Crime, Law and Justice

Mpls. parks: Possibly bogus 911 call led cops to confront black teens
Officials say a 911 caller's unfounded claims of black males with weapons at Minnehaha Regional Park led police to confront the teens. No weapons were found. Minneapolis parks leaders are asking for help piecing together what happened.
If high court reverses Roe v. Wade, 22 states likely to ban abortion
As with current abortion policies, a reversal of the landmark court decision would mean a woman's access to the procedure would continue to be determined by where she lives.
Judge sets timeline that could mean Flynn is sentenced in October
A federal judge convened a hearing on Tuesday at which former national security adviser Mike Flynn and prosecutors talked about what could follow Flynn's guilty plea.
Brett Kavanaugh supported broad leeway for presidents under investigation
President Trump's new nominee for the Supreme Court argued that presidents should be protected from lawsuits and investigations while they're in office.
A decision to resentence Dwight and Steven Hammond for arson sparked a protest from Ammon Bundy and dozens of others, who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near the Hammond ranch in southeastern Oregon from Jan. 2 to Feb. 11, 2016, complaining the Hammonds were victims of federal overreach.
Who is Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's pick for the Supreme Court?
The federal judge is conservative and just 53. He is a former Bush White House staffer with deep political ties and the most experience as a judge on Trump's shortlist. But he is also controversial.