A judge formally dismissed a murder case Friday against a retired Washington state police officer who a prosecutor says was wrongly convicted in the 1957 killing of a 7-year-old Illinois girl, but he put off a decision on whether to ...
Read More »AP Exclusive: Color index for US border security is rejected
Five years ago, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security dropped its color-coded terror threat index developed after the 9/11 attacks amid widespread confusion and ridicule. So what did it do when tasked by Secretary Jeh Johnson in 2014 with measuring ...
Read More »Letter from the President: A responsibility I take seriously
The following is the full text of the president’s guest post on Wednesday on SCOTUSblog. The Constitution vests in the President the power to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. It’s a duty that I take seriously, and one that ...
Read More »Missouri jury awards $72M in Johnson & Johnson cancer suit
A Missouri jury has awarded $72 million to the family of an Alabama woman who died from ovarian cancer, which she said was caused by using Johnson & Johnson’s well-known baby powder and other products containing talcum. The civil suit ...
Read More »Missouri measure seeks religious exemptions on gay marriage
Missouri voters, who were among the first nationally to adopt a constitutional ban on gay marriage, could get a say later this year on whether to grant greater religious protections to some business owners and individuals who object to same-sex ...
Read More »Obama urges quick high court confirmation; GOP says no votes
President Barack Obama urged the Republican-run Senate on Wednesday to fulfill its “constitutional responsibility” and consider his Supreme Court nominee, pushing back on GOP leaders who insist there will be no hearing or vote when he names a successor to the ...
Read More »Missouri Senate backs end to lobbyist-catered group events
The Missouri Senate on Tuesday backed a proposal to stop the practice of lobbyists paying for catered events for groups of lawmakers and passed a bill blocking some elected officials from serving as paid political consultants. The Senate’s actions are ...
Read More »Missouri candidate filing for 2016 elections begins
Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt was among dozens of candidates who waited in long lines Tuesday at the secretary of state’s office to officially file to run for public office. Unlike others in line, Blunt’s challenger — Democratic Secretary of ...
Read More »Obama: Guantanamo Bay undermines security, must be closed
President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed to “once and for all” close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer remaining detainees to a facility in the United States, saying that despite significant political hurdles and congressional opposition he ...
Read More »Missouri lawmakers weigh public’s right to police footage
Missouri lawmakers debated Monday on how to balance the public’s right to access police body camera footage with individuals’ right to privacy. Rep. Kenneth Wilson told a House panel that while he wants to ensure body cameras don’t interfere with ...
Read More »Illinois makes cameras-in-court policy permanent
Illinois is making its cameras-in-court policy permanent after having success with a four-year experiment that allowed media coverage at some trials, state high court officials said Monday. An Illinois Supreme Court spokesman said safeguards at several dozen trials where news cameras ...
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