Courts & Law
Highlights from the Mueller report, annotated
Read notable excerpts from the redacted report, annotated by NPR reporters and editors, below. We’ll be updating this analysis throughout the day as we read the report.
5 years ago
Mueller report: Team couldn’t rule out obstruction … or firmly establish it
Mueller detailed 10 "episodes" involving actions by Trump that might have constituted obstruction of justice, Attorney General William Barr said.
5 years ago
DOJ releases Mueller report on investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election
Barr said that no one outside the Justice Department has seen the unredacted Mueller report.
5 years ago
Krasner reverses position, no longer opposes new hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner previously tried to block Abu-Jamal’s latest appeal, but now has changed his mind.
5 years ago
ACLU to end suit over Pa. public defender funding
5 years ago
Former Delaware State University registrar pleads guilty to accepting bribes
Crystal Martin has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to change the registration status of hundreds of out-of-state students so they could pay cheaper in-state tuition.
5 years ago
Young woman ‘infatuated’ with Columbine is found dead
Denver-area schools will be closed Wednesday as authorities search for a young Florida woman who flew to the city and bought a gun after becoming "infatuated" with Columbine.
5 years ago
Pa. lawmakers cleaning up old laws on Sunday baseball, public music
The retired statutes are prime examples of the 'blue laws' that once aimed to restrict activities on Sundays.
5 years ago
How to reduce Medicaid fraud? A Pa. grand jury has some ideas.
After an 18-month investigation into Medicaid fraud in Pa., a grand jury panel suggests that state lawmakers make changes to disrupt "systemic" malfeasance.
5 years ago
Cosby’s insurer settles L.A. accuser’s suit before deposition
Bill Cosby says his insurance company is settling another accuser's lawsuit without his permission, a week before his scheduled deposition.
5 years ago
Woman pleads guilty to GoFundMe scam involving homeless man
Katelyn McClure pleaded guilty in state Superior Court to second-degree theft by deception. She will serve four years in state prison and help repay the $400,000.
5 years ago
Pa. lawmaker continues push to give certain ‘lifers’ second chance
State Sen. Sharif Street is again trying to give the state parole board the option of releasing hundreds of inmates serving life without parole.
5 years ago
Listen 1:55From embassy to prison: Assange settles in for legal battle
The political debate over whether to extradite Assange is already taking shape, with Britain’s opposition Labour Party urging the government not to hand him over to the U.S.
5 years ago
Homeless man gets probation in $400,000 GoFundMe scam
A homeless man was sentenced to five years' probation Friday after admitting last month that he conspired with a couple to scam the public out of $400,000 in donations.
5 years ago
ICC judges reject Afghanistan probe; cite lack of cooperation
International Criminal Court judges rejected a request by the court's prosecutor to open an investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan.
5 years ago