A constitutional law professor whose work is cited extensively by Trump lawyers in their impeachment defense brief says his work has been seriously misrepresented.
A Los Angeles County judge ruled Monday that District Attorney George Gascón's policy to end sentencing enhancements in criminal cases violates California's three-strikes law.
The transition process is routine for an incoming administration, although there were questions about what the Biden team would do about both the Hunter Biden and the Durham probes.
A Seattle judge on Monday ruled that Ethan Nordean could be released on bond but halted the decision, so the Justice Department could appeal. Nordean will stay in custody by order of another judge.
The chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court calls the backlog of criminal cases "meaningfully bad" — and says some people "who are waiting for trial in jail for a year under the presumption of being innocent until proven guilty."
Raising the federal minimum to $15 an hour by 2025 would boost pay for at least 17 million people and cut 1.4 million jobs, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.
Lawyers for the former president say that he did not directly call for violence in his remarks to supporters on Jan. 6 — and that in any event he should not be on trial. Read the brief in full.
Sgt. Alice White says female officers tend to rely on "brain muscle" instead of physical power. White is profiled in Deirdre Fishel's new documentary about women in the Minneapolis Police Department.
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is set to begin, marking the first time an impeached president faces trial after leaving office.
The Second Impeachment Trial of Donald Trump starts this week - the first Senate trial of a former U.S. president. House Democrats will argue that Trump incited an insurrection last month.
The court sided with two churches that said a ban on indoor church services violated their rights to free exercise of religion. But the justices let stand restrictions that cap attendance at 25%.
Starting Sunday, Gov. Kim Reynolds is easing rules intended to slow the spread of the virus. Residents will no longer be required to wear masks or practice social distancing, but are encouraged to so.
The Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol exposed a number of security shortfalls at the seat of American democracy. Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman released a video statement Friday evening.
La'Ron Singletary was fired from the Rochester Police Department in September. Prude, a Black man with a history of mental illness, died of asphyxiation after an encounter with officers in March.
Lawmakers in the Democratic-majority Virginia legislature voted to end the death penalty citing its high cost, the possibility of executing the innocent and its disproportionate racial impact.
