Courts

Humankind documentary: 'Reforming the courts'
From the Humankind documentary series, “Judicial Independence,” a new documentary about reforming the federal court system.
Biden: Capitol attack was 'culmination' of Trump's assaults on democracy
President-elect Joe Biden delivered a blistering rebuke of President Donald Trump, a day after a pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol. Biden made the remarks before introducing his choice for U.S. attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland.
Illinois teen pleads not guilty in Kenosha protest slayings
An Illinois teenager who fatally shot two people and wounded a third amidst sometimes violent summer protests on the streets of Kenosha, Wis., pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges including intentional homicide.
Religion, abortion, guns and race. Just the start of a new Supreme Court menu
Conservatives now have a 6-to-3 majority — a vote to spare on any given issue. Experts expect the new majority to move aggressively on an agenda more conservative than any seen since the 1930s.
Supreme Court says Muslim men can sue FBI agents in no-fly list case
The case – Tanzin v Tanvir — involved three Muslim men who said their religious-freedom rights were violated when FBI agents tried to use the no-fly list to force them into becoming informants.
Supreme Court rejects GOP bid to reverse Pennsylvania election results
The lawsuit argued a 2019 state law authorizing universal mail-in voting was unconstitutional and that all ballots cast by mail in the general election in Pennsylvania should be thrown out.
Ivanka Trump deposed in inauguration fund lawsuit
President Donald Trump's eldest daughter gave a deposition this week in connection with the suit, being heard in a Washington, D.C. court. She condemned the investigation on Twitter.
Can Trump change a key census count? Supreme Court hears his claim
The Constitution says that for reallocating House seats, the census must count the "whole number of persons" in each state. But Donald Trump wants to subtract undocumented immigrants.