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ICE Agents' Tactics Raise Concerns About Migrants' Access To The Justice System

8:42am March 14, 2017

by Conrad Wilson

Lawyers and judges in some parts of the country say that for the first time Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents are coming inside courthouses to question people about their immigration status.

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New York Federal Prosecutor Fired After Refusing To Resign

7:00pm March 13, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times about the career of Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who was fired Saturday after he refused to resign.

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Fearing Deportation, Families Plan For The Worst

6:21pm March 13, 2017

by Jennifer Guerra

On top of the fear immigrant parents have of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, they worry about the children they could be separated from. So they're making plans, just in case.

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ACLU Legal Director David Cole, who accepted the role in the summer of 2016, testifies on Capitol Hill on Jan. 11 at the confirmation hearing for now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

ACLU Lawyer Sits At Heart Of Legal Resistance To Trump Agenda

6:21pm March 13, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

In some ways, the American Civil Liberty Union's new national legal director, David Cole, has spent his entire career preparing for this moment.

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(Left to right) Former Vice President Gary Schultz, former President Graham Spanier and former Athletic Director Tim Curley of Penn State. Now that Schultz and Curley have pleaded guilty, Spanier remains the sole defendant in the Jerry Sandusky cover-up c

2 Former Penn State Administrators Plead Guilty To Roles In Abuse Scandal

4:34pm March 13, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Former Vice President Gary Schultz and former Athletic Director Tim Curley each pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor child endangerment, for covering up child abuse by disgraced coach Jerry Sandusky.

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In A 'Sanctuary City,' Immigrant Residents Still Fear Police

5:59pm March 12, 2017

by Joel Rose

Newark, N.J., is among hundreds of "sanctuary cities" where local police don't enforce federal immigration laws. But many residents living here illegally still feel anxious around law enforcement.

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A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter patrol flies over a border fence by a bridge between the United States and Mexico on Oct. 18, 2016 in Hidalgo, Texas.

On Both Sides Of The Mexican Border, Fear Grows For U.S.-Bound Migrants

4:53pm March 12, 2017

Officials say Trump's tough stance has led to fewer apprehensions at the border. But amid heightened threats of family separation and terrorization, some think the journey is still worth the risks.

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Ousted Prosecutor Preet Bharara, Trump And Wall Street

8:14am March 12, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to financial writer William Cohan about the firing of Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

A federal panel ruled Friday that three of Texas's Congressional districts, including the 35th, shown here, were illegally drawn by the state's Republicans.

Federal Court Rules Three Texas Congressional Districts Illegally Drawn

9:50pm March 11, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The three-judge panel found that Republicans had used race as a motivating factor in redrawing districts. Texas will now consider whether to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.

Preet Bharara, the now former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks at the Wall Street Journal CEO council annual meeting in Washington on November 15, 2016.

Justice Department Fires U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara

4:49pm March 11, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

As the federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, Bharara pursued a number of high-profile cases. Bharara and 45 other federal prosecutors were asked to resign Friday, but he refused.