Law

Unrelated Case Suggests U.S. Prepared Charges Against WikiLeaks' Assange

11:38am November 16, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

There's possible legal trouble for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. A court filing indicates U.S. prosecutors prepared charges against Assange, who's holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

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Gregory Alan Bush, who was indicted on hate crimes and firearm charges by a federal grand jury on Thursday.

National

Kentucky Kroger Shooting Suspect Charged With Federal Hate Crimes

11:41pm November 15, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The grand jury indictment alleges Gregory Bush shot and killed two African-Americans "because of their race and color." The Justice Department has not decided if it will seek the death penalty.

Ted Olson, one of the lawyers representing CNN in a case against the Trump administration, helped NPR's Nina Totenberg when she was frozen out of the Justice Department in the early 1980s.

Politics & Government

How A Lawyer In The CNN Case Saved Me From Being Shut Down On My Beat

9:12pm November 15, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

NPR's Nina Totenberg was frozen out at the Justice Department in the early 1980s. Ted Olson, among those defending Jim Acosta over his revoked press pass, got Totenberg back in the loop.

Politics & Government

Conservative Lawyers Form Group To Focus On Trump And The Rule Of Law

6:08pm November 15, 2018

Checks and Balances is a group of conservative lawyers speaking up against what they see as the Trump administration threatening the rule of law. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to member Marisa Maleck.

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CNN's Jim Acosta walks into federal court in Washington, on Wednesday to attend a hearing on a legal challenge against the Trump administration.

Politics & Government

Decision Expected Today In CNN Suit Over White House Revoking Acosta's Press Pass

11:57am November 15, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

CNN is calling the action unconstitutional. However, the White House argues that a president gets to select who interviews him and that a news conference is just "an interview with 100 people."

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The Senate has confirmed a number of judges nominated by President Trump to the federal bench, including two additions to the Supreme Court.

Politics & Government

Trump Is Reshaping The Judiciary. A Breakdown By Race, Gender And Qualification

10:00am November 15, 2018

President Trump, the GOP-controlled Senate and the Federalist Society are putting their stamp on the federal judiciary for a generation with a corps of conservative appointments.

Politics & Government

Trump Supports Changes To Criminal Justice System

5:38am November 15, 2018

David Greene talks to Holly Harris of the Justice Action Network about Trump endorsing legislation that could shorten sentences for some drug offenders and help inmates adjust to life after prison.

President Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Wednesday as he announces his support for the first major rewrite of the nation's criminal justice sentencing laws in a generation.

Trump Backs Package Of Changes To Criminal Justice System As Lame-Duck Session Begins

10:45pm November 14, 2018

The president's support is a big win for activists who have been pushing for criminal justice measures that roll back the stiff penalties imposed as a part of America's decades-long "war on drugs."

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. (left), and Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., speak to members of the media during a news conference Wednesday on the Special Counsel Independence and Integrity Act.

Flake Pledges To Block Committee Votes On Judges — Until Mueller Bill On Senate Floor

7:31pm November 14, 2018

by Tim Mak

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., holds the deciding vote on a narrowly divided Senate Judiciary Committee. There are currently 21 judicial nominees awaiting a vote by the committee.

Politics & Government

Congress May Be On The Verge Of A Major Overhaul To The Criminal Justice System

6:01pm November 14, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

A bipartisan effort to ease some penalties for drug crimes and provide more services to people leaving prison appears to be in the works in Congress, but the deal hinges on support from the president.

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