Mar 06 Families of MH17 victims hope truth emerges from unprecedented trial By Mike Corder, Associated Press A trial starts Monday in the Netherlands for three Russians linked to their country’s security and intelligence services and a Ukrainian rebel commander. Continue reading
Dec 27 Court upholds Obama’s creation of national monument in Atlantic By Associated Press Fishing groups had sued over the creation of Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, a 5,000-square-mile area that contains fragile deep sea corals and vulnerable species of marine life. Continue reading
Oct 11 Judge blocks Trump rule that would deny green cards to poorer immigrants By Elliot Spagat, Deepti Hajela, Associated Press U.S. District Judge George Daniels' ruling came just four days before the Trump administration was set to start enforcing new rules that would disqualify immigrants from getting legal U.S. residency if they were likely to become a burden on public… Continue reading
Mar 06 Judge says citizenship question on census ‘threatens’ democracy By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census "threatens the very foundation of our democratic system" because it would cause a significant undercount of immigrants and Latinos that could distort the distribution of congressional seats,… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 3:19 For low-level offenders, this Boston court provides a second chance By Tina Martin In more than two decades as a district court judge, the Honorable Kathleen Coffey has sent plenty of people to jail. During her monthly sessions at homeless court, though, her goal is to avoid that. This Boston initiative aims to… Continue watching
Dec 14 Federal judge rules Affordable Care Act unconstitutional By Associated Press U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled Friday that last year's tax overhaul knocked the constitutional foundation from under the health care act. Continue reading
Mar 14 Photos: Inside an Arizona immigration court By Joshua Barajas As part of an ongoing reporting trip, the PBS NewsHour's Joshua Barajas witnessed the proceedings of Operation Streamline inside a Tucson, Arizona courtroom on Monday. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 7:52 Has justice taken a backseat to civil order in Egypt’s courts? By PBS News Hour Egypt’s judiciary, once renowned as fiercely independent, now faces criticism for the harsh and lengthy imprisonment of political prisoners under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Special correspondent Nick Schifrin talks with one family who have tirelessly fought for… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 10:50 Supreme Court weighs racial discrimination in jury selection By PBS News Hour Timothy Foster was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for murdering an elderly woman during a burglary in 1986. But did prosecutors discriminate against African-Americans in jury selection? Special correspondent Tim O’Brien offers background on the case going to the… Continue watching
Apr 18 Meet the teen suing Oregon for ‘resisting the urgency’ of climate change By News Desk Nineteen-year-old environmental activist Kelsey Juliana has a message for the state of Oregon: You're not doing enough to stop climate change She’s now co-plaintiff in a major lawsuit that could force the state of Oregon to take a more aggressive… Continue reading