Crime, Law and Justice

Source: Barr launches new look at origins of Russia probe
Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection involving the Trump campaign was "lawful and appropriate."
Minnesota joins multistate lawsuit against generic drugmakers over prices
Attorney General Keith Ellison said Monday the state is joining dozens of other states in suing generic drug manufacturers. It alleges that nearly two dozen drug companies reached tacit agreements to push prices higher together to increase revenue for what was supposed to be cheaper prescription drugs.
Noor trial evidence can be viewed, judge says
The judge who presided over the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor says the public can view evidence presented at his trial. But she's not yet decided whether to allow copies to be made.
Sweden to reopen rape case against WikiLeaks' Assange
Sweden's deputy director of public prosecutions told a news conference in Stockholm that "there is still a probable cause to suspect that Assange committed a rape." She added: "It is my assessment that a new questioning of Assange is required."
Native American women, LGBTQ community members march to end violence, oppression
In the first-ever Indigenous Women's March, more than 100 people gathered to speak out against staggering rates of violence, abduction and murder against Native American women and members of the LGBTQ community.
Trump lawyer Giuliani plans, then abandons, Ukraine trip
Democrats denounced a plan by President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani to push Ukraine to open investigations that he hopes could benefit Trump politically. Giuliani later scrapped plans to visit Ukraine, citing concerns about who he would be dealing with there.
Self-impeach? Talk shifts toward Trump defiance of Congress
The more Democrats push, the more Trump resists, with the president making what House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says is his own case for impeachment with his stonewalling of Congress.