Trump appeals immunity ruling to the Supreme Court
Last week, three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected Trump's bid for blanket immunity over acts he allegedly committed while in the White House.
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Trump lawyers meet with judge about the reveal of classified info in Mar-a-Lago case
Attorneys in Trump's classified Mar-a-Lago case are in court for two days of hearings on how much classified information should be revealed. Trump's lawyers say it's a political prosecution.
Youth with autism are more likely to be arrested. A Nevada judge wants to remedy that
Judge Sunny Bailey started a specialty court program in 2018 called DAAY Court or the detention alternative for autistic youth treatment. "It'll help other people like me," says one autistic teen."
Mar-a-Lago documents case: Trump lawyers are in court for a closed hearing in Florida
The judge will consider how much, if any, of the classified material former President Donald Trump is charged with hiding from investigators will be available for his defense.
Texas law professor says influx of migrants doesn't meet the definition of invasion
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with law professor Steve Vladeck about whether Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's use of the word "invasion" to describe the migrant crisis is a legal trigger.
Violent crime is dropping fast in the U.S. — even if Americans don't believe it
In 2020, the United States experienced one of its most dangerous years in decades. But in 2023, crime in America looked very different. That change may have gone unnoticed.
Tracking Trump's trials
NPR's Scott Detrow and Domenico Montanaro speak with lawyer Harry Litman about the latest in the Trump legal world.
Hawaii's high court cites 'The Wire' in its ruling on gun rights
It says a man can be prosecuted for carrying a gun in public without a permit citing "The Wire" and invokes the "spirit of Aloha" in rebuke of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights.
With the border bill dead, here's where immigration reforms stands
Earlier this week, a potentially historic change in U.S. immigration policy died in a divided Congress. Where does that leave us on immigration reform?
Charges dropped against Ohio pastor who housed homeless people at his church
Chris Avell, a pastor from Bryan, Ohio, faced charges after turning his church into a quasi-homeless shelter, partly in response to the city's housing shortage.