Law

Georgia Leads A Push To Help Ex-Prisoners Get Jobs

3:35pm July 07, 2015

by Susanna Capelouto

Federal grant money is flowing to skills training programs for ex-offenders. But aid will be successful only if employers are willing to hire them. That's where state re-entry programs show promise.

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Soccer Fan Displays Loretta Lynch Cutout At U.S. Women's World Cup Final

3:27pm July 07, 2015

For Nik Dahl, fan of the U.S. Women's soccer team, Attorney General Loretta Lynch saved the sport of soccer by exposing corrupt FIFA leaders. To show his appreciation, he brought her to the Women's World Cup Final — well, a 3-foot cutout of her face that is.

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Jonathan Treviño poses in front of a drug bust.

National

With Corruption Rampant, Good Cops Go Bad In Texas' Rio Grande Valley

11:51am July 07, 2015

by John Burnett

How does a promising young cop go from town hero to drug trafficker? A former rogue officer details what led him to the dark side in a region known for corruption.

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The New Science Behind Our 'Unfair' Criminal Justice System

10:03am July 07, 2015

"Good people with the best of intentions ... can get things terribly, terribly wrong," says legal scholar Adam Benforado. His book, Unfair, explores the intrinsic flaws of the American justice system.

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Bill Cosby performs during a November 2014 show at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, Fla.

Cosby Admitted Giving Woman Quaaludes

9:54am July 07, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The comedian testified in 2005 he got the sedative with the intent of giving it to women with whom he wanted to have sex.

Mary Helen Flores (center) is the founder of Citizens Against Voter Abuse.

In Rio Grande Valley, Some Campaign Workers Are Paid To Harvest Votes

9:26am July 07, 2015

by John Burnett

It's a time-honored tradition in South Texas: Local candidates who need votes go to campaign workers known as politiqueras. But some of those workers are now charged with manipulating mail-in ballots.

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Bill Cosby Admitted To Acquiring Drugs To Give To A Woman For Sex

9:19pm July 06, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews MaryClaire Dale, an Associated Press reporter, about the court documents showing Cosby said in 2005 he got quaaludes to give to a woman with whom he wanted to have sex.

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National

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Lawyers File Motion For New Trial

5:00pm July 06, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Condemned to death for his role in the Boston Marathon bombings, Tsarnaev filed a preliminary motion Monday for a new trial, reportedly seeking to overturn both his conviction and his death sentence.

Justice Department Investigates Airlines For Possible Price Collusion

2:37pm July 06, 2015

by David Schaper

The department is investigating whether U.S. airlines worked together to keep ticket prices high. Prosecutors want to know if they held back competition by limiting flights and seating capacity.

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National

After Supreme Court Decision, What's Next For Gay Rights Groups?

2:36pm July 06, 2015

by Tovia Smith

Advocates concede it may be more challenging to rally public support and dollars for causes that may be less obvious or visceral than marriage.

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