What Happens If Someone Breaks a Non-Disclosure Agreement?
For decades, Harvey Weinstein was able to keep his accusers quiet. One of the reasons: the powerful movie mogul used elaborate legal agreements — non-disclosure agreements — designed to enforce unbreakable silence.
March 2, 2018
How the Trump Administration is Rewriting the Rules for Unaccompanied Minors
An assortment of new policies are quietly reshaping the legal landscape for children who enter the United States as unaccompanied minors.
February 13, 2018
Why Trump Talked About MS-13 Gang Violence in His State of the Union
During his State of the Union address, President Trump talked about MS-13 – a gang that’s made national headlines for a string of teen murders on Long Island.
January 31, 2018
How the Far Right Has Reshaped the Refugee Debate in Europe
Across Europe, parties on the far right are experiencing renewed vigor, fueled in part by anger over the ongoing refugee and migrant crisis.
January 22, 2018
New Oregon Law Addresses Sexual Abuse Against Janitors
Women in Oregon face some of the highest rates of sexual assault in the United States. But the issue is particularly acute in the janitorial industry.
January 16, 2018
A Coal Executive's "Action Plan" For Trump Is Made Public
Coal executive Bob Murray says he gave the Trump administration a three-and-a-half page "action plan," and that the president had already “wiped out page one.” On Tuesday, a U.S. Senator provided a copy of the memo to "The New York Times."
January 10, 2018
Ban Lifted, Steven Cohen May Soon Be Investing For Clients Again
The billionaire investor once known as “the hedge-fund king” could soon be managing other people's money again -- assuming investors can look past the insider trading allegations that sunk his previous firm.
January 8, 2018
At Home and Abroad, Trump Moves To Broaden Abortion Fight
An examination of President Trump’s actions on abortion during his first year in office shows the beginning of a broader agenda at home and abroad.
December 14, 2017
The Election Is Over, But Russian Disinformation Hasn't Gone Away
Russian disinformation didn’t come to an end on Election Day. It is as present as ever in the post-election landscape, experts say, working to divide Americans by exploiting the country's most contentious issues.
November 1, 2017
How Yemen's Cholera Outbreak Became the Fastest Growing in Modern History
The cholera epidemic in Yemen is now the largest and fastest growing outbreak of the disease in modern history — the result of a crippling war that has devastated the country, long the poorest in the Arab world, and unleashed a major humanitarian crisis.
October 18, 2017
Scott Pruitt Says That EPA Will Repeal the Clean Power Plan
The Trump administration says it will repeal the Clean Power Plan, but it has not released an immediate replacement, raising questions about how the agency will meet its obligation to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
October 10, 2017
NRA Says It Will Back Efforts To Restrict Bump Stocks
The NRA's announcement, its first statement since the shootings in Las Vegas, marked a sharp break from the group's response in the wake of other mass shootings.
October 5, 2017