Law
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US
On First Day of New Term, Supreme Court Hears Debate Over First Step Act
The justices heard arguments about how to interpret part of the law aimed at reducing prison sentences for people convicted…
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World
Jurist presiding at Trump’s civil trial will serve as judge and jury.
Arthur F. Engoron, who is presiding over Donald J. Trump’s civil fraud trial, is an independent and thoughtful — if…
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World
Trump’s Trial Starts Monday. It Will Spotlight What He’s Really Worth.
The judge in the civil case has already decided Donald J. Trump inflated his financial statements. Now, he will make…
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Business
Wall Street’s Most Hated Regulator Faces an Existential Threat
Rohit Chopra became one of the most powerful financial regulators by pairing bark with bite. As director of the Consumer…
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US
Baltimore Archdiocese, Bracing for More Abuse Claims, Files for Bankruptcy
The nation’s oldest Catholic archdiocese made the move days before a new law goes into effect removing the statute of…
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US
Federal Court Again Strikes Down Alabama’s Congressional Map
Republicans failed to comply with a court order to create a second majority-Black district or something “close to it,” the…
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World
Uganda Arrests Man on Antigay Charge Punishable by Death
Prosecutors used the death penalty provision of a recent law to charge a 20-year-old man with having sexual intercourse with…
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News
I Think Our Condo Board Is Spying on Us. Are These Cameras Legal?
Cameras that capture images in common areas of buildings for security purposes are lawful. Recording conversations, typically, is not.
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US
South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Abortion Law, Reversing Earlier Decision
The ruling, by a newly all-male bench, allows the state’s new six-week abortion ban to take effect.
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News
Robert Paulson, Long-Term A.L.S. Survivor, Is Dead at 86
He lived with the condition also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease much longer than most and spread the message, an…