As the melting snow reveals the first buds of spring, the justices turn again to a subject perhaps all too familiar to them – statutes of limitation in class actions. You would think that the Supreme Court had resolved every possible variation on that topic...
If there was ever a police shooting that would bring criminal charges against a law enforcement officer in Los Angeles, the killing of Brendon Glenn looked like it could be the one. The shooting was captured on video. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck issued...
President Trump is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller, White House attorney Ty Cobb said Sunday evening—even after the president directly lashed out at Mueller’s probe during the weekend, reports CNBC news. The lawyer’s assurance wasn’t likely to assuage concerns that the president would...
Edward Minguela, 32, is standing on the sidewalk, his hands in the air. Three Camden County, N.J., police officers approach with their weapons drawn. They’d received an anonymous tip about a man with a gun. Minguela, who fit the description, is unarmed. The first officer...
The U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed a direct challenge to the constitutionality of the death penalty on Monday. It refused to hear an Arizona contract killer’s argument that it amounts to impermissible cruel and unusual punishment and that American society has reached a consensus on the...
The Supreme Court declined to grant certiorari on the substantive constitutional issue in United States v. Sanchez-Gomez — the validity of a district-wide policy permitting United States marshals to place full restraints on defendants during most non-jury proceedings, even without a determination of cause to...