
Courts & Law
Kavanaugh looks on path to Supreme Court confirmation, after 4 days of hearings
The committee is likely to vote on Kavanaugh in about two weeks.
7 years ago
Ex-Trump aide Papadopoulos, 1st charged in Russia probe, sentenced to 14 days in prison
A federal judge also sentenced Papadopoulos to one year of supervised release and imposed a fine of $9,500.
7 years ago
Kavanaugh file: Executive privilege
This is one of a series of stories examining what Democrats are saying about Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh and what Kavanaugh’s record shows on these issues.
7 years ago
Senate concludes Kavanaugh hearing; confirmation likely
Senators on the Judiciary Committee are likely to vote on Kavanaugh's confirmation on Sept. 20.
7 years ago
Searching for deported parents in Guatemala, while children wait in the U.S.
The ACLU and Guatemalan immigrant advocates are fanning out across the country to find dozens of parents who were deported from the U.S. without their children.
7 years ago
Watch: Judge Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings – Day 4
Senate Democrats worked into the night in a last, ferocious attempt to paint Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as a foe of abortion rights and a likely defender of Trump.
7 years ago
Kavanaugh hearings, day 3: Booker has his ‘Spartacus moment’; a mulligan on Mueller
Day 3 of the Supreme Court nomination hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh featured a morning quarrel over documents as members concluded two days of public questioning.
7 years ago
New Jersey, New York open investigations into sex abuse at Catholic dioceses
The offices of the Attorneys General have set up hotlines to identify potential victims of clergy sex abuse.
7 years ago
Sen. Booker defies rule, releases confidential Kavanaugh emails
Booker called it an act of civil disobedience.
7 years ago
Police raid home of couple who raised $400K for homeless man
Authorities searched the home of Mark D'Amico and Katelyn McClure in Florence early Thursday morning.
7 years ago
Pa. tightens prison security. Some people aren’t sure it’s warranted
Pennsylvania Corrections officials announced Wednesday, they're drastically cracking down on inmates' mail privileges and increasing other security measures.
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Watch: Dispute over releasing documents dominates Kavanaugh hearing
So far, Kavanaugh does not seem to have changed minds on the Judiciary Committee, which is split along partisan lines.
7 years ago
Listen 6:063rd-degree murder plea in road rage shooting death
Twenty-nine-year-old David Desper entered the plea Wednesday in Chester County in the death of 18-year-old Bianca Roberson.
7 years ago
Judge orders pair who fundraised for homeless man to testify
Wednesday's proceedings shed little light on what happened to the cash.
7 years ago
As prison lockdowns continue, ACLU voices concerns
There's no end in sight, and so on Tuesday the American Civil Liberties Union began publicly raising some alarms.
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