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- First LookShould Trump鈥檚 campaign tweets be evidence in Trump University trial?With the Trump University lawsuit trial slated to begin at the end of the month, his lawyers are arguing that any campaign rhetoric 鈥 including tweets 鈥 should be excluded from the proceedings.
- In New York, is it time for a change in Muslim surveillance laws?A federal judge rejected a settlement regarding the New York Police Department's surveillance program targeting Muslim-Americans after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
- Bill Cosby sexual assault defense: Challenging the memory of witnesses?Bill Cosby's lawyers filed a motion for a competency hearing, but some psychologists and legal experts say cross-examination could be a better way to assess accusers' memories.聽
- First LookDNC interim chair Donna Brazile loses CNN gig after Wikileaks releaseThe latest revelation comes as Democratic leaders try to restore trust, especially among supporters of Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign.
- Indiana child re-sentenced for murder: A sign of juvenile justice reform?Child advocates say there is a key difference between the developmental needs of children and punishments deemed appropriate for fully formed adults.
- First LookVideo takes center stage in Charleston and Cincinnati police murder trialsWhat do the fatal police shootings of Walter Scott and聽Samuel DuBose reveal about the use of videos and path to justice?聽
- Dharun Ravi pleads guilty in new trial on Rutgers webcam caseTyler Clementi's suicide after roommate Dharun Ravi's actions started a national conversation about cyberbullying and homophobia.聽
- First LookSupreme Court to tackle transgender bathroom rulesThe US Supreme Court unexpectedly announced Friday it will take up a case on transgender bathroom rights for the first time next year.
- Could these large-scale prison protests lead to better conditions for inmates?As the US prison strikes stretch on, how closely is the country really listening?
- First LookFamed US gymnastics team coaches knew of abuse, lawsuit claimsBela and Marta Karolyi knew about molestations occurring at their training camp, says an anonymous 24-year-old former gymnast in a civil lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Thursday.
- First LookIn 'stunning victory' for defense, jury acquits Oregon's Malheur occupiersMalheur occupation trial:聽After a drawn-out trial, Oregon occupiers Ammon Bundy and Ryan Bundy, along with five of their fellow protesters, were found not guilty of federal conspiracy charges and firearm possession.
- Lawyer says U.S. Supreme Justice Clarence Thomas groped her in 1999Thomas, in a statement to the National Law Journal, said, "The claim is preposterous and it never happened."
- Denver police department becomes the latest to rethink use-of-force policiesThe Denver police department is rewriting its use-of-force policies to encourage officers to use the minimal amount of force necessary, the department chief said Wednesday.聽
- Standing Rock protests escalate, as tribe calls for DOJ to investigateFollowing the arrest of 127 demonstrators on Saturday, leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe called on the US Department of Justice to investigate police 'strong-arming' of peaceful protesters.
- Should Montana justice be impeached for sentencing on incest case?Judge John McKeon is a month away from retirement, but critics say that his decision to give a man convicted of raping his 12-year-old daughter just 60 days in jail is grounds for impeachment.聽
- Two years after Laquan McDonald's death, a proposal to recall elected officialsAmid criticism of how Mayor Emanuel handled the situation, the Laquan McDonald Act underscores some Chicagoans' sense that officials' 'renewed commitment' toward improving relations with community members has not gone far enough.
- NSA contractor to face espionage charges for alleged data theftHarold Thomas Martin spent over two decades pilfering classified information from multiple government agencies, federal prosecutors said.
- First LookJury deliberates in Malheur standoff case, as land use questions lingerSome activists argue that the federal government should cede control of forests and grazing pastures back to the states, an idea embraced by the armed occupiers who took over the Malheur refuge.聽
- First LookMontana judge under fire for giving 60-day sentence to child rapistMontana District Judge John McKeon is facing a petition for impeachment after handing down a short sentence to a man who pleaded guilty in a child incest case.
- Jury clears NBA's Derrick Rose in rape lawsuitDefense lawyers called the lawsuit "a hoax and a joke," while the accuser's lawyer describing Rose and his friends as "sexual deviants."