Arts Oct 15 How one corporation exploited the amendment that was meant to protect former slaves Corporations have often leveraged progressive reforms to serve the ends of business, says author Adam Winkler. "Perhaps more surprising is that corporations have also been innovators in constitutional law."… By Elizabeth Flock
Nation May 30 Judge considering Missouri abortion clinic license case If the St. Louis clinic's license is not renewed before it expires at midnight Friday, Planned Parenthood officials said Missouri would become the first state without a functioning abortion clinic since the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision legalizing… By Jim Salter, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press
Nation May 13 Jury orders Monsanto to pay $2 billion in weed killer cancer case The Oakland jury on Monday delivered Monsanto's third such loss in California since August. By Associated Press
Politics Apr 26 Kansas Supreme Court bolsters abortion rights, blocks ban The Kansas decision prevents the state from enforcing a 2015 law that could have greatly limited second trimester abortions. But even worse for abortion opponents, the ruling clears the way for legal challenges to a string of abortion restrictions approved… By John Hanna, Associated Press
Apr 25 Judges order Michigan to redraw congressional and legislative maps By David Eggert, Associated Press "Their primary goal was to draw maps that advantaged Republicans, disadvantaged Democrats, and ensured that Republicans could enjoy durable majorities in Michigan's congressional delegation and in both chambers of the Michigan legislature for the entire decade," the judges wrote. Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: Ex-officer sentenced to 25 years in black motorist’s killing Nouman Raja was the first Florida officer in nearly 30 years to be convicted and sentenced for an on-duty killing — and one of a few nationwide. Continue reading
Apr 08 Felicity Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college cheating scheme By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The "Desperate Housewives" star and a dozen other prominent parents will admit to charges in the scheme, which authorities say involved rigging standardized test scores and bribing coaches at such prestigious schools as Yale and Georgetown. Continue reading
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
Mar 12 Years-old rape kits are being tested around U.S. with help from Manhattan DA, DOJ By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Languishing evidence in over 100,000 sexual assault cases around the country has been sent for DNA testing with money from a New York prosecutor and federal authorities, spurring over 1,000 arrests and hundreds of convictions in three years, officials say. Continue reading