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
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
Feb 15 3 legal arguments that could challenge Trump’s national emergency By Courtney Vinopal By declaring a national emergency to access more funding, President Trump chose to sidestep Congress and face what could be a long legal battle over executive authority. Here are some of the likely legal arguments. Continue reading
Feb 14 The court fight over the 2020 census and why it matters By Marcia Coyle The justices could decide Friday or early next week whether they will hear the government's appeal. Continue reading
Jan 31 Family of journalist killed in Syria awarded $300 million in U.S. court By Associated Press Seven years after correspondent Marie Colvin was killed while covering the Syrian revolution, a Washington court has found the Syrian government liable and awarded more than $300 million in damages. Continue reading
Jan 29 ‘El Chapo’ defense rests case after 30 minutes By Tom Hays, Associated Press After a prosecution that spanned 11 weeks and had its share of bombshells, attorney Jeffrey Lichtman called one witness and entered one document into evidence before resting the defense's case. Continue reading
Jan 23 Virginia’s redistricting plan, picked by court, could shift some districts toward Democrats By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press On Tuesday, a panel of federal judges chose new district lines from a series of proposals submitted by a special master. The judges gave all sides until Feb. 1 to file objections. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear… Continue reading
Jan 03 For-profit college company agrees to erase $500 million in student debt By Collin Binkley, Associated Press State attorneys general called the agreement a victory for students, saying it will provide debt relief to more than 179,000 borrowers across the country. Continue reading