Officials call for transparency on payments for police misconduct allegations after Washington Post investigation
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Don Beyer, both of Virginia, along with the D.C. Office of Police Complaints, renewed their calls for transparency involving costly lawsuits and claims that are paid to settle cases that alleged police misconduct.
By Keith L. Alexander and Steven RichMarch 11, 2022Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Harvard ties raise recusal questions in Supreme Court’s affirmative action case
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is expected to face sharp questions from Republican senators about whether she would sit out an upcoming case examining the role race can play in college admissions because of her close ties to Harvard University.
By Ann E. Marimow and Seung Min KimMarch 10, 2022Supreme Court denies GOP requests to block new congressional maps in N.C., Pa.
The Supreme Court ruling means the fall elections in North Carolina and Pennsylvania will be held in districts more favorable to Democrats than the ones created by the GOP-led legislatures.
By Robert BarnesMarch 7, 2022Supreme Court decides the definition of ‘occasion,’ and a defendant benefits
The justices agree that William Dale Wooden's prison sentence was too long.
By Robert BarnesMarch 7, 2022Supreme Court rejects attempt to have Bill Cosby conviction reinstated
The justices provided no comment in their routine denial of a bid by local prosecutors to revive the 2018 conviction of the 84-year-old actor and comedian.
By Robert BarnesMarch 7, 2022Supreme Court reinstates death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
The Supreme Court voted 6 to 3, with the liberal justices in dissent. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the majority: “Dzhokhar Tsarnaev committed heinous crimes. The Sixth Amendment nonetheless guaranteed him a fair trial before an impartial jury. He received one.”
By Robert BarnesMarch 4, 2022Supreme Court says Republican attorney general can defend Ky. abortion law that Democratic officials dropped
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., writing for the majority, said courts should recognize the “weighty interest that a State has in protecting its own laws.”
By Robert BarnesMarch 3, 2022Supreme Court conservatives seem skeptical of EPA’s authority for broad emissions regulation
Some of the Supreme Court’s conservative justices seemed skeptical Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency can proceed with sweeping regulation of climate-warming emissions from the nation’s power plants without clearer authority from Congress.
By Robert BarnesFebruary 28, 2022Supreme Court to review Indian Child Welfare Act, which prioritizes adoptions by Native American parents or tribes
The law is being challenged by three states and seven individuals, who say it does not focus solely on what's best for the child.
By Robert BarnesFebruary 28, 2022Four women on the Supreme Court would bring historic, near gender parity for institution long dominated by White men
If confirmed, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson would join Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett on the nine-person Supreme Court.
By Robert BarnesFebruary 27, 2022Barr calls prospect of Trump running for president again ‘dismaying,’ says GOP should ‘look forward’ to others
In a new book, “One Damn Thing After Another,” the former attorney general takes shot after shot at Trump, especially over his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic and his false claims that the election was stolen from him.
By Matt Zapotosky and Josh DawseyFebruary 27, 2022Inside Biden’s pick of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court
While the White House sought to portray a deliberative process, few in Washington expected the president to choose anyone other than the appellate court judge.
By Seung Min Kim, Sean Sullivan and Tyler PagerFebruary 26, 2022Panel finds ex-federal prosecutor withheld evidence in Chandra Levy murder case, recommends 90-day suspension of license
Amanda Haines, a former assistant U.S. attorney in D.C. who is now retired, can appeal the committee's finding.
By Keith L. AlexanderFebruary 26, 2022Jackson’s nomination is historic, but her impact on Supreme Court in short term likely will be minimal
If Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed by the Senate, the Supreme Court's conservatives will still hold a 6-to-3 majority.
By Robert BarnesFebruary 25, 2022Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
The president is naming Ketanji Brown Jackson, a judge on the D.C. federal court of appeals, as his first Supreme nominee. If confirmed, she would be the first Black woman justice in the court's history.
By Tyler Pager, Sean Sullivan, Seung Min Kim and Ann E. MarimowFebruary 25, 2022Americans divided over whether first Black female justice will make a difference, Post-ABC poll finds
In a sharp partisan difference, nearly 8 in 10 Democrats welcomed President Biden’s decision to nominate an African American woman to the Supreme Court, while 16 percent of Republicans held that view.
By Robert Barnes and Emily GuskinFebruary 25, 2022In EPA Supreme Court case, the agency’s power to combat climate change hangs in the balance
The Supreme Court next week will consider a challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s power that could hobble President Biden’s ability to curtail U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and restrict the ability of future presidential administrations to aggressively combat climate change.
By Robert Barnes and Dino GrandoniFebruary 25, 2022Ghislaine Maxwell juror to be questioned under oath about alleged past abuse
A judge denied Ghislaine Maxwell's motion for a new trial based on a juror having told reporters he was a past victim of sex abuse. But the judge will question that juror under oath March 8.
By Shayna JacobsFebruary 24, 2022