Law

Accused Planned Parenthood Shooter Shouts 'I'm Guilty' In Court

8:00pm December 09, 2015

by Ben Markus

Robert Dear, the man accused in the mass shooting at a Planned Parenthood office at Colorado Springs, blurted he was guilty Wednesday in court, one of several outbursts during his arraignment.

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Robert Lewis Dear was formally charged with first-degree murder and other counts in last month's killing of three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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Accused Planned Parenthood Shooter: 'I'm A Warrior For The Babies'

6:53pm December 09, 2015

by Laura Wagner

In one of several courtroom outbursts, Robert Lewis Dear, who is accused of killing three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado, said he was guilty and won't go to trial.

Abigail Noel Fisher, who challenged a racial component to University of Texas at Austin's admissions policy, speaks to the media outside the U.S. Supreme Court building during arguments in the case in October of 2013.

Affirmative Action Fight Returns To The U.S. Supreme Court

6:30pm December 09, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

For the second time, the University of Texas must defend its limited use of race and ethnicity in admissions decisions.

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FBI Director Provides New Details On San Bernardino Shooters

5:40pm December 09, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

The San Bernardino shooting and law enforcement efforts to prevent another attack dominated FBI Director James Comey's testimony on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

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First Officer On Trial In Freddie Gray Case Takes Stand

4:18pm December 09, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

The first of six Baltimore police officers on trial for the death of Freddie Gray took the stand Wednesday in his own defense. William Porter, who's been on the force just two years, is charged with manslaughter. Prosecutors say Porter failed to seek medical attention for Gray when he asked for it, and he is also responsible for Gray's fatal injury by not securing him with a seat belt during his transport in a police van.

House Passes Measure To Tighten Controls On Visa-Free Travel to U.S.

8:08pm December 08, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Approved 407-19, the bill requires anyone who has traveled to Iraq or Syria in the past five years to obtain a visa before entering the U.S.

Darrell Cannon was tortured into confessing to a crime he didn't commit and was sentenced to life in prison. He was exonerated in 2004 and released from prison in 2007.

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With Chicago Police Investigation, Advocates Ask, What Took So Long?

7:48pm December 08, 2015

by David Schaper

Chicago's department is the latest to be in the spotlight for shooting a black man, which critics say is evidence of a long history of the city's police using excessive force on minorities.

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Activists hold signs during a news conference in front of the Supreme Court Tuesday.

Supreme Court Hears Arguments Testing 'One Person, One Vote'

7:27pm December 08, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Tuesday's case tested whether state legislative districts should count all persons or only eligible voters when district lines are being drawn.

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Google Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education in use in Arlington, Texas.

Google Hit With A Student Privacy Complaint

5:37pm December 08, 2015

by Anya Kamenetz

Fifty million students and teachers use free Google Apps for Education. A civil liberties organization says their data are being misused.

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Why Didn't Officer Call Medic For Freddie Gray? (And Other Questions)

4:26pm December 08, 2015

Officer William Porter is the first of six Baltimore police officers who stand accused of playing a role in the death of Gray. Here, a breakdown of some key questions that have come up in his trial.