Law

Report Calls For Investigation Into CIA's Post-9/11 Interrogation Program

1:52pm December 02, 2015

by David Welna

Human Rights Watch issued a new report Tuesday examining the legality of the CIA's post-9/11 detention and interrogation program. It is expected to challenge the Obama administration's conclusions that it is impossible to prosecute the CIA officers and others involved in the program.

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Congress Strikes Deal On 5-Year Transportation Bill

5:13pm December 01, 2015

by Laura Wagner

For the first time in a decade, congressional leaders have reached a bipartisan agreement on a long-term bill to fix, maintain and expand the nation's roads, bridges, rails and mass transit.

An image from the report "ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa" shows (clockwise from top) a suspended Twitter user announcing their new account, and examples of other Twitter accounts that help spread extremist information online.

National

'Unprecedented': What ISIS Looks Like In America

5:01pm December 01, 2015

by Bill Chappell

A new report glimpses life "inside the bubble of American ISIS sympathizers, a diverse and diffuse scene that the FBI estimates include hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals."

National

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Firing Of Chicago Police Chief

4:48pm December 01, 2015

by Cheryl Corley

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday the firing of the city's embattled police superintendent. He also said a task force will begin work on a top to bottom review of the city's police department.

An empty jury box at the Orange County Courthouse during the Casey Anthony murder trial in 2011.

National

Why Courts Use Anonymous Juries, Like In Freddie Gray Case

7:43am December 01, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Experts trace the first completely anonymous jury to 1977. That's when a judge worried about possible jury tampering by a drug kingpin named Leroy "Nicky" Barnes, a man also known as Mr. Untouchable.

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A Cook County judge set bond at $1.5 million for Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, who was charged last week with first-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murdering Black Teen Posts Bond

8:31pm November 30, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Officer Jason Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Van Dyke was captured on dashcam video shooting the teen 16 times.

National

Federal Authorities Arrest Man Linked To Threat That Closed U. of Chicago

6:23pm November 30, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Authorities say Jabari Dean was motivated by the 2014 police killing of Laquan McDonald. He threatened to kill 16 white male students or staff to correspond with the number of times McDonald was shot.

Suspect In Colorado Planned Parenthood Shooting Appears In Court

5:20pm November 30, 2015

by Ben Markus

The suspect in the shooting at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs was in court Monday. Robert L. Dear faces multiple counts after the deadly attack that left three people dead and nine wounded.

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Jury Selection Begins For First Officer To Face Trial In Freddie Gray Case

4:12pm November 30, 2015

by Jennifer Ludden

Jury selection began Monday for the first police officer to go on trial in connection with the death of Freddie Gray last April.

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Freddie Gray Case Reignites Debate Over Use Of Anonymous Juries

4:12pm November 30, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Defense lawyers for one of the officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray have asked for an anonymous jury. The practice has been used in mob and corruption cases but it's controversial.