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The Supreme Court’s Ivy League problem
The shared elite backgrounds of Supreme Court justices, some experts say, is a disadvantage because scientific research shows diverse groups make better decisions.
Catholics on the court: The historical struggle between canon and constitutional law
In late 1972, while drafting the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, Justice Harry Blackmun asked fellow Justice William Brennan to review a section in the opinion concerning the Roman Catholic Church.
Police chiefs plot new strategies against gun violence and mass shootings
Even as it is beset by gun violence, Chicago likes to claim it has some of the strictest gun laws in the country.
GOP senator confident Trump will protect states’ rights on marijuana
A Colorado Republican senator believes President Donald Trump will support a bipartisan congressional effort to give states autonomy over their marijuana laws – even though it would put the White House in direct conflict with its Justice Department.
Southwest Airlines says passengers are slow to return after Flight 1380 death
Southwest Airline's first passenger fatality is still costing the company money and expected to drag down sales well into the summer travel season.
Md. restricts inmates’ access to books to curb drug smuggling
Maryland prison officials are limiting access to books for thousands of inmates in state-run facilities in the latest effort to reduce drug smuggling.
A radical experiment in parenting, punishment
Prison nursery programs remain rare nationwide, but eight facilities in as many states have opened them amid dramatic growth in the number of incarcerated women.
Michigan State, Nassar victims reach $500M settlement
Michigan State University has agreed to pay $500 million to more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history, the university announced Wednesday.
NY judge raises deep questions about chimpanzees’ legal rights
In a striking concurring opinion that was cheered by the chimps' advocates, one judge wrote that the legal question at the heart of the case – whether all animals are mere property or things – is far from settled.
Simonaire’s coming out more than a family matter
"I love you and hope you understand where I am coming from and that I am still your little girl who you have loved all along," Meagan Simonaire texted her father.
Federal prisons close book on controversial purchasing policy
Federal prison officials abruptly reversed a controversial policy Thursday that had made it harder and more expensive for thousands of inmates to receive books by banning direct delivery through the mail from publishers, bookstores and book clubs.
Can crowdfunding level the legal playing field?
Porn star Stormy Daniels wants help with legal expenses after filing a lawsuit against President Donald Trump – costs that are likely to climb to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
