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Andrew Kelly / Reuters How Al-Qaeda Benefits From America's Political Divisions
If the United States wishes to defeat Osama bin Laden's heirs and the toxic potency of their message, it needs to recommit to its most basic values.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Should a Judge's Nomination Be Derailed by Her Faith?
During a recent hearing, Democratic senators pushed an appellate-court nominee to explain how her religious beliefs would affect her legal decisions.
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Lexey Swall The Deal Prosecutors Offer When They Have No Cards Left to Play
When DNA evidence exonerated two men convicted in a 1987 murder, one took his chances on a retrial to overturn his conviction. The other accepted a special deal and left prison immediately—as a convicted killer.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump's Buck Passing on Immigration
The president’s decision to try to shift responsibility for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to Congress could turn out to be one of his politically shrewder moves.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters The Anti-Sanctuary-Cities Bill That Outlawed Dissent
A federal court enjoined much of a Texas law that punished officials who dared “endorse” the view that its provisions were harmful to public safety.
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Associated Press Making Sense of the Violence in Charlottesville
Was the white-nationalist march better understood as a departure from America’s traditional values, or viewed in the context of its history?
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John Moore / Getty Images It's Almost Impossible for Inmates to Get a Divorce
The average prisoner has neither the power to compel transportation to court nor the money to hire an attorney. But one Chicago court may have found a fix.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters How Will the Supreme Court Respond to the Arpaio Pardon?
Though its major import is President Trump’s official endorsement of racist discrimination in law enforcement, a flagrant contempt for judges is the subtext.
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Stringer / Reuters 'Alt-Right' Leaders Won't Condemn Ramming Suspect
Two prominent white nationalist leaders held a press conference Monday in which they responded to the fallout from Saturday’s “Unite the Right” rally in Virginia.
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Bryan Woolston / Reuters The JCC Bomb-Threat Suspect Had a Client
Newly unsealed FBI documents suggest the Israeli arrested for sending the threats was selling his services for a fee.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump's Battle Over LGBT Discrimination Is Just Beginning
The Trump administration steps into an on-going legal battle over civil rights—and steps on another agency’s turf.
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Jeff Roberson / AP Lawmakers Grill Defense Officials on Equipment-Transfer Program
Members of a House committee expressed their concerns over a recent report revealing holes in how the agency turns over unused military gear to law enforcement.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Why Trump Might Fire Robert Mueller
President Trump is reportedly considering drastic action to end the Russia investigation.
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Mandel Ngan / Getty Images Why Texas Courts Will Stop 'Nickel-and-Diming' the Poor
A new law could alleviate hardship for those thrown into debt—or jail—because of mounting fines. But does it go far enough?
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Mueller Can Pursue Whatever Crimes He Uncovers
There are no legal or ethical reasons for the special counsel to turn away if he discovers indications of misconduct that are unrelated to the original Russia inquiry.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters Jeff Sessions Treads on the Property Rights of Americans
The Attorney General announced that the Department of Justice will engage in more civil-asset seizures, a practice many conservatives have recognized as a deplorable abuse.
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Terray Silvester / Reuters Should Indian Reservations Give Local Cops Authority on Their Land?
To combat crime on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, the tribe is considering partnering with area law enforcement. But the proposal would need to overcome members’ wariness of state encroachment on their sovereignty.
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John Moore / Getty Images How Long Can Connecticut's Prison Reform Last?
Governor Dannel Malloy’s allies worry the policy changes implemented under his watch will be undone once he leaves office.
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James Lawler Duggan / Reuters Jeff Sessions Claimed He Never Met Foreign Officials on a Key Security Form
A page from the attorney general’s documents, used to apply for a security clearance, were released in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
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Bryan Snyder / Reuters How to Know Who Will Let Trump Get Away With Anything
The defenses of the president’s son for seeking a meeting with a Kremlin-connected attorney make clear that some conservatives will never abandon this White House.
