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What is the 'state secrets privilege' invoked by the Trump administration?
The state secrets privilege allows the U.S. government to withhold sensitive evidence in court cases. Both Democratic and Republican administrations have invoked it.
Judge blocks California law banning carrying firearms in most public places
The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom was set to take effect Jan. 1. It would have prohibited people from carrying concealed guns in places including parks and playgrounds, churches, banks and zoos.
How we found criminal trials where Ohio prosecutors acted improperly
In a two-year investigation, we built a dataset of some 450 claims of prosecutorial misconduct by analyzing thousands of pages of appellate decisions from 2018 to 2021. Detailed here is how we did it.
Ohio prosecutors broke rules to win convictions and got away with it
About 100 prosecutors across Ohio violated standards meant to protect a defendant's civil rights in criminal trials, an investigation by NPR and its reporting partners found. Some did so repeatedly.
A federal judge rules again that California's assault weapons ban is unconstitutional
The judge conceded that weapons like AR-15s are commonly used by criminals, but said the guns are importantly also owned by people who obey the law and feel they need firearms to protect themselves.
House to vote on same-sex marriage in an effort to push back against court
Tuesday's vote in the House is part political strategy in an election-year roll call that will force all lawmakers to go on the record with their views on the high-profile social issue.
Cambodian court convicts a U.S. lawyer and dozens of others of treason
Cambodian American rights activist Theary Seng and most of the other defendants had been charged over a failed attempt by the leader of an opposition party to return from exile in 2019.
Sydney man admits to pushing a gay American off a cliff in 1988
The defendant faces a potential sentence of life in prison on sentencing scheduled for Tuesday.
Britain withdraws its judges from Hong Kong's top court
The two British judges resigned after citing concerns about the court being as endorsing "an administration that has departed from values of political freedom, and freedom of expression."