Ivanka Trump Deposed In Inauguration Fund Lawsuit President Trump's eldest daughter gave a deposition this week in connection with the suit, being heard in a Washington, D.C. court. She condemned the investigation on Twitter. Brian Naylor
California Assemblymember Expands Rights For Native American Tribes James Ramos, a Native American who authored three new laws said, "For once, we do have someone in the legislature that understands the issues and the plight of the California Indian people." Mary Louise Kelly
Grounded: Emotional Support Animals No Longer Guaranteed Free Flights The Department of Transportation won't require airlines to accommodate animals other than legitimate service dogs. The decision comes after reports of fraudulent service animal claims. Dustin Jones
Supreme Court Weighs Whether Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts Are Unconstitutional In April the justices said future split verdicts in criminal trials are unconstitutional. Now the question is what about such verdicts in the past — potentially several thousand of them. Nina Totenberg
Justice Department Investigating Possible Bribery-For-Pardon Scheme A document filed in federal court seems to show a probe into lobbying for a pardon and a related scheme to offer payment. Large swaths of the document, including names, are blacked out. Ryan Lucas
Climate Case Against Shell Begins In The Netherlands The case was brought by a group of environmental organizations and more than 17,000 Dutch citizens. They demand that Shell be forced to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 45% by 2030. Laurel Wamsley
Supreme Court Backs Religious Challenge To New York COVID-19 Restrictions The U.S. Supreme Court upheld challenges from New York churches and synagogues to state pandemic restrictions on religious services. Amy Coney Barrett voted with the court's new conservative majority.
Death Threats, Even In Writing, Can Be Grounds For Asylum, Appeals Court Says The court overturned a Justice Department decision denying the asylum of a former Colombia police officer who received multiple death threats from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Matthew S. Schwartz
Supreme Court Blocks Attendance Restrictions Due To COVID-19 In New York David Greene talks to law professor Kim Wehle about the the Supreme Court's ruling preventing New York from enforcing attendance limits on places of worship in areas designated COVID-19 hot spots.
News Brief: Trump Pardons Flynn, Hospitals See PPE Shortage, Diego Maradona Dies President Trump has pardoned Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying about a Russian contact. Hospitals are still short on PPE, months into the pandemic. Also, a filmmaker remembers Diego Maradona.
