Law

West Virginia House Panel Votes To Impeach Entire Supreme Court

7:26pm August 08, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The articles of impeachment recommend the entire bench, including its chief justice, be impeached "for maladministration, corruption, incompetency, neglect of duty, and certain high crimes."

An appeals court has ruled in favor of the family of José Antonio Elena Rodríguez, who was shot on the Mexican side of the border at Nogales by an American agent who was on the U.S. side of the border.

National

Federal Court: Border Agent Doesn't Have Immunity In Teen's Killing At Mexican Border

3:42pm August 08, 2018

by Bill Chappell

It would be "bizarre," the majority opinion states, for a border agent to be granted qualified immunity on the grounds that the teenager was not a U.S. citizen.

A woman from the Mexican state of Michoacán who did not give her name stands with her daughter at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico, as names are read off a list of people who will cross into the United States to begin the process of applyi

Lawsuit Challenges Administration's Crackdown On Asylum-Seekers

11:41am August 08, 2018

by Joel Rose

Immigrants' rights groups say the plaintiffs fled "horrific persecution" and were deprived of the right to seek humanitarian protections by the tightened policies.

The Oakland Police Department remains under federal oversight 15 years after settling a civil rights case against it.

National

In Oakland, More Data Hasn't Meant Less Racial Disparity During Police Stops

10:17am August 08, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

Despite 15 years of federal oversight and data collection, the Oakland Police Department persists in racially biased policing. Community activists are frustrated that more has not changed.

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Politics & Government

There's A Mountain Of Evidence Against Manafort, Mariotti Says

7:47am August 08, 2018

David Greene talks to former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti about the latest details to emerge from the bank and tax fraud trial of the president's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

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National

Judge Rules In Favor Of Puerto Rico Oversight Board's Authority

5:32am August 08, 2018

by Adrian Florido

A federal judge has ruled that Puerto Rico's government does not have final say on its finances. It belongs to a fiscal oversight board Congress appointed to get the island out of debt.

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Spotlight On Rick Gates In Manafort Trial

5:32am August 08, 2018

by Ryan Lucas

Defense lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort will continue to try to discredit star witness Rick Gates. Gates will again testify Wednesday in Manafort's fraud trial.

Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA), gay activists and others demonstrate outside the U.S. District Court 9th Circuit in Pasadena, Calif., in May. The Trump administration has been trying to convince courts that it is justi

Immigration Debate Shifts To Texas Judge Who Blocked 2015 DACA Expansion

5:32am August 08, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

Seven states are asking Judge Andrew Hanen for a preliminary injunction to force the government to reject renewals for young people currently enrolled in DACA and stop accepting new applications.

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News Brief: Election Night Results, Rick Gates Testifies, Puerto Rico's Finances

5:19am August 08, 2018

We have a recap of elections in several states. Also, the latest in the Paul Manafort trial and a federal court decision with lasting repercussions for Puerto Rico's government.

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has written decisions on several important campaign finance cases and would likely move the Court's jurisprudence further towards deregulation.

Politics & Government

On Appeals Court, Kavanaugh Helped To Loosen Political Money Laws

5:00am August 08, 2018

by Peter Overby

Kavanugh's decisions have effectively pulled the campaign finance system rightward, letting in more money with less regulation.