Law

President Trump is trying to overturn the results of the election he lost to Joe Biden.

Politics & Government

Trump Asks Supreme Court To Let Him Join Widely Scorned Texas Election Lawsuit

10:18pm December 09, 2020

by Nina Totenberg

The suit, viewed by election experts as a baseless Hail Mary attempt to get the justices to invalidate Joe Biden's victory, has little to no chance of success.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing in 2019.

48 AGs, FTC Sue Facebook, Alleging Illegal Power Grabs To 'Neutralize' Rivals

10:02pm December 09, 2020

The state and federal officials say Facebook's acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram violated competition laws and served to stifle rivals by giving the social network an unfair advantage.

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Raymond Duda, FBI Special Agent in Charge in Seattle, speaks in February about charges against a group of alleged members of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division for cyber-stalking and mailing threatening communications, including the posters at right,

National

Arizona Man Sentenced For Role In Neo-Nazi Plot Targeting Journalists

6:32pm December 09, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Johnny Roman Garza, 21, pleaded guilty in September to conspiring with three other members of a group called the Atomwaffen Division to identify and threaten journalists and activists.

The Franklin County Coroner's Office in Ohio cited "multiple gunshot wounds to the torso" as the case of death for Casey Goodson, 23, here in an undated family photo. A sheriff's deputy shot and killed Goodson last week.

National

Casey Goodson Update: Death At Deputy's Hand Is Ruled A Homicide

3:02pm December 09, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The Franklin County, Ohio, Coroner's Office said in a statement that Goodson died of "multiple gunshot wounds to the torso" but did not address the family's claim that he had been shot in the back.

Books
Arts

Lawyer Combats America's 'Huge Crisis' Of Mass Incarceration

1:39pm December 09, 2020

by Terry Gross

Brittany Barnett works on behalf of people serving harsh sentences as a result of the war on drugs. Nine of her clients have been granted clemency. Her new memoir is A Knock at Midnight.

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The U.S. Supreme Court has turned back an effort to reject Pennsylvania's election results.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Rejects GOP Bid To Reverse Pennsylvania Election Results

7:12pm December 08, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

The lawsuit argued a 2019 state law authorizing universal mail-in voting was unconstitutional and that all ballots cast by mail in the general election in Pennsylvania should be thrown out.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is sworn in accompanied, by his wife Fabiola Kramsky. During his inaugural speech, he unveiled a series of criminal justice reforms that impact how prosecutors in his office pursue convictions, sentencin

National

George Gascón Implements Sweeping Changes To Los Angeles District Attorney's Office

7:04pm December 08, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The new DA in Los Angeles County will not seek the death penalty, excessive criminal sentences or cash bail. He said his experiences as a young police officer 40 years ago shaped his approach.

Former cybersecurity chief Christopher Krebs says he was defamed by the Trump campaign and attorney Joseph diGenova.

Politics & Government

Former Cybersecurity Chief Sues Trump Campaign and Others, Charging Defamation

4:04pm December 08, 2020

by Brian Naylor

Christopher Krebs argues critics' public statements amounted to calling him a "traitor" for stating the 2020 presidential election was "the most secure in American history."

Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates delivers an address at Harvard Law School in May 2017.

Politics & Government

Next Attorney General Must Lead 'Salvage Operation' At Justice, Insiders Say

3:45pm December 08, 2020

Several well-known legal and national security insiders are in the mix as President-elect Joe Biden and his advisers assess how to implement what they call reforms at the Justice Department.

This undated photo provided by family attorney Sean Walton shows Casey Goodson. The fatal shooting of 23-year-old Goodson by an Ohio sheriff's deputy on Friday, is now under investigation.

National

Federal Investigators Join Probe Into Casey Goodson Shooting Death

3:37pm December 08, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

The U.S. Justice Department said it is investigating whether Goodson, a 23-year-old Black man, had his civil rights violated when he was shot and killed by law enforcement Dec. 4.