April 28, 2016 Judge rules against Justice Dept. in Fast and Furious fight A federal judge has rejected the Justice Department's claim of executive privilege used to withhold documents tied to the Fast and Furious "gun-walking" scandal from release to a congressional committee.
April 28, 2016 Former federal prosecutors offer support for sentencing reform bill Dozens of former federal prosecutors and senior government officials Tuesday threw their weight behind a a push for a criminal justice reform bill that would reduce mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenses.
April 28, 2016 Planned Parenthood files federal lawsuit over undercover videos Planned Parenthood filed a federal court lawsuit Thursday alleging extensive criminal misconduct by the anti-abortion activists who produced undercover videos targeting the handling of fetal tissue at some Planned Parenthood clinics.
March 30, 2016 Couple says adoption agency lied about child's severe health problems A couple who adopted an 8-year-old girl from China knew she had special needs — but they claim they were duped by a Morningside Heights adoption agency about just how dire her health situation really was.
March 21, 2016 Johnson & Johnson settling cases tied to device that can spread uterine cancer Johnson & Johnson is settling a series of legal claims and lawsuits alleging that its now-discontinued hysterectomy device harmed women by spreading an undetected hidden cancer, according to court documents and plaintiff lawyers with knowledge of the settlements.
March 17, 2016 Johnson & Johnson hit with $500 million verdict in trial over hip implants Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy unit were ordered by a Texas federal jury on Thursday to pay a total of about $500 million to five plaintiffs who said they were injured by Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants.
March 11, 2016 Minnesota judge's plan to 'de-radicalize' terror defendants dubious, say experts When a teen from Minnesota’s huge Somali population pleaded guilty last year to planning to travel to Syria to join ISIS, a federal judge decided to give him one more chance.
January 28, 2016 Judge scolds Dem rep facing corruption charges for not paying lawyers The judge overseeing an upcoming political corruption case offered Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah some harsh advice Tuesday: get “your priorities” straight.
January 22, 2016 Pro-life rally marches on, despite pending blizzard in D.C. WASHINGTON - The activists participating in the annual March for Life in Washington D.C. aren’t going to let anything like a state of emergency get in their way.
January 15, 2016 Atheists challenge 'In God We Trust' in court: why they will fail A federal lawsuit has been filed to remove ‘In God We Trust’ from currency, another attack on our religious heritage.
