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First LookJustice Gorsuch upholds Trump's campaign promise for the CourtSupreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch has used his appointment to the bench to reestablish a conservative majority. With controversial cases lined up for 2018, Justice Gorsuch's confirmation is seen as a win for the Trump administration in 2017.聽
What foiled New York subway attack says about lone-wolf bombersAs many New Yorkers express relief at the relatively minor impact of the latest terror attack on their city, experts point out that, in the US, both suicide attacks and attempts to hide homemade bombs in public places are rarely successful.聽
After many days in court, travel ban nearing final resolutionFriday, a full panel of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Virginia about the third version of the White House travel ban, just days after the US Supreme Court allowed the ban to take effect while it was making its way through the lower courts.
Massachusetts justice system wrestles with how to define 'adult'Reform in the Bay State includes a proposal to raise the juvenile age to 18 鈥� and adult to 19. With the delay of 'adult' milestones, such as full-time employment and getting married, youth are slower to mature, supporters say.
First LookTrump's travel ban allowed to stand, for nowCases against the executive order are still being heard in lower courts, but the Supreme Court's move may set the tone for those cases.
Religious liberty or right to discriminate? High court to hear arguments in wedding cake case.As evidenced by the people who began camping outside the high court for a seat at Tuesday鈥檚 oral arguments, the Masterpiece Cakeshop case seems destined to be a historic ruling 鈥� with both sides warning that defeat could bring potentially seismic consequences.
First LookTrump's latest travel ban is in federal appeals courtChallengers to President Trump's most recent travel ban say the ban discriminates against nationalities and targets mainly Muslim-majority countries.
First LookDespite immigration debate, US jury acquits Mexican national of murderThe shooting death of Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier in 2015 by homeless illegal immigrant Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, which聽became the center of a national immigration policy debate, has been ruled an accident. 聽
First LookUber's use of encrypted messages tested in courtThe use of Wickr by Uber for internal communications is being questioned in court as the company faces allegations that it stole trade secrets from Waymo.
At stake at US Supreme Court: privacy in the digital ageA robbery prosecution raises the question of whether, in the era of smartphones and the internet, constitutional protections against warrantless searches need updating.
After 25 years in US, alleged war criminal may finally face justice at homeJuan Samayoa Cabrera, a former paramilitary commander who public prosecutors in Guatemala want to stand trial for murder and manslaughter, was living in Providence until immigration agents arrested him in October.- Focus'Bad moms' or women in need of help? Oklahoma rethinks view of female inmates.Oklahoma's rate of incarcerating women is the highest in the US and more than double the average. Pushback is coming from reformers who decry the destabilizing effect on families, as well as fiscal conservatives alarmed by the rocketing prison bill.
Why both sides of debate say Devin Kelley should not have owned a gunDefense Secretary James Mattis on Tuesday ordered the Pentagon鈥檚 inspector general to launch an investigation into why the Air Force did not report Kelley to the NICS.
FocusSanctuary debate: What should immigration enforcement look like at hospitals?Federal immigration agencies have identified them as 'sensitive locations' 鈥� places to avoid making arrests. After a 10-year-old immigrant was detained at a Texas hospital, however, officials are wondering if formal legal defenses are needed. Rosa Maria Hernandez was released Friday evening.
North Carolina seeks to change its judges: rebalancing or constitutional overreach?GOP lawmakers say moves, including redrawing districts to force incumbent African-American judges to run against each other, are necessary steps to recalibrate after a massive influx of people. Democrats, including Gov. Roy Cooper, call it an effort to 'rig the system.'- Personal liberties and freedom of the press: How well do you know the First Amendment?
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First LookHawaii judge blocks travel ban for the third timeUnited States District Judge Derrick Watson blocked the聽third travel ban issued by President Trump hours before it took full effect.
Trump's travel ban in court (again), but with a differenceThe administration's latest effort to block immigration from six majority-Muslim nations has no expiration date. So the legal review promises to resolve a hot controversy over alleged discrimination.
The ExplainerWith Wisconsin case, Supreme Court takes up partisan gerrymanderingTechnology is easing the work of redistricting, and a new US Census is set to trigger a fresh round. That has some clamoring for the court to set boundaries that prevent abuse.
As high court term begins, Trump reshapes federal judiciary from top to bottomThe 'Trump effect' on law will begin to be felt in earnest during the high court鈥檚 term that begins Monday, with big cases on religious freedom, partisan gerrymandering, and unions. But the rapid pace of the president's judicial nominations could have a broader, more lasting effect.
