free speech
A left-coiling snail has New Zealand hoping for his “shell-mate”
Poland invokes Article Four as allies weigh response to escalating drone incursions