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First LookFederal agents seize 3,000 pounds of pot in drug-smuggling stingUS investigators say they have uncovered a 400-yard tunnel used to transport marijuana from Mexico into California.
First LookChicago police watchdog submits to audit: Will things change?The Independent Review Police Authority was established in 2007 to monitor the Chicago Police Department. Now, nearly a decade later, that agency has been accused of enabling the 'systemic racism' it was supposed to root out.
Joe Biden goes on the offensive on Supreme Court nominationIn a speech Thursday, Joe Biden will say that he helped usher eight Supreme Court nominees through the Senate Judiciary Committee.聽All of those nominees got a hearing and a vote on the Senate floor.
In Supreme Court case, potentially big shift on religious freedomTo many legal experts, a case before the Supreme Court Wednesday points to a push to dramatically expand accommodations for religious liberties.聽
Former Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland pleads not guiltyOn Tuesday, Brian Encinia, the ex-Texas trooper聽who detained Sandra Bland after a traffic stop in 2015,聽pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor perjury charge.聽
First LookSupreme Court ruling against Tyson clears path for worker class-action suitsThe decision dealt a blow to business interests hoping the court would use the case to further crack down on class-action claims brought by employees.- First LookTexas abortion laws drive women to New Mexico clinicsNearly 20 percent of the 4,500 abortions performed in New Mexico in 2014 involved women from out of state.
Contraception case: On divided court, spotlight shifts to female justicesOn gender issues, at least, the post-Scalia court is giving greater prominence to the formidable partnership between the Supreme Court's three female justices.
Why did the Supreme Court deny a challenge to Colorado's pot laws?The high court's rejection of the Nebraska and Oklahoma joint lawsuit attacking Colorado's marijuana laws means the battle might return in the lower courts.
First LookSupreme Court lets Colorado pot laws stand by declining to hear lawsuitThe lawsuit, filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma, contends that Colorado鈥檚 recreational marijuana law infringes on federal anti-drug regulations.
To combat rape, a 'bill of rights' for survivorsA 'survivors鈥� bill of rights' has been introduced in the Senate and the Massachusetts State House. Seven states are considering similar legislation.
'Sextortion' scheme: US Embassy worker faces up to eight years in prisonMichael C. Ford,聽聽a former U.S. State Department employee, preyed on vulnerable young women and manipulated them into sharing nude photos.
Indiana deputy, suspect dead after gunfight; 2nd deputy hurtThe two officers were serving search and arrest warrants at a mobile home about 60 miles north of Indianapolis.
U.S. Senate's McConnell rules out lame duck action on courtThe hard line opens up the possibility of a Democratic president nominating a more liberal justice. Some Republican senators have said they would be willing to meet with the current nominee, Merrick Garland.
First LookThe complicated fight surrounding Texas abortion rightsAccess to abortions is changing in Texas. Abortion-rights advocates say that has a negative impact on women's health, while antiabortion activists say that gives more women the opportunity to choose other options.
First LookChicago cop's conflicted account of fatal shooting raises questionsTwo different pictures are emerging from the account of what happened when a Chicago police officer fatally shot a college student and his neighbor in the West Erie area of Chicago.
Can this tracking system help reduce police shootings?Research suggests that the CDC's system for collecting information about police homicides in 32 states, soon expanding to more, offers a far more accurate picture than current national databases.
Merrick Garland raises prospect of a centrist Supreme CourtSupreme Court nominee Merrick Garland faces an uphill fight. If he can manage it, he might make the court less rigidly partisan, some say.
First LookJared Fogle attacked by fellow inmate. Are famous inmates always at risk?High-profile inmates frequently end up in solitary confinement as a result of their fame rather than any misbehavior in prison.
First LookFerguson reaches compromise with Justice DepartmentFerguson City Council accepted the terms of a DOJ report aiming to reform its police and court system after promises the deal could be altered to avoid bankrupting the city.
