Behind the furor over NBC News host Megyn Kelly's decision to interview Jones, a far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist, on June 18 is an ethical debate that is in many ways particular to today's political climate.
In Atlanta, attorneys for Jessica Colotl argued that the government needed to follow its own guidelines and procedures. Government lawyers say the US has virtually unlimited discretion to deport anyone here illegally.
Tech companies are once again facing criticism for providing a forum for terrorist recruitment and training. But the decision to remove ISIS-sponsored content is more complicated than many assume.
A Republican candidate for Congress in Montana physically assaulted a reporter asking a question about health care May 24, the latest in a string of disturbing incidents, media experts say.
The proposed White House budget would eliminate a loan-forgiveness program designed to encourage students to take public service jobs.
As political satire and late-night comedy become more aggressive, warn some critics, partisan humor risks becoming less effective and more divisive.
From Mormons filing an amicus brief regarding the Trump administration travel ban to a Kentucky judge recusing himself from gay adoptions, more religious people seem to feel impelled to get their values on the legal record.
Harsh prison sentences for juveniles are a legacy of the get-tough-on-crime laws of the 1990s. New York's move to take 16- and 17-year-olds out of the adult system leaves North Carolina as the only state that considers 16-year-old offenders adults by default.
In the courtroom, where judges value verbal precision and the plain meaning of words, the president鈥檚 shoot-from-the-hip style has often worked against him.
A recent study found that 30 years of training has not been very effective at preventing sexual harassment, because it's too focused on avoiding liability. More important is the tone set by leaders.
Since the rise of Donald Trump, liberal-leaning churches have reported surges in attendance and newfound energy in the pews. Will it prove a temporary 'Trump bump' or a lasting change after decades of decline in mainline Protestant churches?
For the first time, a federal appeals court ruled this week that civil rights law applies to LGBT Americans. A Utah senator calls the decision judicial overreach 鈥� at the same time that he's traveling nationwide to expand those rights.
'When people look at me, they just see a man who is committing crimes,' says Silvio Marc铆a, a former lawyer from Nicaragua.
In the early tumultuous weeks of Donald Trump鈥檚 presidency, some former detractors are reappraising the words and deeds of George W. Bush, now a self-described 'sensitive artist.'
As the 'sanctuary church' movement gains steam, many congregations are exploring a more vigorous theology of resistance, where believers hold services in the homes of immigrants about to be deported.
Violence in Central America has caused a surge in families requesting asylum. The Trump administration has confirmed it's looking at bold moves to discourage them. But separating moms from kids may prove too draconian, and difficult.
New polls show that, while support for a travel ban has dropped among most religious faiths, it has grown among Evangelicals 鈥� a sign of their cultural evolution and growing bond with the Trump administration.
The administration's decision to expand the use of 'expedited removal' is within the bounds of the law. But legal experts say it opens the door to violations of due process, a right courts have ascribed even to undocumented immigrants.
An El Paso County judge said the arrest of an undocumented immigrant seeking help from abuse 'is not who we are.' But others say rule of law must come first.
The Trump administration raids last week were actually smaller than similar sweeps under Obama. What changed was the definition of who is a 'criminal.'
