Politics Mar 21 Trump’s lawyers keep fighting $454 million fraud appeal bond By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
Nation Jun 22 Watch 4:36 DACA recipients share hopes and fears ahead of court ruling that could end program A longstanding immigrant protection program could be struck down by a federal court in Texas. A judge is expected to hand down a decision this month about the legality of DACA, or the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It protects… By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan
Politics Jun 16 Trump’s legal cases, explained The two indictments that Trump is currently facing are just the beginning of what will “probably be the biggest stress test that the American justice system has faced in the nation's history,” Politico legal editor James Romoser said. By Nicole Ellis, Casey Kuhn
Nation Aug 19 R. Kelly’s lawyer will get to question government witness The witness, who goes by the pseudonym Jane at the trial, testified Thursday that Kelly sexually abused her hundreds of times before she turned 18. By Michael Tarm, Associated Press
Nation Aug 27 Watch 6:37 Despite Epstein’s death, his accusers vow their fight for justice endures When accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail, some of his alleged victims reacted with outrage that he had robbed them of the chance to face him in court. But more than a dozen…
Mar 19 Jury decides Roundup weed killer was major factor in man’s cancer By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The unanimous verdict by the six-person jury in federal court in San Francisco came in a lawsuit filed against Roundup's manufacturer, agribusiness giant Monsanto, which says studies have established that Roundup's active ingredient is safe. Continue reading
Dec 13 2 of Trump’s judicial nominees aren’t moving forward By Mary Clare Jalonick and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has said the two nominees were going "nowhere."… Continue reading
Feb 26 South Korea strikes down ban on adultery By Corinne Segal South Korea’s Constitutional Court struck down a 1953 law on Thursday that made adultery illegal and punishable by up to two years in jail, on the grounds that the more-than-60-year-old law was unconstitutional. Continue reading
Jul 17 Once a child migrant has crossed the border, what happens next? By Larisa Epatko What happens to child migrants after they turn themselves in at the U.S. border? We take a step-by-step look at their journey once they enter the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 13 Colorado court rules some pot convictions could be overruled By Talia Mindich Hundreds of people who were dealt jail time for possessing small amounts of marijuana in Colorado may be eligible to have their convictions reversed, The Associated Press reported. The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that people whose cases… Continue reading