A suicide attack at a concert given by pop star Ariana Grande in Manchester, England, in May might have been foiled had British investigators grasped the importance of “highly relevant” intelligence that reached their desks, says a new government-commissioned report quoted by the Washington Post....
The undocumented immigrant who fatally shot Kate Steinle at a popular San Francisco tourist spot two years ago has been indicted on two federal charges in connection with the controversial case, CNN reports. Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, who was acquitted last week of state murder...
In its conference of December 8, 2017, the court will consider petitions involving issues such as whether the death penalty in and of itself violates the Eighth Amendment, in light of contemporary standards of decency; whether a court’s exercise of in rem jurisdiction overcomes the...
Two days after 26 people were massacred in a Texas church, one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history had nearly vanished from the major cable news networks, The Trace reports. The sharp drop-off in the number of mentions of the Sutherland Springs shooting...
Military law enforcement officials failed to submit fingerprint reports to the FBI in one out of four cases over a two-year period in which troops had been convicted of serious crimes, potentially allowing them to purchase weapons illegally, says the Pentagon Inspector General, USA Today...
Today at 11 a.m. (available by live stream), the Heritage Foundation will review yesterday’s oral argument in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Speakers will include one of the oral advocates, Kristen Waggoner, and two authors of amicus briefs in the case, Ilya...
Much of the business world has long since given up on the idea of fax machines. Those old, clunky, and noisy things that transmit images of documents oh-so-slowly. But can we, as attorneys, really give up this technological relic in the name of efficiency? The Traditional...
Rare bipartisan consensus around legislation to improve the national background check system for gun purchases is in jeopardy after House Republicans linked the measure to a bill allowing gun owners to carry concealed weapons across state lines, the Washington Post reports. The House is expected...
An Oklahoma City police officer “crossed the line” when he shot an unarmed suicidal man last month, says Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater, The Oklahoman reports. Sgt. Keith Patrick Sweeney, 32, is charged with second-degree murder. Prosecutors allege the shooting was unreasonable and unjustified....
When Leandra English, former chief of staff to the former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, asked a federal judge to block President Trump’s appointment of Mick Mulvaney to replace her departing boss Richard Cordray, and to install her as the CFPB’s rightful leader,...