Law

The office of Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller says 13 Russians and three Russian entities took part in a broad information war against the United States.

Grand Jury Indicts Russians Linked To Interference In 2016 Election

8:31pm February 16, 2018

by Philip Ewing

Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller's office says 13 Russians and three Russian entities took part in a broad information war against the United States.

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President Trump Addresses The Nation After Yesterday's School Shooting In Florida That Killed 17

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

2:53pm February 16, 2018

One hour — or even 24 hours — might not be enough to wrap up this week's news.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last December. Grassley had stinging words Thursday for Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who opposes a birpartisan bill that would reduce some mandatory minimum drug sentences.

Bill To Overhaul Drug Sentences Faces Uncertain Fate; Senator Lashes Out At DOJ

5:17pm February 15, 2018

by Carrie Johnson

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, had stinging words for his old friend, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, after the Justice Department opposed a bipartisan sentencing bill.

National

Trump Uses MS-13 To 'Sell Draconian Overhauls Of Border Issues,' Journalist Says

2:25pm February 15, 2018

by Terry Gross

New Yorker writer Jonathan Blitzer says President Trump uses the notorious gang to paint a portrait of rampant criminality among immigrants — and to frame the broader immigration debate.

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Raphael Sanchez, a chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been charged with stealing immigrants' identities.

National

ICE Lawyer Charged With Stealing Immigrants' Identities To Commit Bank Fraud

4:43pm February 14, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The Justice Department says Raphael Sanchez stole the identities of seven immigrants. Sanchez has reportedly resigned from his post as ICE's chief counsel in Seattle.

Morales finally got the tenants to get rid of all of the chickens and went to city court to clear it all up. But there she was baffled to find out she was being criminally prosecuted for her tenant's annoying chickens.

National

Some California Cities Criminalize Nuisance Code Violations

3:25pm February 14, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

A lawsuit filed Tuesday aims to halt what it sees as the criminalization of minor property code violations, which can hit homeowners with thousands of dollars in cost recovery fees.

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Protesters marched in Washington, D.C., in September in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

National

2nd Federal Court Blocks Trump From Rescinding DACA

8:26pm February 13, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

A federal judge in New York ruled Tuesday that President Trump's decision to end protection of young immigrants from deportation was "arbitrary and capricious."

Politics & Government

#MeToo's Next Step

2:44pm February 13, 2018

Does the movement have further to go, or has it sometimes gone too far?

N.Y. Judge Awards $6.7 Million To Artists Whose Graffiti Was Destroyed

6:37am February 13, 2018

Years ago, a developer let graffiti artists paint on his warehouse. He took the building down when he wanted to build condos. A judge found he failed to wait for a lawsuit or for permits.

National

Years Of Corruption Exposed During Trial Of Baltimore Police Detectives

5:38am February 13, 2018

by Mary Rose Madden

Two detectives were convicted of corruption for, among other things, stealing illegal drugs and selling them for personal profit. Four ex-detectives, who had pleaded guilty, testified against them.

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