Apr 18 Watch Extended Interview: Jerry Mitchell The Clarion-Ledger's investigative reporter describes how his articles on past racially-motivated killings have led to renewed legal interest in civil rights era crimes. Continue watching
Apr 16 Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Virtual Child Pornography By Admin In a 6-3 decision, the U.S Supreme Court Tuesday struck down a congressional ban that made it a crime to distribute or possess computer-generated images of minors engaged in sexual acts. Continue reading
Apr 16 Supreme Court Rejects Leggett Appeal By Admin The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by Vanessa Leggett, the Houston-based writer who spent 168 days in prison for refusing to turn over her interviews about a Texas murder case to a federal grand jury. Continue reading
Apr 11 U.N. Creates International Criminal Court The first permanent international criminal court (ICC) to try people suspected of committing crimes against humanity is now a reality, despite opposition from the United States, Russia and China. Continue reading
Apr 09 Former Arthur Andersen Accountant Pleads Guilty David Duncan, the former Arthur Andersen auditor who oversaw the Enron account, pleaded guilty to one count of obstruction of justice for his efforts to destroy documents related to his work for the energy giant. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Judge William Webster, Director of the Security Review Commission Terence Smith interviews Judge William Webster, director of the Security Review Commission, about his just-released report on security at the FBI in the wake of the Hanssen spy affair. Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch Setting Limits: New Campaign Finance Law Kwame Holman looks into the impact of the new campaign finance law. Continue watching
Mar 21 Andersen Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charge Accounting giant Arthur Andersen LLP pleaded not guilty to a single count of obstruction of justice in a federal court Wednesday. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch Supreme Court Watch: Jennifer Harbury The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on the right to sue government officials. Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch Judging Insanity The case of Andrea Yates, who was sentenced to life in prison Friday, opens new and intense debate over the insanity defense. Continue watching