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Supreme Court makes it more difficult to convict someone of making a threat

The case could make it harder for prosecutors to convict certain people who threaten elected officials including the president.

2 years ago

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Elections
Government Accountability
Law

Supreme Court upholds North Carolina ruling that congressional districts violated state law

The Supreme Court has ruled that North Carolina’s top court did not overstep its bounds in striking down a congressional districting plan as excessively partisan under state l

2 years ago

Trump is visible in front of a U.S. flag.
Government Accountability
National

Audio captures Trump discussing ‘highly confidential’ documents

The recording, from a July 2021 interview Trump gave at his Bedminster, New Jersey, is a critical piece of evidence in special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of Trump.

2 years ago

Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom for his arraignment hearing in Latah County District Court, May 22, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho
Criminal Justice
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Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students

A not-guilty plea was entered in the case on Kohberger’s behalf earlier this year. A hearing in the case is scheduled for Tuesday.

2 years ago

Police officer handling confiscated guns.
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing

Philadelphia police seize guns and $1.4 million in street drugs during 3-day operation in Kensington

The joint operation between local police and federal agencies including the FBI and DEA was targeted to Kensington’s open-air drug market.

2 years ago

Pamela Dias (second from right) remembers her daughter, Ajike Owens, as mourners gather for a remembrance service at Immerse Church of Ocala for Owens, June 8, 2023, in Ocala, Fla.
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
National
Race & Ethnicity

White Florida woman charged with manslaughter in shooting of Black neighbor

Susan Lorincz was arrested earlier this month following the fatal shooting of Ajike Owens in Ocala, Florida.

2 years ago

People visit a memorial outside Club Q, the LGBTQ nightclub that was the site of a deadly 2022 shooting that killed five people, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Colorado Springs, Colo
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
LGBTQ
National

Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ club mass killer gets life in prison, victim says ‘devil awaits’ defendant

Victims in last year's attack called Aldrich a “monster” who hunted down LGBTQ+ patrons. Aldrich pleaded guilty during a Monday court hearing.

2 years ago

Members of the Supreme Court sit for a new group portrait
Law

Supreme Court lets lawsuits over team doctor’s sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State

Ohio State University had urged the court to review an appeals court ruling that revived lawsuits after they had been dismissed.

2 years ago

A person holds up a protest sign outside the U.S. Supreme Court.
NPR
Health Care
Law
National
Politics

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

An officer at the border wall.
NPR
Immigration
International

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
Delaware
Government Accountability
Taxes

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

The Colorado River
Environment
Public Spaces

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

The U.S. Supreme Court building
Government Accountability

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

Matt Platkin speaking at a podium
Gun Violence
New Jersey

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

Chapman School of Law professor John Eastman testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 16, 2017.
Elections
Government
Law
National

Trump adviser faces possible disbarment over his efforts to overturn 2020 election

Disciplinary proceedings began Tuesday for John Eastman.

2 years ago

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