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U.S. Judge: Pablo Escobar's Cocaine Hippos Legally 'People'
By JOHN SEEWER/AP
In Lawsuit Against Texas Redistricting Maps, Plaintiffs See History Repeating
By Janell Ross
Does Happy the Elephant Deserve the Same Rights as a Human?
By Melissa Chan
Amid Multiple Police Investigations, South Carolina Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Charged With Two 'False Pretense' Felonies
By JEFFREY COLLINS/AP
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Arkansas Transgender Health Care Ban Temporarily Halted
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that bans transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming health care
By Madeleine Carlisle
July 21, 2021
Sandy Hook Family Lawyers Accuse Gunmaker of Delay Tactics
Attorneys say gunmaker Remington dumped pictures of Santa Claus, ice cream and other "random" images on plaintiffs to delay a wrongful death lawsuit arising from the Sandy Hook school shooting
By Melissa Chan
July 9, 2021
What Bill Cosby’s Release Says About Overturned Convictions
As the Cosby news jolted the national conversation about the criminal justice system, the reaction among those who track and study wrongful convictions ranged from celebration to disgust
By Janell Ross
July 7, 2021
How Britney Spears' Case Could Change the Future of Conservatorship
When Britney Spears told a judge on Wednesday about her experience with her conservatorship—the legal arrangement that gave her father control over her finances and personal life—her words horrified the public. “This conservatorship is doing...
By Abigail Abrams
June 25, 2021
Inside Joe Biden's Plan to Confirm Diverse Federal Judges
Few politicians understand the federal judiciary like President Joe Biden does. As a young Senator, he served in top roles on the Judiciary Committee for over 15 years, overseeing the confirmation of hundreds of district...
By Madeleine Carlisle
May 11, 2021
Supreme Court Rules On Crack Cocaine Sentencing Case
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that people imprisoned for possessing small amounts of crack cocaine before 2010 are not eligible for reduced sentences under the 2018 First Step Act. The case, Terry...
By Madeleine Carlisle
May 3, 2021
Supreme Court Nonprofit Case Could Impact Campaign Finance
Upon first glance, the U.S. Supreme Court case Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Rodriquez might not seem like it could impact elections. The case, which will be argued before the Supreme Court Monday, examines the...
By Madeleine Carlisle
April 25, 2021
How Marc Elias Will Fight Voting Laws in Georgia and Beyond
The pandemic relegated Democratic power lawyer Marc Elias to fighting election lawsuits on an iPad from his home in Northern Virginia. He traded his suit and tie for a sweatshirt, and he argued cases with...
By Alana Abramson
April 6, 2021
Virginia Just Abolished The Death Penalty: Why It Matters
'The Virginia legislature is finally catching up with public opinion'
By Madeleine Carlisle
February 9, 2021
What To Know About Lisa Montgomery, The First Woman Executed By The Federal Government in Nearly 70 Years
'Lisa Montgomery’s execution was far from justice'
By Madeleine Carlisle
November 20, 2020
More Than 92,000 People Claim They Were Abused as Boy Scouts. Where Does the Organization Go From Here?
“Sadly there was an unspoken norm that sexual abuse of children would occur in the Boy Scouts"
By Eliana Dockterman
November 17, 2020
Amy Barrett had COVID-19 in Recent Months
Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, was believed to have COVID-19 earlier this year, according to multiple people close to her. Two friends of Barrett, who were granted anonymity because they did not...
By Tessa Berenson
October 2, 2020
Activists Grapple With Grand Jury’s Breonna Taylor Verdict
Louisville activists say that people weren't surprised by the grand jury’s decision, but many were still devastated
By Josiah Bates
September 25, 2020
N.C. Inmate Taken Off Death Row For Racism At Trial
Marcus Robinson, who proved in 2012 that racism affected his sentence, was re-sentenced to life
By Madeleine Carlisle
August 14, 2020
U.S. Prosecutor Calls on Prince Andrew to Speak With FBI After Ghislaine Maxwell's Arrest
The arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell on Thursday on charges that she recruited underage girls to be sexually abused by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has brought renewed attention to his relationship with Prince Andrew, the...
By Mahita Gajanan
July 2, 2020
Inside the Legal Battles to Save Democracy From the Trump Administration
Since the start of the Trump presidency, non-profit Protect Democracy has cast itself in a role its name suggests: defender of America's government against the threat of authoritarianism
By Molly Ball
June 25, 2020
Assange Accused of Conspiring With Anonymous Hackers
Assange gave the leader of LulzSec a list of targets to hack in 2012, according to a Justice Department statement
By Edvard Pettersson / Bloomberg
June 24, 2020
N.C. Supreme Court Rules on Racial Justice Act Hearings
The ruling comes amid mass protests across the U.S. to demand an end to systemic racism
By Madeleine Carlisle
June 5, 2020
Federal Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Accusing Trump of Illegally Profiting Off D.C. Hotel
The case sets up a fresh fight over the president’s finances
By Erik Larson / Bloomberg
May 14, 2020
Migrants’ Kids Sue Over Denied Virus Aid
A group of seven children and their parents claim the law violates the children’s constitutional rights
By Bob Van Voris / Bloomberg
May 6, 2020
Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison
Accusers hugged each other in court as the sentence was announced
By Melissa Chan
March 11, 2020
Everyone Has an Opinion on the Harvey Weinstein Verdict
Some call it a compromise, others a victory. The mixed verdict shows the lack of consensus on issues surrounding sexual assault long after #MeToo exploded
By Melissa Chan
February 25, 2020
Weinstein Convicted of Rape, Assault
Even though jurors acquitted Weinstein of the most serious charges, the partial verdict is a victory for the women whose accusations toppled the Hollywood titan
By Melissa Chan
February 24, 2020
Verdict May Be Split in Harvey Weinstein Case
Jurors were sent back to try to reach a unanimous verdict on all charges facing the former movie mogul
By Melissa Chan
February 21, 2020
How Reno Became the 'Divorce Capital of the World'
Reno, Nev., relied on the divorce trade to keep her coffers full
By Sofia Grant
February 13, 2020
New York City Apartment Broker Fees Return After Judge Temporarily Blocks Ban
Broker fees are back, at least for now.
By Chris Dolmetsch and Nic Querolo / Bloomberg
February 10, 2020
Prosecutors Request 9 Years for Trump Ally Roger Stone
Stone, who was convicted in November, is due to be sentenced on Feb. 20
By Erik Larson / Bloomberg
February 10, 2020
Prosecution Rests Its Case in Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Trial
Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in New York came closer to an end Thursday as prosecutors rested their case, following more than two weeks of emotional testimony from six women who helped collectively paint the movie...
By Melissa Chan
February 6, 2020
When U.S. Laws Punished Men for 'Seduction,' Women Were the Ones Who Got Judged
Between 1848 and 1935, the U.S. embarked on one of the most ambitious judicial experiments in its history: the attempt to regulate seduction
By Clement Knox
February 4, 2020
Weinstein Accuser Says 'No' Was a 'Trigger' for the Movie Mogul
The aspiring actor said Weinstein raped her in a New York hotel in 2013
By Melissa Chan
January 31, 2020
'Rape Myths' Come Under Scrutiny in Weinstein Trial
Harvey Weinstein has denied all allegations of non-consensual sexual contact
By Melissa Chan
January 24, 2020
Pets Are Part of Our Families. Now They’re Part of Our Divorces, Too
Divorce attorneys say these fights are becoming more common
By Melissa Chan
January 22, 2020
Jury Chosen for Harvey Weinstein Rape Trial
The panel will listen to weeks of testimony in the movie mogul's rape and sexual assault trial
By Melissa Chan
January 17, 2020
As New York Rape Trial Opens, Harvey Weinstein Faces New Sex Charges in California
Victim advocates say whatever the outcome, Weinstein's prosecution is a victory for the #MeToo movement
By Melissa Chan
January 3, 2020
Members of Philippines Political Family Convicted in Deadliest Attack on Journalists in History
57 bodies, including those of 32 journalists and media workers, were recovered in 2009.
By Amy Gunia
December 19, 2019
Americans Aren’t Supposed to Be Jailed Before Trial Just Because They Can’t Make Bail. But It Happens All the Time
It violates a person’s rights to jail her solely because she cannot make a payment and without the government demonstrating that pretrial detention is absolutely necessary
By Alec Karakatsanis
December 16, 2019
Prosecutors to Present 'Hundreds of Hours of Video' Related to Jeffrey Epstein Death at Jail Guards' Trial
Tova Noel and Michael Thomas are scheduled to face trial on April 20.
By Sanya Mansoor
November 25, 2019
2 Guards Charged in Connection to Epstein Suicide
Federal prosecutors with the Southern District of New York filed an indictment against Tova Noel and Michael Thomas in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday.
By Sanya Mansoor
November 19, 2019
The Man Who Died Pursuing Nazi Criminals More Than Four Decades After World War II Ended
Read an excerpt from 'Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitler’s Hidden Soldiers in America'
By Debbie Cenziper
November 12, 2019
Sandy Hook SCOTUS Win
In a major blow to the firearms industry, the U.S. Supreme Court will not block the families of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting from suing the gun maker Remington. The nation’s highest court on...
By Melissa Chan
November 12, 2019
The Fight to End Nationwide Injunctions
Over the weekend, a federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants to prove they can pay for medical care in order to get visas. White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham...
By Tessa Berenson
November 4, 2019
Trump Accuser E. Jean Carroll Sues President for Defamation Over Rape Denial, 'Conspiracy' Tweets
The lawsuit alleges Trump said she lied 'in order to increase book sales'
By Erik Larson / Bloomberg
November 4, 2019
Capital Gazette Survivors React to Gunman's Guilty Plea
"I feel a lot lighter today than I did yesterday," Rachael Pacella, an environment reporter who survived the shooting, tells TIME
By Madeleine Carlisle
October 29, 2019
How Israel’s Justice System Dealt With Alleged Jewish Collaborators in Concentration Camps—And Why That Still Matters Today
Only in recent years has the Israel State Archives made the transcripts of some of these trials publicly available
By Dan Porat
October 25, 2019
Lori Loughlin Indicted on New Charge in College Admissions Scandal
It's the third indictment for the 'Full House' star
By Rachel E. Greenspan
October 22, 2019
Why Defendants in the College Admissions Scam Are Changing Their Pleas
Including the former Pimco CEO and a member of the Hot Pockets family food empire
By Janelle Lawrence and Patricia Hurtado / Bloomberg
October 21, 2019
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