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November 30, 2019

Correction: Brazil-International Court story

In a story Nov. 28 about a group asking the International Criminal Court to investigate Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, ...

November 29, 2019

Who made the new drapes? It’s among high court’s mysteries

The lack of transparency at the Supreme Court begins with the heavy red drapes that frame the courtroom on all sides.

November 29, 2019

Court: ‘Football flu' dispute can be settled by arbitrator

A state appellate court upheld a southern New Jersey school teacher’s legal victory in an ongoing dispute over using a sick ...

November 29, 2019

Alaska governor marks 1st year in office amid turmoil

Last December, poor weather scrambled Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s inaugural plans, a bumpy start to a turbulent year marked ...

November 29, 2019

Ads assail conservative legal group over Trump’s court picks

A liberal activist group is launching a digital ad campaign targeting the Federalist Society, a conservative legal ...

November 28, 2019

Sticky impeachment trial questions: How long? Who testifies?

What will the impeachment trial look like? While a Senate trial of President Donald Trump now appears inevitable, details of ...

November 28, 2019

Trump knew of whistleblower before releasing Ukraine aid

President Donald Trump was briefed on the whistleblower complaint about his dealings with Ukraine before the White House ...

November 28, 2019

Judge keeps California law on utilities paying fire damages

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Wednesday rejected Pacific Gas & Electric’s latest attempt to change a California law ...

November 27, 2019

Ex-Houston officer to remain jailed in deadly drug raid case

A judge has denied bond for a former Houston police officer charged with murder in a January drug raid that killed a couple ...

November 27, 2019

Lawyers say federal death row prisoner has Alzheimer’s

Lawyers for a federal death row inmate convicted of rape and murder have asked a federal judge to halt his scheduled ...

November 27, 2019

ICC confirms 1-year jail sentence, fine for Congo’s Bemba

International Criminal Court appeals judges have confirmed the one-year prison sentence and 300,000-euro ($330,000) fine ...

November 27, 2019

US judge bars Trump’s health insurance rule for immigrants

A U.S. judge in Oregon on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump administration proclamation that would ...

November 27, 2019

Democrats push impeachment to next phase with Dec. 4 hearing

The House Judiciary Committee is set to take over the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump, Democrats announced ...

November 27, 2019

Bloomberg as mayor: A New York that sparkled, and chafed

He was the billionaire businessman and untested politician who took charge of a scarred city and steered it into a new era, ...

November 27, 2019

House Oversight panel sues Barr, Ross over census documents

The House Oversight Committee sued two top Trump administration officials Tuesday for refusing to produce documents related ...

November 26, 2019

Trump’s actions raise concern about role in military justice

Defense Secretary Mark Esper declared that President Donald Trump ordered him to stop a disciplinary review of a Navy SEAL ...

November 26, 2019

Ex-White House lawyer McGahn ordered to comply with subpoena

A federal judge has ordered former White House counsel Donald McGahn to appear before Congress in a setback to President ...

November 26, 2019

California man tells court he served as agent for China

A former San Francisco Bay Area tour operator agreed Monday to plead guilty to serving as an unregistered agent for China in ...

November 26, 2019

Chinese woman sentenced to 8 months for Mar-a-Lago trespass

A federal judge on Monday sentenced a Chinese businesswoman to eight months in prison for trespassing at President Donald ...