Crime, Law and Justice

Trump's travel ban likely to be upheld, justices indicate
The travel ban case is the court's first comprehensive look at a Trump policy -- one of considerable importance to the president and highly controversial since it was first rolled out a week after Trump took office.
Oregon knew of abuse case against family that went off cliff
Oregon child welfare officials knew the family in an SUV that plunged off a California cliff had faced a child abuse investigation in another state when it looked into allegations in 2013.
Police said the officers are in critical condition. "Dallas is at the precipice looking into the hell of heartbreak," the city's mayor said.
Grandson indicted in Minnesota couple's killing
A central Minnesota man now faces first-degree murder charges in the killings of his grandparents, who had taken him into their home.
Online post suggests rampage suspect may have resented women
The gender issue arose because of what police called a "cryptic" Facebook message posted by Minassian just before the incident that suggested he was part of an online community angry over their inability to form relationships with women.
Thomas Tichich testified that he did not take advantage of a woman who prosecutors say was passed out after a night of drinking in December of 2016.
Minnesota weighs keeping legal opening for cameras in courts
The Minnesota Supreme Court is weighing whether it should make permanent a pilot project that allowed news cameras in criminal courtrooms. Here's a look at some of the issues before the justices.
Authorities say a man fatally shot in northeastern Minnesota was the former director of the Native American Center at the University of Wisconsin-Steven Point.
Waffle House shooting underscores how gun laws vary from state to state
Travis Reinking's guns were seized in Illinois, but he may have broken no laws by having those guns -- including an AR-15 -- when he moved to Tennessee late last year.