A Mississippi man burned a cross in a hate crime, the U.S. Justice Department alleges
The 23-year-old suspect burned the cross in front of his Black neighbors because of their race, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
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Trials begin for Patriot Front members, but some say local prosecutions aren't enough
Jury trials are beginning for some members of a white nationalist group accused of conspiring to riot at a June LGBTQ event. But some experts say these local prosecutions yield little accountability.
Telemedicine abortions just got more complicated for health providers
Prescribing medical abortions across state lines is now risky for doctors. "We're talking about something that's a protected right in one state and a felony in a sister state," says one legal scholar.
An Arizona judge rules that the state can enforce a near-total abortion ban
The judge lifted a decades-old injunction that has long blocked enforcement of the law on the books since before Arizona became a state that bans nearly all abortions.
A former New Orleans police officer is accused of sexually assaulting a victim
The U.S. Justice Department alleges that Rodney Vicknair committed a civil rights violation when he sexually assaulted a victim in 2020.
Alabama calls off execution for time and medical concerns
Alabama corrections officials said the state halted the scheduled execution of Alan Miller after they determined they could not get the lethal injection underway before a midnight deadline.
Trump has taken 2 big legal blows
Former President Donald Trump suffered a pair of significant legal hits. A federal appeals court let prosecutors review classified material from Mar-a-Lago and New York's attorney general sued him.
After 16 years and 3 convictions, an international tribunal closes down in Cambodia
An international court convened in Cambodia to judge the brutalities of the Khmer Rouge regime that caused the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people in the 1970s ends its work Thursday.
An appeals court rules the Justice Dept. can use Mar-a-Lago records in criminal probe
A federal appeals court has permitted the Justice Department to resume its use of classified records seized from Donal Trump's Florida estate as part of its ongoing criminal investigation.
New York's attorney general sues Trump and 3 of his children for alleged fraud
AG Letitia James is seeking $250 million in damages and to bar Trump and his children from conducting business in New York state, where they built their fortune.