California Starts Streamlining Prosecution For People Who Cross Border Illegally
This week, for the first time, California courts began instituting a streamlined prosecution process for people detained after crossing the border illegally. The state is facing the added strain that zero tolerance has put on its courts.
Government Lawyers Say Some Migrant Children Are Ineligible For Reunification
Lawyers for the federal government updated a judge in San Diego Friday, saying the government has reunified 57 of the 103 children under the age of 5, claiming the others are ineligible for reunification.
FEMA Report Acknowledges Failures In Puerto Rico Disaster Response
Problems included a lack of key supplies on Puerto Rico before the storm, unqualified staff and challenges with delivering emergency supplies, according to the internal report.
Video Shows 6-Year-Old Girl Heard On ProPublica Tape Reunited With Mother
After being separated from her mother, Alison Jimena Valencia Madrid asked authorities to call her aunt — she’d memorized the number. Now ProPublica has published video of her back with her mom.
Justice Department Charges Russian Cyberspies With Attack On 2016 Election
The Justice Department announced on Friday that a new indictment had been unsealed against 12 Russians connected to hacking of Democratic Party and other targets.
The Reality Of The ‘Ginsburg Rule’
When Republicans talk about the Ginsburg rule, they suggest that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed very little in her confirmation hearing. Ginsburg was quite explicit, however, on many issues.
News Brief: Trump Criticizes May, Family Reunifications, Nawaz Sharif Arrest
President Trump criticized Theresa May in a new interview published as he visits the U.K. Also, the latest on family reunifications of children and former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Family Reunification Case Update
Lawyers for the government and the ACLU remain at odds over efforts to reunify families separated when they crossed the border.
NAACP President On Brett Kavanaugh
NPR’s David Greene speaks to NAACP President Derrick Johnson about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination and how this will factor into the agenda for the civil rights group’s annual convention this year.
Hospital Lockdowns Can Leave Patients’ Loved Ones Locked Out
Hospitals are preparing for how to handle mass shootings in case the next one is in their backyard. One difficult call is whether to lockdown the facility, which can have emotional consequences.
FBI To Start Using A 2nd Database For Gun Background Checks
Dylann Roof was able to buy a gun two months before the Charleston church massacre because of a background check error. A new plan by the FBI aims to fix what critics call the “Charleston Loophole.”
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