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Politics Jan 13
Founder of Oath Keepers, 10 other members charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol insurrectionStewart Rhodes is the highest-ranking member of an extremist group to be arrested in the deadly siege and it is the first time the Justice Department has brought a seditious conspiracy charge in connection with the attack on the Capitol.
Politics Sep 10
Biden’s vaccine rules to set off barrage of legal challengesPresident Joe Biden's sweeping new vaccine requirements have Republican governors threatening lawsuits. His unapologetic response: "Have at it."…
World Sep 03
Ex-Cardinal McCarrick, 91, pleads not guilty in sex assaultAn activist says former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's court appearance in a sex abuse case marks a new phase in the global struggle to hold clerics accountable.
Politics Aug 23
Proud Boys leader who burned Black Lives Matter flag gets 5 months in jailTarrio was convicted of burning a BLM banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and for bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation's capital two days before the Jan. 6 riot.
Arts Jun 30
Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturnedBill Cosby's sexual assault conviction has been thrown out by Pennsylvania's highest court, which ruled that he was unfairly prosecuted because a previous district attorney had promised he wouldn't be charged.
Nation Jun 02
Capitol insurrection aftermath roils far-right extremist groupsMore than three dozen members and associates across both the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers have been charged with crimes.
Politics Apr 22
WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on behavioral health and policingThe Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Thursday on behavioral health and policing as the number of Americans killed at the hands of police grows.
Nation Apr 16
Oath Keeper is 1st suspect to plead guilty in Capitol riotU.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said Friday he has agreed to cooperate with investigators in hopes of getting a lighter sentence, and the Justice Department will consider putting Schaffer in the federal witness security program.
Politics Mar 18
Flood of Capitol riot, tribal cases swamps U.S. prosecutorsThe U.S. Justice Department's to-do list is always intense. And now two very different legal controversies -- insurrection cases and tribal lands disputes -- are threatening to swamp a department already flooded with pandemic-delayed cases.
World Mar 01
Two Americans who helped former Nissan chairman escape are in Japanese custodyAn American father and son wanted by Japan for aiding former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape from the country in a box were handed over to Japanese custody Monday.