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First LookShould medical marijuana card holders have the right to buy a gun?The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling, finding that preventing medical marijuana users from buying a gun does not violate the Second Amendment.聽
First LookIs the Bible a defense for corporal punishment of children?For the first time since the law's enactment last year, a parent cited Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act to justify the severe corporal punishment of her child.聽
First LookSupreme Court rejects North Carolina's bid to reinstate voter ID rulesVoter ID restrictions across the country have prompted debates about whether these laws are discriminatory or just common sense 鈥� or if they even make a difference in practice.
Why Obama shortened the sentences of 111 inmates TuesdayWith Tuesday's additions, Obama has granted the greatest number of commutations for a single month of any president.
First LookDOJ urged to push harder on reports of deaths in police custodyA coalition of 67 groups including the ACLU, Amnesty International, and the NAACP is urging the US attorney general to withhold federal funds from local police chiefs unless they fully report deaths that occur while suspects are in police custody.
Why police are pushing back on body camerasPolice unions from Massachusetts to California are rebuffing transparency measures as a growing number of the rank-and-file say privacy is becoming an issue of both personal safety and basic employment rights.
N.J. transit cop rescues man sitting on train trackA New Jersey Transit police officer is hailed 聽a hero for pulling a man out of the way of an oncoming train.聽
Transgender North Carolinians celebrate bathroom-bill rulingThe judge said that UNC students and and an employee 'are likely to succeed' in their arguments that HB2 violates Title IX, a federal law prohibiting gender discrimination in educational institutions.
First LookDwyane Wade on Chicago shooting: 'It's important for all of us to help'NBA star Dwyane Wade kept his message of helping people come together as a community instead of striking out with violence, even when it hit close to home on Friday.聽
Room for compromise on voter ID laws?State voter identification laws have inflamed the bases of both parties. But they may not actually be so far apart on policy.
Judge in Stanford rape case switches to civil cases, calling criticism a distractionJudge Aaron Persky has faced strong criticism since sentencing Stanford swimmer and convicted rapist Brock Turner to only six months in prison. But outcry over the sentence may change legal attitudes towards rape for good, experts say.聽
Harvard's teaching assistants: new powers but more questionsWith landmark ruling, private universities are about to find out if their working graduate students will unionize.
Behind legal furor over transgender policy, schools wonder what to doPresident Obama's guidelines for transgender students in public schools were blocked this week. But schools are still looking for answers.聽
Inmates using ramen as currency: Why is this a bad thing?Instant ramen noodles have replaced tobacco as a form of currency in many prisons, as prisons cut costs through cutting calories.聽
Obama's transgender bathroom directive halted just as school resumesA federal judge in Texas issued a temporary聽injunction blocking the order nationwide.
DOJ: Stop jailing people just because they can't afford bailThe Justice Department filed an amicus brief that says fixed bail amounts are 'unconstitutional,' the latest move by the Obama administration to reform the criminal justice system.聽
Matt Bissonnette settles 'No Easy Day' case for $6.6MEx-Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette must turn over all proceeds from 'No Easy Day' to the US government.
Number of women in jail rising faster than men: What's driving the trend?Women in jails are now the fastest growing population within the justice system, a new study found this week.
First LookDOJ to phase out private prisons, citing safety and security concernsThe US Justice Department will begin to roll back contracts for private companies that manage federal prisons, the administration said Thursday.聽
Private prisons to be phased out, Obama administration seeks higher goalThe Justice Department's turn away from private prisons points to a broader effort to hold the criminal justice system to better standards.
