State Courts

Crime

How Texas is moving to end debtors’ prisons

April 9, 2018 4:00 am

Summer Zervos leaves Manhattan Supreme Court after a hearing in New York. Zervos, a former contestant on "The Apprentice," isn't asking for much in her defamation lawsuit against President Trump. She wants less than $3,000 and an apology for unwanted sexual advances.

News

Trump’s lawyers ask appeals court to dismiss ‘Apprentice’ contestant’s defamation lawsuit

Melissa Quinn -

April 2, 2018 5:30 pm

Beltway Confidential

Lawyer on Adnan Syed appeal: We couldn’t have done it without ‘Serial’ podcast

Siraj Hashmi -

March 30, 2018 5:02 pm

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2016 file photo, Adnan Syed enters Courthouse East in Baltimore prior to a hearing.

Crime

Maryland court grants new trial to ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed

Melissa Quinn -

March 29, 2018 6:33 pm

News

Federal court rejects lawsuit from Pennsylvania GOP challenging court-drawn congressional map

Melissa Quinn -

March 19, 2018 7:19 pm

Crime

Lawyers for man featured on ‘Making a Murder’ ask Supreme Court to hear case

Melissa Quinn -

February 21, 2018 9:19 pm

Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, was just drawn out of that district by Republican leaders in the state legislature. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Beltway Confidential

Proposed Pennsylvania congressional map puts two Dems in same Pittsburgh district

Salena Zito -

February 12, 2018 11:08 pm

Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury last fall on 12 charges related to the work he did in Ukraine before joining Trump's campaign, including conspiracy against the U.S., tax fraud, and money laundering. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

News

Paul Manafort sued by Russian oligarch over failed investment

Diana Stancy Correll -

January 11, 2018 2:14 am

For about two years, Exxon has been fighting investigations spearheaded by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to demonstrate Exxon covered up its own scientists' research 40 years ago, which showed climate change would harm its business. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

Exxon launches counterattack against California-based climate ‘conspiracy’ lawsuits

John Siciliano -

January 9, 2018 5:01 am

California is moving to make it easier for transgender people to identify as the gender of their choice with legislation that would give residents a way to pick one's preferred sex on all state documents, including birth certificates and driver's licenses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Healthcare

California would be first to give residents a third gender option

Anna Giaritelli -

September 4, 2017 4:01 am

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Tag: State Courts

How Texas is moving to end debtors’ prisons

Trump’s lawyers ask appeals court to dismiss ‘Apprentice’ contestant’s defamation lawsuit

Lawyer on Adnan Syed appeal: We couldn’t have done it without ‘Serial’ podcast

Maryland court grants new trial to ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed

Federal court rejects lawsuit from Pennsylvania GOP challenging court-drawn congressional map

Lawyers for man featured on ‘Making a Murder’ ask Supreme Court to hear case

Proposed Pennsylvania congressional map puts two Dems in same Pittsburgh district

Paul Manafort sued by Russian oligarch over failed investment

Exxon launches counterattack against California-based climate ‘conspiracy’ lawsuits

California would be first to give residents a third gender option

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