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First LookKim Davis freed after six days in jail: What are the terms of her release?Kim Davis was released from jail following a six-day legal battle. But questions over the intersection of religious faith and free speech still remain.
First LookBaltimore to pay Gray family $6.4 million: Will trials of cops be affected?The city of Baltimore has agreed to pay the family of Freddie Gray, who died while in police custody, $6.4 million, pending approval from the city's board of estimates.
Family of Freddie Gray reaches financial settlement with Baltimore, officials sayThe settlement does not resolve any factual disputes, and expressly does not constitute an admission of liability on the part of the city, its police department or any of the officers, according to officials.
First LookLife or death? Jury set to sentence white supremacistA jury is preparing to decide whether Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr., convicted of killing three people outside two Jewish centers in Kansas in 2014, should be sentenced to death.
First LookThousands turn out to honor slain Texas deputySheriff's Deputy Darren Goforth was honored this afternoon as support for his family, and all law enforcement, flooded in from around the country.
First LookInfamous dealer 'White Boy Rick' could be freed, amid shift in drug sentencingAfter 27 years behind bars, a notorious Detroit-area drug dealer could walk free later this month after being sentenced as a teenager.
First LookJailers arrested in death of mentally ill inmate: Will case prompt reforms?'Disappointment and disgust' at the death of Michael James Tyree have renewed calls for reform in how mentally ill inmates are handled in jail.
First LookRowan County couples receive marriage licenses, jailed clerk denies validityWilliam Smith Jr. and James Yates on Friday became the first same-sex couple to receive a marriage聽license聽in Kentucky's Rowan County.
Will Kentucky clerk's jailing move needle on debate over religious liberty?A federal judge on Thursday held Rowan County clerk Kim Davis in contempt and ordered her jailed after her repeated refusals to sign marriage licenses for all eligible couples, including same-sex ones.
First LookJustice Department: Police overreach is not just a Ferguson problem.The Department of Justice's final report on the police response to the unrest in Ferguson details a litany of missteps, including violation of protesters' First Amendment rights, and improper use of police dogs, armored vehicles, and snipers.
First LookWhat's behind the decision to seek death penalty in Charleston shooting?Dylann Roof is expected to appear in court in October on charges relating to the June shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C.
First LookKim Davis ordered to jail despite 11th hour request for stayThe Kentucky county clerk appeared before a judge Thursday and was ordered to jail for defying an order to grant marriage licenses to same sex couples.
First LookFrom Goforth to Gliniewicz: Are fatal shootings police officers on the rise?The recent deaths of Lt. Charles Gliniewicz in Illinois and聽Deputy Darren Goforth in Texas聽have brought new attention to the risks members of law enforcement face on the job.
Can officers in Freddie Gray case get impartial juries in Baltimore?Judge Barry Williams ruled Wednesday that the officers will be tried separately, but a bigger decision looms: In a hearing next week, the judge will address a defense motion to move the trials out of Baltimore.
New Ferguson report offers lessons on police's handling of mass protestsOn Thursday, the Justice Department will release a report that highlights the missteps of law enforcement's handling of mass demonstrations following the聽Aug. 9, 2014, shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
First LookAudio, video recordings shed light on police shooting of Texas manRecently released evidence reveals new details on the circumstances surrounding last week's shooting of Gilbert Flores by two veteran deputies in Bexar County, Texas.
California ends indefinite solitary confinement. Will more states follow?Prisoner-rights advocates are hoping a settlement that effectively brings an end to聽indefinite solitary confinement in聽California will inspire other states to do the same.
First LookProtesters amass outside first hearing for Baltimore cops in Freddie Gray deathSecurity has been enhanced as protesters gather outside the first hearing for six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray.
First LookAfter 30 years in prison, brothers awarded $750,000 each for wrongful convictionThe half-brothers who were pardoned after three decades in prison will have a compensation hearing Wednesday. The two men could receive a combined total of $1.5 million compensation for wrongful conviction.
First LookAmid massive Illinois manhunt, a community remembers 'true American hero'Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz was fatally shot while pursuing three men on Tuesday in Illinois. A massive manhunt is underway for individuals involved in the shooting.
