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First LookMass shootings in El Paso and Dayton: What we know nowInvestigators focused on whether the El Paso attack was a hate crime after a racist, anti-immigrant screed was found posted online.
Texas pediatrician on border crisis: 鈥楰ids don鈥檛 go in cages鈥�Dr. Marsha Griffin has visited every government facility that could hold newly arrived migrant children in the Rio Grande Valley.
First LookSupreme Court says OK to use Pentagon funds for border wallThe Supreme Court decision to lift the freeze on the money allows President Donald Trump to make progress on a major 2016 campaign promise.
Puerto Rico protests: With governor gone, this is 鈥榡ust the beginning鈥�Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo聽Rossell贸 has resigned after weeks of protests. But this is just the beginning of needed change, some protesters say.聽
First LookReturn to federal executions could stir presidential raceThe Justice Department announced it would resume executions for federal death row inmates, forcing presidential candidates to discuss capital punishment 鈥� a potential vulnerability for Democrats in the 2020 campaign.
First LookRapper Meek Mill granted new trial on crusade for criminal justice reformA three-judge panel unanimously overturned Meek Mill's conviction in a drug and gun case that has kept the rapper on probation for a decade. He is now using his celebrity to promote criminal justice reform.
First LookNational leaders start group for bipartisan criminal justice reformAn outgrowth of the First Steps Act, the group contains an array of leaders from across the political spectrum. It will seek consensus recommendations for public safety and justice reform.
When getting the story means years of threats, even bulletsSinger R. Kelly and financier Jeffrey Epstein faced new charges of sexual crimes after journalists鈥� investigations. Both were denied bail this week.
First LookNew asylum rule further tightens U.S.-Mexico borderA Trump administration rule in effect Tuesday prevents those who have passed through another country prior to reaching the U.S. from seeking asylum. The policy quickly drew two lawsuits from immigrant advocacy groups in federal courts.
In pursuit of high-profile sex abusers, is balance of power shifting?Views on justice and sex crimes are changing, allowing for more balance in the way high-profile defendants, like Jeffrey Epstein, are treated.聽
First LookEpstein case shows two different views of applying justiceWhile a Florida U.S. attorney's 2008 plea deal for sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was widely criticized, some say federal prosecutors should respect a deal. But a New York federal attorney indicted Mr. Epstein on Monday, saying the Florida deal doesn't apply in New York.
First LookSeattle judge blocks Trump policy to lock up asylum-seekersJudge Marsha Pechman ruled that asylum-seekers detained after entering the country illegally are eligible for bond hearings. In April, Attorney General William Barr announced that the government would no longer offer bond hearings.
In the shadows: Supreme Court鈥檚 offstage moves may matter moreThe Supreme Court ruling on gerrymandering grabbed headlines, but the court also considered cases on abortion, DACA, 鈥淥bamacare,鈥� and more.
With redistricting decision, high court draws line on political line-drawingThe Supreme Court ruled that federal courts are powerless to rule on political gerrymandering. But states are moving toward reform on their own.
Census case: Why a measure of citizenry won鈥檛 add a query on citizenshipIn a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday blocked the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Overruled: Is precedent in danger at the Supreme Court?As this year鈥檚 term closes, the conservative-majority United States Supreme Court is placing a shrinking value on legal precedent.
Can a 40-foot cross be secular? Supreme Court says yes.The Bladensburg Peace Cross, a religious symbol erected to honor World War I casualties, may remain on public land, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
First LookFather of Sandy Hook victim wins defamation lawsuitLenny Pozner won a defamation lawsuit against authors of a book that claimed the Sandy Hook school shooting never happened. Others who lost family members in the 2012 Connecticut shooting say they are continually harassed by hoaxers and conspiracy theorists.
As universities push for names, assault survivors fight for anonymityUniversities want courts to make public the names of survivors of sexual assault, but advocates warn the result could be a chilling effect on campus.
First LookIn a divided Court, many small signs of agreement, respectJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Justice Clarence Thomas, a liberal icon and a conservative bastion, have balanced political disagreement with a genuine mutual regard. And in the past two 5-4 decisions, they have aligned.聽
