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Trump promised to pardon Jan. 6 felons. Where does that stand now?President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll pardon many of those convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol – a potentially controversial precedent.
Will Trump still face lawsuits? Will he use Justice Department to sue his enemies?Newly elected president Donald Trump has a bucket of legal problems – and a Justice Department soon at his disposal. He may reshape American justice.
Abortion on the ballot: What’s happening in 10 key statesWhen the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, it returned the abortion issue to the states. This election, more than any other moment to date, will tell us how states respond.
First LookColorado judge receives threats after sentencing election denier official to prisonA Colorado county courthouse has stepped up security after threats were made against staff and a judge who sentenced former county clerk Tina Peters to prison in a data breach scheme tied to denial of 2020 election results.
The ExplainerBig development in Jan. 6 case against Trump. Why now?Is a judge unsealing the 165-page brief from special counsel Jack Smith a politically timed move? It comes in the final weeks of an election campaign, but the case itself has been going on for months.
The ExplainerTransgender rights, ghost guns – and an election? The Supreme Court returns.Supreme Court justices are set to grapple with cases involving transgender rights, “ghost guns,” and fallout from the court’s decisions to weaken federal agencies. And then there’s the election.
Entering a new Supreme Court term, John Roberts is as enigmatic as everAfter a term in which Chief Justice John Roberts wrote landmark opinions benefiting former President Donald Trump, some court watchers are reevaluating his institutionalist image.
They paid their debts to society. Nebraska still might not let them vote.Nebraska’s high court is ruling on whether a new law, letting those with felony convictions vote, is constitutional. How U.S. voting rights are shaking out.
Special treatment? How judges are handling Trump ahead of election.Prosecuting a former and would-be leader may be the ultimate stress test of a nation’s justice system. Donald Trump’s criminal cases are all delayed.
Judge delays Trump’s hush-money sentencing until after November electionA New York judge agreed to postpone the sentencing of former President Donald Trump in a criminal case involving falsified records on hush money.
Why Joe Biden changed his mind about Supreme Court reformsPresident Biden had resisted calls to reform the Supreme Court. Then came the July decision offering former presidents immunity for any official act.
The ExplainerTrump documents case: What if there’s no one to investigate presidents?A federal judge in Florida has dismissed the Trump documents case, saying the special counsel leading the prosecution has no constitutional power to do so. Where does that leave independent investigations of presidents?
On the Supreme Court, Amy Coney Barrett is unafraid to ‘go her own way’At a time when a majority of Americans believe the high court makes decisions based on ideology rather than on the law, Justice Amy Coney Barrett has quietly gone her own way, even on hot-button issues.
Stick, meet Carrot. How Portland police and activists teamed up to fight addiction.Portland became famous for a failed drug decriminalization measure. But the two sides found themselves doing something they rarely did: talking. Out of that, a promising program was born. Part 1 of a series.
Democrats begin soul-searching – and finger-pointing – after devastating loss
They took up arms to fight Russia. They’ve taken up pens to express themselves.
Ukraine’s Pokrovsk was about to fall to Russia 2 months ago. It’s hanging on.
What Trump’s historic victory says about America
‘A slap in the face.’ For many US women, Harris loss to Trump feels personal.
