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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.
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Matt Rourke / AP A Major Victory for the Right to Record Police
Federal appeals courts covering half of U.S. states have now ruled that Americans have a First Amendment right to videotape encounters with law enforcement.
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Brynn Anderson / AP A Mental-Health Crisis in Alabama’s Prisons
In a 302-page opinion this week, a federal judge in Montgomery condemned the dire conditions faced by prisoners with mental illnesses.
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Jim Bourg / Reuters Sally Yates on Bob Mueller: ‘Folks Ought to Have Tremendous Confidence in Him’
The former acting attorney general says she believes the Department of Justice can withstand anything that happens during the Trump administration.
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Mike Theiler / Reuters The Blurry Line Between Violent Talk and Violent Action
How do progressives express their moral fury without embracing a dehumanizing language of their own?
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Between the Lines of Jim Comey's Testimony
The former FBI director left a number of hints about where the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election could go.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Criminal-Justice Reformers Pin Their Hopes on Jared Kushner
On the Hill, the president’s adviser and son-in-law is seen as the best chance to get support from the White House.
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Jim Watson / Getty Images How Insurance Companies Can Force Bad Cops Off the Job
In exchange for coverage, insurers can demand that police departments implement new policies and training, and dismiss problem officers.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Incompetence Defense
Republican senators suggest Trump is innocent because he didn’t try very hard to obstruct justice, or because he was bad at it.
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Julio Cortez / AP A New Jersey Mosque Wins in a Religious-Discrimination Lawsuit—Over Parking Lots
Zoning ordinances are a common tool of bias against faith groups. On Tuesday, a Bernards Township settled two cases brought against it.
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Mike Blake / Reuters Jeff Sessions's Agenda for the Civil-Rights Division
The Trump administration's budget envisions staff reductions and a diminished focus on traditional civil-rights enforcement.
