Law

Politics & Government

Trump Adviser Indicted On 7 Counts Related To 2016 Election Attack

8:55am January 25, 2019

Roger Stone has been indicted and arrested in Florida, according to Justice Department documents. President Trump's informal political adviser and longtime friend is due in court Friday morning.

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Politics & Government

What Does The Legal Case Look Like For Ex-Trump Adviser Roger Stone?

8:54am January 25, 2019

Roger Stone has been indicted on seven counts in connection with the Russia probe. Steve Inskeep talks to former Assistant U.S. Attorney Kim Wehle about what stands out to her in the indictment.

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Politics & Government

Roger Stone, Ex-Adviser To Trump Campaign, Is Indicted By Grand Jury

8:31am January 25, 2019

Stone was arrested Thursday in Florida and is expected to be in court there in several hours. He faces seven charges related to Trump's presidential campaign and congressional investigations into it.

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Honduran asylum seekers enter the U.S. at San Diego's Otay Mesa port of entry, as seen from Tijuana, Mexico.

National

U.S. Plans To Enforce 'Remain In Mexico' Policy on Central American Asylum Seekers

10:37pm January 24, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The plan, expected to meet with a swift legal challenge, comes out of talks with Mexican officials. The administration plans to roll it out first at the San Ysidro, Calif., port of entry.

The Tubbs wildfire burns behind a winery in Santa Rosa, Calif., in 2017. A state report finds that it was caused by privately owned utility lines.

California Investigation Finds PG&E Blameless In Massive 2017 Wine Region Wildfire

8:52pm January 24, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Power transmission lines owned by the beleaguered utility company are still the focus of an investigation into the cause of the Camp Fire in 2018.

Police officers lead Amanda Knox from the Court of Appeal in Perugia, Italy, in November 2010.

Italy Ordered To Pay Damages To Amanda Knox

5:33pm January 24, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The European Court of Human Rights ordered the country to pay Knox nearly $21,000 for failing to provide legal assistance and an interpreter when police initially questioned her in a 2007 murder case.

Etchings on the federal courthouse in Boston acclaim a well-administered justice system, but many working in the building say that is getting harder, given the continuing federal shutdown.

'Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied' As Government Shutdown Affects Federal Courts

12:48pm January 24, 2019

by Tovia Smith

The government shutdown has led the budget of federal court systems to run dry, causing disruptions to the pursuit of justice. Court officials fear that things could get worse in coming weeks.

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Books

Adventure Series Book Publisher Sues Netflix Over Trademark

7:38am January 24, 2019

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

Netflix's Black Mirror: Bandersnatch lets viewers make decisions for the main character. The publisher of the Choose Your Own Adventure book series is suing Netflix for trademark infringement.

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Supporters of Marzieh Hashemi, an American-born anchor for Iran's state television broadcaster, demonstrated Wednesday outside the Washington, D.C., federal courthouse where Hashemi has appeared before a grand jury.

Iranian Journalist Marzieh Hashemi Released By Officials After Grand Jury Appearances

11:17pm January 23, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Officials haven't said what the grand jury is investigating. Hashemi hasn't been accused of any crime. She was held as a material witness and now has been released from further grand jury obligations.

James Jackson, right, confers with his lawyer during a hearing in criminal court Wednesday in New York. Jackson pleaded guilty to killing a black man with a sword, which prosecutors described as terrorism and a hate crime.

National

White Supremacist Pleads Guilty To Fatally Stabbing Black Man With Sword

9:02pm January 23, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

James Jackson admitted he was driven by a plan to murder scores of black men to spark a nationwide race war. It's the state's first conviction of first-degree murder as an act of terrorism.