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First LookU.S. Supreme Court to hear its first major gun case since 2010A case backed by the National Rifle Association is at聽the Supreme Court. The case challenges restrictions on licensed gun owners transporting guns. 聽
What鈥檚 the best way to ensure impartial judges? Delaware prompts a rethink.Amid concerns about the money pouring into judicial election campaigns around the country, some hope a Delaware case could spur a reform movement.
First LookWarrantless searches of devices at ports illegal, court rulesAt airports and other ports of entry, phones and computers are often searched. A federal court said warrantless searches violate the Fourth Amendment.
The Explainer鈥榃atchmen鈥� brings 1921 Tulsa massacre to the fore: Three questionsThe massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was largely forgotten, even by those living in the state. But as many as 300 black people died.
DACA recipients get their day at the Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court鈥檚 decision could have major consequences both for presidential power and for the 700,000 DACA recipients.
The ExplainerThe 25th Amendment: Three questions about a tool to oust presidentsSome Donald Trump critics are calling for the use of the 25th Amendment to remove a president who is 鈥渦nable to discharge [his] powers and duties.鈥�
First LookNYC's notorious Rikers jail set be replaced by 2026New York City Council voted to close Rikers and build four new smaller jails. They also plan to reduce the jail population by more than half.聽
Fired for being gay? LGBTQ rights return to Supreme Court.The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today on whether federal law prohibits employment discrimination against LGBTQ people.
Supreme Court conservatives poised to make their mark in new termThe U.S. Supreme Court, which started its term Monday, has a docket filled with culture war issues like LGBTQ rights, abortion, and religious liberty.
Immigrant groups sought relief from Trump in court. It isn鈥檛 working.Last week, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration鈥檚 new restrictive rule on asylum-seekers to stand while the legal battle plays out.
An unlikely tool to help assault survivors: consumer protection lawA campus crime reporting law is being used to hold schools accountable for communication, and to offer a way forward for survivors of sexual assault.
When keepers of the peace harbor hateTechnology has helped to reveal a thread of racism running through some U.S. police forces. That鈥檚 the first step. Now what?
When DA doesn鈥檛 consider an officer reliable, should public know?Whether to publicize lists of police whose testimony is considered unreliable in court has sparked debate over transparency and rights to due process.
Black lawyer, white killer, and the principles of US justice鈥淪tand your ground鈥� case ends with the conviction of Michael Drejka, a white man who shot an unarmed black man in a fight over parking.
FocusWhen it comes to opioid crisis, what does justice look like?A judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million, while the owners of Purdue Pharma are offering to settle 2,000 lawsuits for $10 to $12 billion.
First LookWhat's next in the Jeffrey Epstein case?The multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his federal jail cell聽while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. What happens next?
First LookWhy Mississippi churches support immigration protest marchIn Mississippi, churches are among the top sources of support to the mostly Mexican and Guatemalan workers targeted by last week's workplace raids.
First LookWhat Bill Cosby retrial might mean for #MeToo movementComedian Bill Cosby was the first celebrity convicted in the #MeToo era. A retrial of the case could cement 鈥� or threaten 鈥� the movement itself.
The body cam revolution: What it has, and hasn鈥檛, accomplishedFive years after the shooting of Michael Brown ignited calls for better police accountability, our reporter asks how body cams have changed policing.
El Paso: Rising white nationalist terror leaves its calling cardThe mass shooting in El Paso has led many to look more deeply at a troubling white supremacist subculture that has grown more violent and visible.
