Wyatt Cenac Wants To Talk About Policing
Cenac's new HBO show, Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas, is a 10-part comedy-documentary focused on American policing and its considerable challenges.
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Benjamin Wittes On Comey's New Book
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Benjamin Wittes of the Lawfare website, who has known James Comey for several years, about Comey's new book and what Comey has said in recent interviews.
Federal Judge Holds Kansas Elections Official In Contempt Of Court
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach was found to have violated a court injunction against providing new voters with confusing and misleading information about their registration.
N.Y. Attorney General, Invoking Trump, Calls For Albany To Close Pardon 'Loophole'
Eric Schneiderman asked state lawmakers to alter New York criminal law so that a presidential pardon might not protect someone from state-level prosecution.
Examining The Case Against Trump Attorney Michael Cohen
The federal court case in New York involving President Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen has received no shortage of attention. Presiding over it all is judge Kimba Wood, a veteran of the bench.
Justices May Not Disturb Status Quo When It Comes To Sales Tax For Online Purchases
The last time the Supreme Court considered whether businesses had to collect sales taxes for out-of-state purchases, the court ruled that they did not have to do so. But that was before the Internet. On Tuesday, the court considered the question again.
Sandy Hook Parents Sue Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Over Claim Shooting Was 'Fake'
The defamation cases chronicle instances in which the right-wing host alleged the 2012 school massacre was a "giant hoax" staged by the federal government to undermine Second Amendment rights.
Will You Soon Have To Pay Sales Tax On Every Online Purchase?
A multibillion-dollar dispute on Internet sales taxes landed at the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The decision could have far-reaching consequences for consumers, states and companies large and small.
Supreme Court Strikes Down Part Of Immigration Law
The court declared a clause in the Immigration and Naturalization Act, mandating the deportation of immigrants convicted of some crimes, as unconstitutionally vague.