Law

O.J. Simpson during a break in a court hearing in Las Vegas in 2013. Simpson is up for parole after nearly nine years in prison on charges stemming from a bid to retrieve sports memorabilia.

O.J. Simpson Parole Hearing Could Lead To His Release From Prison

9:35am July 20, 2017

by Ina Jaffe

Simpson will find out on Thursday whether he will be released from the Nevada prison where he has been held for nearly nine years. He's serving up to 33 years on armed robbery and other charges.

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Supreme Court Allows Grandparents, Relatives To Enter U.S. Despite Travel Ban

11:08pm July 19, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court refused to block a ruling by a U.S. district judge in Hawaii that allowed grandparents and other relatives of refugees to enter the U.S., exempting them from the Trump travel ban. The court said the matter must be decided by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which the Trump administration was hoping to leapfrog.

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President Trump speaks while flanked by Kansas Secretary of State, Kris Kobach (left) and Vice President Pence during the first meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity in Washington, D.C., onÂ Wednesday.

Talk Of Voter Fraud Dominates First Meeting Of Election Integrity Commission

6:33pm July 19, 2017

"One has to wonder what they're worried about," President Trump said of states that haven't shared data with the commission. "There's something, there always is."

National

California Moves To Require Boat Licenses Due To Safety Concerns

4:30pm July 19, 2017

by Claire Trageser

A handful of states don't require licenses to operate recreational motor boats. It's a major safety concern in California, but now, the state is about to begin permitting boaters.

National

Justice Department Reinstates Controversial Policy On Civil Asset Forfeiture

4:30pm July 19, 2017

by Martin Kaste

The Department of Justice is announcing its policy on civil asset forfeiture on Wednesday. The controversial practice means police can seize private property, regardless of conviction.

President Trump attends a January press conference at Trump Tower with children Ivanka and Donald Jr., who is the latest member of the Trump team to hire a lawyer.

Politics & Government

As Team Trump Lawyers Up, Who's Paying The Attorney Fees?

3:22pm July 19, 2017

by Peter Overby

President Trump's re-election campaign paid Donald Trump Jr.'s lawyer $50,000. White House lawyers are paid government salaries, by taxpayers, but it's unknown how the private lawyers are being paid.

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The Supreme Court left in place a lower court's broadened definition of close family members who could be exempt from the travel ban, including the grandparents and cousins of a person in the U.S.

Supreme Court Allows 'Grandparent' Exemption To Trump Travel Ban

3:08pm July 19, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Justices upheld a lower court order that said grandparents and other relatives qualify as close family and are exempt from the Trump travel ban for citizens of six Muslim-majority countries.

Senate Legislators Address The Media After Their Weekly Policy Luncheons

Guardians Of The Gridlock

2:23pm July 19, 2017

What can Congress get done?

In 2015, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (center) signs into law an ordinance raising the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. Though California isn't one of them, 27 states have passed laws requiring cities to abide by state minimums.

As Cities Raise Minimum Wages, Many States Are Rolling Them Back

11:23am July 19, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

Legislatures and city halls are battling over who gets to set the minimum wage, and increasingly, the states are winning. Business groups argue that complying with disparate city laws is too complex.

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A protester holds up a sign during a July 11 rally calling for accountability regarding alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.

'White House Arrest?' Legal Experts Disagree About Prosecuting A President

11:28pm July 18, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

Special counsel Robert Mueller may be a long way from charging anyone with wrongdoing, let alone the president. But a debate has raged since the country's founding about indicting a sitting president.

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