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An Audio Diary of Despair
Tasneem Ismael Ahel’s audio messages typically arrive all at once. Sometimes there are 16 files. Sometimes there are 24. Sometimes…
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On First Day of New Term, Supreme Court Hears Debate Over First Step Act
The justices heard arguments about how to interpret part of the law aimed at reducing prison sentences for people convicted…
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U.S. Open Shows a Fiercer Side, but Low Scores Abound Anyway
Brooks Koepka dreads a “birdiefest” at a major. But Los Angeles Country Club is giving the Open field only so…
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When Do Creepy Facebook Messages Cross a Constitutional Line?
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in April on a question it once ducked: whether intent counts in criminal cases…
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Biden Administration Defends Student Loan Cancellation at Supreme Court
In a brief filed with the justices, the president’s lawyers argued that his administration acted within its authority in moving…
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It’s Turtles All the Way Down in the Fossil Record
How smushed shells could help to resolve paleontological mysteries.
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Turning Point for Garland as Justice Dept. Grapples With Trump Inquiries
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, a stoic former federal judge intent on restoring rule-of-law order at the Justice…
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Justice Department Asks Supreme Court to Let Student Debt Cancellation Proceed
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow its student loan relief plan to go forward, arguing…