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Supreme Court sides with privacy rights in Los Angeles hotel caseThe decision, in a case from Los Angeles, marks continuation of a trend of the high court expanding protections against unreasonable searches and seizures under the Fourth Amendment.
Dylann Roof and death penalty: Does it matter what victims' families want?There is a growing chorus for Dylann Roof to face the death penalty if convicted of killing nine people at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. But the victims' families might not agree.
As Supreme Court weighs Obamacare, these Americans weigh their optionsThe King v. Burwell lawsuit, which the Supreme Court is expected to rule on by the end of June, could potentially void the subsidy tax credits that help several million Americans buy health insurance.
Supreme Court gives good news to 'Good News Community Church'A ten year court battle involving signage, freedom of speech, and the equal protection clause ended yesterday in a unanimous Supreme Court ruling.
Tsarnaev friend gets prison for misleading investigatorsKhairullozhon Matanov pleaded guilty in March to misleading the FBI in the days after the Boston Marathon bombing. A judge sentenced him to 28 months in prison.
Supreme Court: Texas can refuse to issue Confederate flag license platesSupreme Court majority holds that specialty license plate designs constitute government speech. In a dissent, Justice Samuel Alito says that Texas' rejection of a Confederate flag specialty plate 'takes a painful bite out of the First Amendment.'
US police laws don't comply with international standards, Amnesty International saysWeeks after President Obama makes policing recommendations, a human rights organization calls out international law violations in all 50 states and asks for sweeping reform.
Charleston mass shooting: Reminder of past racist attacks on black churchesA suspect in the mass shooting at a black church in Charleston, S.C., has been arrested. Dylann Roof is alleged to have made racist remarks before killing nine church members gathered for prayer and Bible study.
Minnesota sex offender program declared unconstitutional. Now what?A federal court ruled Wednesday that a Minnesota program which commits dangerous sexual criminals to a mental health facility indefinitely after their prison sentence ends violates the rights of offenders. How is the way sex offenders are treated changing?
- New York bomb plot case: How surveillance led to arrests
An FBI investigation uncovered efforts to set off an explosive device at a New York City landmark on behalf of the Islamic State, according to court documents.
Prosecutors fight for Eric Garner grand jury record secrecyA NAACP attorney said disclosure was needed because allowing secrecy 'reinforces the perception, if not the reality, that the system is rigged.'
Progress WatchIn Los Angeles, a national model for how to police the mentally illBy partnering beat cops with mental health clinicians, the Los Angeles Police Department has reduced incidences of force used on individuals with mental illness and has connected thousands of individuals with counseling and support.
- Two bombs found at Dallas police headquarters
Dallas police shot a lone suspect who planted bombs and fired on the Dallas police headquarters Saturday.
- Manhunt continues in Adirondacks as charges filed against prison worker
Prison tailor shop instructor Joyce Mitchell was charged with promoting prison contraband - smuggling in smuggling hacksaw blades and other hand tools for escaped inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt.
Just what is the 'Ferguson effect'? It depends on how you view police.For some, police shootings in Ferguson, Mo., and elsewhere have emboldened criminals to resist police authority. Others say the Ferguson effect describes a political movement where oppressed black Americans stand up for their rights.
Two men charged with conspiracy in Boston ISIS terror plotOne of the pair, David Wright, is the nephew of Usaama Rahim, who was shot and killed by FBI agents and Boston Police last week.
UVA student, whose arrest sparked outrage, will not face chargesMartese Johnson was detained by state liquor agents outside a Charlottesville bar near the University of Virginia campus back in March.
Virginia teen admits to recruiting for Islamic StateOfficials say the case of Ali Shukri Amin, a former Virginia high school student, highlights how social media are being used to radicalize individuals and provide a steady flow of supporters to the Islamic State.
- Va. teenager pleads guilty in trying to help ISIS
Ali Amin admitted to using Twitter, with the handle @Amreekiwitness, to provide advice, encouragement and resources to Islamic State and its supporters.
Crime spike could throw police reform efforts into doubtThe US has embraced more-liberal ideas of policing in the wake of a number of fatal confrontations between police and black men. But a spike in crime is testing that shift.
