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Courts & Law

Audrey Strauss, acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Criminal Justice
National

Jeffrey Epstein documents: Here’s what we know so far

The documents released late Wednesday are likely to disappoint sleuths online, where the plan to release documents prompted rumors of a list of “clients” or “co-conspirators.”

2 years ago

An up-close photo. of DA Larry Krasner.
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Philly homicides down 20% in 2023, DA Larry Krasner says end of COVID restrictions helped

Murders peaked at 562 in 2021 before falling to 514 in 2022. In 2023, the number dropped again, as 410 people were killed on city streets.

2 years ago

FILE - Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 14, 2023.
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Lawsuit aims to keep U.S. Rep. Scott Perry off ballot over Constitution’s insurrection clause

The lawsuit by activist Gene Stilp, in part, cites Perry’s role in trying to use the Department of Justice to help Trump stall the certification of the election.

2 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a commit to caucus rally, Dec. 19, 2023, in Waterloo, Iowa.
Elections
Government Accountability
National
Politics

Trump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause

The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to have the final word on Trump’s eligibility in Colorado, Maine and elsewhere.

2 years ago

Bob Menendez
Crime
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Prosecutors accuse Sen. Bob Menendez of introducing Qatari royal family member to aid N.J. businessman

Among other things, Menendez is accused of ghostwriting a letter to fellow senators encouraging them to lift a hold on $300 million in aid to Egypt.

2 years ago

The logo of the International Court of Justice (left) and that of the U.N. (right). (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
International
Military

Israel says it will defend itself against genocide accusations at world court filed by South Africa

South Africa launched the case at the U.N.’s top court, accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks.

2 years ago

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (right) ruled former President Donald Trump can't appear on the state's 2024 Republican primary ballot. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images, Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability
Law
National

Maine’s secretary of state tells NPR why she disqualified Trump from the ballot

Maine became the second state to rule the former president is ineligible to run because of what he did in the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 6, 2021.

2 years ago

Arizona Supreme Court Justices from left; William G. Montgomery, John R Lopez IV, Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer, Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinel, Clint Bolick and James Beene listen to oral arguments
Elections
Law
National

Abortion debate creates ‘new era’ for state supreme court races in 2024, with big spending expected

Crucial battles over abortion, gerrymandering, and other issues will take center stage in next year’s elections for state supreme court seats — 80 of them in 33 states.

2 years ago

Sen. Bob Menendez
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Judge rejects Sen. Bob Menendez’s request to delay his May bribery trial for two months

Prosecutors say they had warned defense lawyers when the trial date was set that the evidence they would turn over would be voluminous and that nothing has changed since then.

2 years ago

Trump greets supports next to a podium.
Elections
Government
National
Politics

Maine bars Trump from ballot as U.S. Supreme Court weighs state authority to block former president

The decision by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows follows a ruling earlier this month by the Colorado Supreme Court that booted Trump from the ballot there.

2 years ago

Actor Pierce Brosnan attends the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's The Out-Laws on June 26. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
NPR
Criminal Justice
Movies
National
Outdoors

Pierce Brosnan faces charges after allegedly walking in Yellowstone’s thermal areas

Brosnan, who is best known for his stint as James Bond in the 1990s, was charged in Wyoming with failing to keep to the trails. He's due in federal court on Jan. 23.

2 years ago

This image from video from a police-worn body camera provided by the Justice Department and contained in the statement of facts shows Samuel Lazar, bottom left, at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Court documents unsealed this week say that a Pennsylvania man who was sentenced in secret for his role in the U.S. Capitol riot cooperated with authorities investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and an unrelated case. The documents provide insight into the unusual secrecy regarding Samuel Lazar, who was released from federal custody in September after completing his sentence in his Capitol riot case. (Justice Department via AP)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Policing
Politics

Jan. 6 rioter who was sentenced in secret provided information to authorities, court papers say

The documents provide insight into the unusual secrecy regarding Samuel Lazar, who was released from federal custody in September after completing his sentence.

2 years ago

The New York Times filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its published material to train chatbots. (Mark Lennihan/AP)
NPR
Law
Media
National
Technology

The New York Times sues ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Microsoft, for copyright infringement

The Times is the first major news publisher to take OpenAI to court over the use of its copyright material in its popular chatbot.

2 years ago

Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford speaks at a podium
Crime
Philadelphia

More cold-case sexual assault charges for ‘Fairmount Park rapist’ accused of 2003 rape and slaying

Police say Diaz has now been charged in three other cold-case assaults, two in Fairmount Park in 2003 and one in Pennypack Park in 2007.

2 years ago

File photo: Former President Donald Trump listens as he speaks with reporters while in flight on his plane after a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, in Waco, Texas, March 25, 2023, while en route to West Palm Beach, Fla.
Elections
Government Accountability
Law
Politics

Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballot

Wednesday's ruling follows a decision by a divided Colorado Supreme Court, which said Trump is ineligible to be president after his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

2 years ago

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