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Court without Scalia: Labor unions survive bid to remove dues requirementSupreme Court justices preserved a vital source of cash for organized labor, splitting 4-4 on a conservative challenge to union dues.
First LookMassive ICE operation nabs more than 1,000 gang membersThe five-week operation targeted members of transnational gangs, though the majority of those arrested are US citizens.
Why Chicago pick for police chief is lauded – and criticizedTo many in Chicago's black community, Mayor Rahm Emanuel chose the right new police chief amid a time of high racial tension. How he went about it, however, is a problem.
First LookMerrick Garland's straight and narrow path to the Supreme CourtThe life and career of President Obama's nominee to the high court has been defined by compassion and a strong belief in judicial restraint.
First LookMan convicted in 1957 murder could not have committed the crime, says prosecutorJack McCullough was convicted of killing 7-year-old Maria Ridulph decades after her disappearance. But new evidence casts doubt on that conviction.
'Cool cop' skates through community police workOne police officer in Washington proves he is one 'cool cop' by skateboarding on the job, highlighting a model for community policing that is showing results.
Cruz wants to patrol Muslim neighborhoods. What happened when N.Y. tried it?After more than 10 years of government surveillance on Muslim neighborhoods in New York, New Jersey, and other states, the NYPD’s secret intelligence-gathering force never commenced a single investigation.
Florida joins national trend to address backlog of rape kitsFlorida Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation Wednesday that could prevent rape kits from ever gathering dust in Florida warehouses and storage rooms again.
First LookFederal agents seize 3,000 pounds of pot in drug-smuggling stingUS investigators say they have uncovered a 400-yard tunnel used to transport marijuana from Mexico into California.
First LookChicago police watchdog submits to audit: Will things change?The Independent Review Police Authority was established in 2007 to monitor the Chicago Police Department. Now, nearly a decade later, that agency has been accused of enabling the 'systemic racism' it was supposed to root out.
Joe Biden goes on the offensive on Supreme Court nominationIn a speech Thursday, Joe Biden will say that he helped usher eight Supreme Court nominees through the Senate Judiciary Committee. All of those nominees got a hearing and a vote on the Senate floor.
In Supreme Court case, potentially big shift on religious freedomTo many legal experts, a case before the Supreme Court Wednesday points to a push to dramatically expand accommodations for religious liberties.
Former Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland pleads not guiltyOn Tuesday, Brian Encinia, the ex-Texas trooper who detained Sandra Bland after a traffic stop in 2015, pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor perjury charge.
First LookSupreme Court ruling against Tyson clears path for worker class-action suitsThe decision dealt a blow to business interests hoping the court would use the case to further crack down on class-action claims brought by employees.
- First LookTexas abortion laws drive women to New Mexico clinics
Nearly 20 percent of the 4,500 abortions performed in New Mexico in 2014 involved women from out of state.
Contraception case: On divided court, spotlight shifts to female justicesOn gender issues, at least, the post-Scalia court is giving greater prominence to the formidable partnership between the Supreme Court's three female justices.
Why did the Supreme Court deny a challenge to Colorado's pot laws?The high court's rejection of the Nebraska and Oklahoma joint lawsuit attacking Colorado's marijuana laws means the battle might return in the lower courts.
First LookSupreme Court lets Colorado pot laws stand by declining to hear lawsuitThe lawsuit, filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma, contends that Colorado’s recreational marijuana law infringes on federal anti-drug regulations.
To combat rape, a 'bill of rights' for survivorsA 'survivors’ bill of rights' has been introduced in the Senate and the Massachusetts State House. Seven states are considering similar legislation.
'Sextortion' scheme: US Embassy worker faces up to eight years in prisonMichael C. Ford, a former U.S. State Department employee, preyed on vulnerable young women and manipulated them into sharing nude photos.
