Crime, Law and Justice

BCA to take part in community meeting in wake of Minneapolis police shooting
While the BCA cannot talk about an open investigation, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed on Saturday that superintendent Drew Evans is working with the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage to set up a meeting to discuss the process the BCA uses for investigating police shootings.
A 'Supreme' show: Trump savors big reveal for court choice
On Monday night, after more than a week of pitched speculation, Trump will go on prime-time television to reveal his choice to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Kids as young as 1 appear in U.S. court, awaiting reunion with families
Critics have seized on the nation's immigration court system that requires children -- some still in diapers -- to have appearances before judges and go through deportation proceedings while separated from their parents.
Trump lawyers called Comey 'Machiavellian' in note to Mueller
Lawyers for President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack on former FBI Director James Comey in a confidential memo last year to the special counsel, casting him as "Machiavellian," dishonest and "unbounded by law and regulation."
Anti-violence protesters shut down part of Chicago interstate
Thousands of anti-violence protesters marched along a Chicago interstate on Saturday, shutting down traffic in an effort to draw attention to the gun violence that's claimed hundreds of lives in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods.
Duluth council member takes on panhandling law
Laws against panhandling experienced a huge growth in the U.S. in the first half of the decade. Now, the city of Duluth is set to take on the issue of repealing its ban.