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The justice's relationship with Harlan Crow has raised questions about whether a friendship can be separated from politics and intensified calls for an ethics code for the justices. WASHINGTON -- [...]

One federal judge said the F.D.A.'s approval of the drug mifepristone was invalid, while another federal judge ordered the agency to keep the pill available. The legal fallout is just [...]

In a statement, the justice said that he had followed past guidance from others at the court, but that he would now comply with new guidelines and disclose gifts and [...]

Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk issued a preliminary ruling in a closely watched Texas case that could make it harder for patients to get abortions throughout the country. Judge Matthew J. [...]

In a statement, the justice said that he had followed past guidance from others at the court, but that he would now comply with new guidelines and disclose gifts and [...]

The change comes as members of Congress have called for the justices to be held to ethics standards similar to those for the executive and legislative branches. WASHINGTON -- Supreme [...]

The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that a lower court had violated the right of the victim's brother to have been notified of and to attend a hearing. A Maryland [...]

The Appellate Court of Maryland ruled that a lower court had violated the right of the victim’s brother to have been notified of and to attend a hearing. A Maryland [...]

Byline: Wendy Ruderman, and Abbie VanSickle, The Marshall Project RAINBOW CITY, Ala. - Tiara Helm, 17, swayed and danced along with hundreds of concertgoers inside a theater in this small [...]

Byline: Abbie VanSickle and Weihua Li, The Marshall Project HAGERSTOWN, Md. - On a warm September Sunday in 2016, a Black teenager in a pink T-shirt biked through narrow city [...]

The article discusses how former clerks have expressed their support to U.S. Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas following revelations that he received gifts and free luxury travels for decades. Topics discussed include former clerks' testimony about the integrity of Thomas, how Thomas and his wife/activist Virginia Thomas created a clerk network, and the polarization of the clerkship ranks with Thomas hiring clerks from Republican-appointed judges.

New firsthand accounts accuse Derek Chauvin, the police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck in Minneapolis, of using similar tactics on detainees over the years. Nearly three [...]

Byline: Maurice Chammah, and Abbie VanSickle, The Marshall Project Late one night in December 2018, Ayanna Brooks and her Siberian husky, Neptune, took a stroll with her boyfriend after his [...]

The article discusses the Supreme Court's recent term, highlighting major decisions favoring Donald J. Trump, curtailing administrative agencies' powers, and addressing issues like guns and abortion. Topics include immunity for former presidents, social media platforms' First Amendment rights, and obstruction charges related to the Capitol attack.

MODESTO, Calif. -- After California changed its murder laws last fall, Neko Wilson was the first man to walk free. Mr. Wilson, 37, had been facing the death penalty for [...]

The article takes a look at the access of wealthy and conservative individuals to the U.S. Supreme Coourt since the acceptance of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans. It describes changes in the lifestyle of Thomas including gifts and benefits he received from wealthy and powerful friends. It shows the access of the association to the court ceremony and related events to raise money for scholarships and programming.

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE SACRAMENTO -- Late in the evening on Jan. 27, 2004, four teenagers broke into an elderly neighbor's house in the Southern California town of Perris, looking for [...]

SACRAMENTO -- Late in the evening on Jan. 27, 2004, four teenagers broke into an elderly neighbor's house in the Southern California town of Perris, looking for cash. One of [...]

The article reports on the consensus among the conservative majority of members of the U.S. Supreme Court to limit or even overturn a precedent that vested regulatory power to executive government agencies. It raises arguments about the foundational doctrine of administrative law called Chevron deference and discusses cases relating to the National Marine Fisheries Servives' interpretation of a 1976 law that requires fishermen to carry observers to gather data to prevent overfishing.

The article focuses on the Supreme Court's decision, led by Justice Elena Kagan, to narrowly interpret a provision of the First Step Act, limiting the eligibility of federal prisoners for reduced sentences for nonviolent drug crimes.

Byline: Abbie VanSickle The government agency tasked with placing thousands of Central American children into communities while they await immigration court decisions has no system for tracking the children, does [...]

Byline: Abbie VanSickle The Obama administration failed to protect thousands of Central American children who have flooded across the U.S. border since 2011, leaving them vulnerable to traffickers and other [...]

Byline: Abbie VanSickle NEW BLOOMINGTON, Ohio - On the phone, the boy was frantic. After traveling hundreds of miles from a village in Guatemala, he had made it across the [...]

The article delves into legal battles surrounding the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law from 1986, with the Biden administration facing challenges from Texas and Idaho over whether the law compels emergency rooms to provide abortions in urgent cases. The topics include implications of this legal dispute on state abortion laws, potential restrictions on medical care in emergency rooms and recent cases highlighting the intersection of EMTALA and abortion rights.

Byline: Abbie VanSickle The government agency tasked with placing thousands of Central American children into communities while they await immigration court decisions has no system for tracking the children, does [...]

Byline: Abbie VanSickle NEW BLOOMINGTON, Ohio -- On the phone, the boy was frantic. After traveling hundreds of miles from a village in Guatemala, he had made it across the [...]

The article reports on the order issued by the U.S. Supreme Court blocking the bankruptcy deal for Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the billionaire Sackler family from additional civil lawsuits over the opioid epidemic and capped the liability of the Sacklers at six billion dollars. It shows the Supreme Court's skepticism with the use of bankruptcy court to resolve mass claims of injuries and considers the potential impact of any ruling in the case on other mass tort cases.

The article reports on the book deals of U.S. Supreme Court justices including Ketanji Brown Jackson, Neil M. Gorsuch, Amy Corey Barrett that have eclipsed their government salaries, with no limits on outside income. It raises concerns about the lack of transparency, absence of a binding ethics code for justices at the Supreme Court, and justices' use of court resources and staff to bolster their book ventures.

The article focuses on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a lower court ruling that delays the effort to redraw Louisiana's congressional map, extending the dispute over the representation of Black voters in the state.

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE; Times staff writer TAMPA -- Prosecutors have dropped the criminal charges against Rays reliever Al Reyes. In April, Tampa police accused Reyes, 38, of an affray after [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE; CASEY CORA; Times Staff Writers TAMPA -- Investigators say Edwin Nieves pretended to be a police officer and threatened to take away a pregnant woman's children and [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- Blood and childbirth make Beth Lentz queasy. When she prepared for her own children, she shied away from birthing videos. But Lentz surprised herself Monday [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE Times Staff Writer -- Raised in Ybor City before the second World War, Angelo Cacciatore perfected the art of the Cuban sandwich, drawing lunchtime crowds to his [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- Raised in Ybor City before the second World War, Angelo Cacciatore perfected the art of the Cuban sandwich, drawing lunchtime crowds to his Silver Ring [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- The family of a man who died after downing more than 20 vodka shots at a Seffner bikini bar may have a tough battle ahead [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- After a judge refused to recuse himself from the case, Williams Thornton IV's attorney promised to go to the next level. On Wednesday, Tampa lawyer [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- After a judge refused to recuse himself from the case, Williams Thornton IV's attorney promised to go to the next level. On Wednesday, Tampa lawyer [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE; COLLEEN JENKINS; JANET ZINK TAMPA -- The high-profile arrests embarrassed successful men and splashed adult business names on the news. A well-known criminal defense attorney accused of [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE; COLLEEN JENKINS; JANET ZINK TAMPA -- The high-profile arrests embarrassed successful men and splashed adult business names on the news. A well-known criminal defense attorney accused of [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- Neighbors knew there was trouble between Iris Hernandez-Morales and her ex-boyfriend. They sometimes saw police cars outside the West Tampa house. They knew she had [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will consider the future of a Tampa police officer who resigned amid allegations of misconduct with a prostitute. Antonio [...]

Byline: MIKE BRASSFIELD; ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- Don Wallace, a prominent Tampa philanthropist who made his fortune selling RVs, called a news conference Wednesday to announce that three of his [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- Twelve local residents spent last week doing a dirty job for the rest of us. Jurors in the federal trial of Paul F. Little, a [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- Jurors in the federal trial of Paul F. Little, a California man who known by the nom de porn Max Hardcore, watched hours of explicit, [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE; COLLEEN JENKINS RIVERVIEW -- Images of smashed angels and broken headstones evoked outrage from hurt families and frustrated strangers. One voice rose above the others Tuesday to [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- Two years ago, an apartment maintenance worker reached in a Dumpster and tore open a garbage bag, hoping to learn the name of the person [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE; CASEY CORA THONOTOSASSA -- A fire at a mobile home early Thursday killed two people, including the wife of a man who escaped the blaze, according to [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- Two state child welfare workers skirted their duties by falsifying reports to make it appear they visited children in the state's care, according to the [...]

Byline: ABBIE VANSICKLE TAMPA -- Two state child welfare workers falsified reports to make it appear they visited children in the state's care, according to the Florida Department of Law [...]