The Supreme Court said Thursday an eight-month investigation that included more than 120 interviews and revealed shortcomings in how sensitive documents are secured has failed to find who leaked a draft of the court’s opinion overturning abortion rights.
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court’s term is off to very slow start
For the first time, the justices have gone more than three months without resolving any cases in which they heard arguments since their term began in early October.
Read More »Explainer: Biden inaction, mixed signals on death penalty
Here’s a look at the federal death penalty under Biden’s administration.
Read More »North Dakota weighs ban of ‘sexually explicit’ library books
Books containing “sexually explicit” content — including depictions of sexual or gender identity — would be banned from North Dakota public libraries under legislation that state lawmakers began considering Tuesday.
Read More »Court asked to void Chauvin verdict in Floyd’s murder
An attorney for Derek Chauvin asked an appellate panel Wednesday to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer’s convictions in the murder of George Floyd.
Read More »Art professor sues after firing over Muhammad images
Attorneys for an adjunct art professor said she is suing Hamline University, which dismissed her after a Muslim student objected to depictions of the Prophet Muhammad in a global art course.
Read More »Appeals court to weigh NCAA case over pay for athletes
The NCAA and many of its student-athletes are closely watching a court case in Pennsylvania that could determine whether Division I athletes should be paid for their time in the same way students are paid for work-study jobs.
Read More »California latest to sue drug companies over insulin prices
California announced it will sue the companies that make and promote most of the nation’s insulin, accusing them of scheming to illegally increase the price of the drug and demanding they return millions of dollars to some diabetics.
Read More »Minnesota lawmakers start down path to legalizing marijuana
The Minnesota Legislature embarked on a path toward legalizing recreational marijuana for adults.
Read More »Prosecutors drop appeals of ex-officers’ sentences in Floyd case
A federal appeals court accepted the government’s request to drop its appeals of the sentences of two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of civil rights violations in the murder of George Floyd.
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