
Courts & Law
A year after Dobbs and the end of Roe v. Wade, there’s chaos and confusion
With states empowered to regulate abortion, doctors say they're trapped by vague laws that criminalize care.
2 years ago
Supreme Court sides with the Biden administration in a fight over immigration
The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Biden's administration a major victory in a long-running dispute over how to enforce the nation's immigration laws.
2 years ago
Hunter Biden federal court date set in Wilmington on tax dodging, firearm charges
Prosecutors said the president’s son will admit to failing to pay more than $200,000 in federal income taxes, and to having a .38 Special while addicted to drugs.
2 years ago
Supreme Court rules against Navajo Nation in Colorado River water rights case
States that draw water from the river — Arizona, Nevada, and Colorado — had urged the court to decide for them, which the justices did in a 5-4 ruling.
2 years ago
Justice Alito accepted Alaska resort vacation from GOP donors, report says
A story published Wednesday by ProPublica states that in July 2008 Alito flew to a remote corner of Alaska aboard the private plane of businessman and GOP donor, Paul Singer.
2 years ago
Court temporarily allows part of New Jersey’s handgun carry law to remain in effect
The decision means handguns cannot be carried in places such as zoos, public parks, public libraries and museums, bars, and health care facilities.
2 years ago
Trump adviser faces possible disbarment over his efforts to overturn 2020 election
Disciplinary proceedings began Tuesday for John Eastman.
2 years ago
Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence trial scheduled for Aug. 3
A Manhattan judge issued the schedule Tuesday, casting the star in a real-life courtroom drama as his idled Hollywood career hangs in the balance.
2 years ago
Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely avoids time behind bars in a tax and gun case
The deal ends a long-running Justice Department investigation into Biden’s second son, who has acknowledged struggling with addiction.
2 years ago
New report finds evidence of racial disparity in Philadelphia police stops and sentencing
The DA’s report shows Black and brown Philadelphians are much more likely to be stopped by police and charged.
2 years ago
Voting rights advocates welcomed a Supreme Court win. But the fight isn’t over
Many voting rights advocates and legal scholars are bracing for new efforts to dismantle the law.
2 years ago
Nusrat Chowdhury confirmed as the first Muslim female federal judge in U.S. history
She will assume her lifetime appointment in Brooklyn federal court after a 50-49 vote on Thursday along party lines.
2 years ago
Trump’s promise of payback for prosecution follows years of attacking democratic traditions
Trump's attacks on the justice system are the latest step in a now eight-year campaign by the former president and his allies.
2 years ago
Truck driver guilty of killing 11 at Pittsburgh synagogue in deadliest attack on Jews in US history
Jurors must now decide whether the 50-year-old should be sent to death row or sentenced to life in prison without parole as the federal trial shifts to a penalty phase.
2 years ago
How much prison time could Trump face? Past cases brought steep punishment for document hoarders
How much prison time the former president could face in the event of a conviction is impossible to say, with such a decision ultimately up to the trial judge.
2 years ago