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Protest in New Orleans Over Family Separations at the Border Leads to Arrests; One Activist Hit by Truck

Molly Olmstead
Jurisprudence
June 18 2018 1:03 PMJustice Kennedy Still Won’t Rule on GerrymanderingThe latest SCOTUS opinions show that the other justices are still trying to convince their swing voter to make up his mind.Richard L. Hasen
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June 18 2018 9:15 AMLaura Bush Calls Trump Policy of Separating Families at Border “Cruel and Immoral”Molly Olmstead
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June 17 2018 6:58 PMAt Least Five Killed When SUV Packed With Immigrants Crashes After Border Patrol ChaseDaniel Politi
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June 17 2018 4:38 PMDemocratic Lawmakers Make Surprise Visit to ICE Detention Center on Father’s DayDaniel Politi
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June 17 2018 12:22 PMTrump Insists Ending “War Games” With South Korea Was His Idea, Not Kim’sDaniel Politi
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June 17 2018 9:41 AMShooting Breaks Out in N.J. Art Festival, Killing 1, Injuring 20Daniel Politi
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June 16 2018 6:03 PMFeds Piece Together Michael Cohen’s Shredded Documents, Recover Encrypted MessagesDaniel Politi
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June 16 2018 4:31 PMVideo Showing Border Patrol Vehicle Hitting Native American Man Sparks InvestigationDaniel Politi
Interrogation
June 16 2018 10:00 AMThe Mafia Is More Powerful Than It’s Ever BeenIf you think of violent, influential organized crime in Italy as a thing of the past, think again.Isaac Chotiner
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June 15 2018 7:20 PMIt Shouldn’t Have Taken a Lawsuit to Find Out Harvard Was Biased Against Asian AmericansAaron Mak
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June 15 2018 5:42 PMThe Angle: Not so Tough EditionSlate’s daily newsletter on travel-ban waivers, celebrity outbursts, and how not to talk Trump.Rebecca Onion
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June 15 2018 4:44 PMTrump’s DOJ Contradicts His Claim That Democrats Are to Blame for Family SeparationMark Joseph Stern
Jurisprudence
June 15 2018 3:48 PM“The Waiver Process Is Fraud”Previously undisclosed statements from two consular officers raise questions about the legality of the Trump administration’s third travel ban.Jeremy Stahl
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June 15 2018 1:41 PMWould Democrats Think There Was a Conspiracy Against Them If FBI Staffers Had Texted Each Other About Stopping Hillary?Ben Mathis-Lilley
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June 15 2018 11:49 AMFormer Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Is Going to Jail for Witness TamperingBen Mathis-Lilley
Jurisprudence
June 18 2018 11:31 AMThe Supreme Court Punted on Partisan Gerrymandering. The Fight to Kill It Is Far From Over.Mark Joseph Stern
Politics
June 17 2018 9:27 PMTrump’s Damning DoublespeakThe White House’s complaints about the FBI imply there’s ample evidence of collusion with Russia.William Saletan
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June 17 2018 5:51 PMMelania Trump “Hates to See” Families Separated at the BorderDaniel Politi
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June 17 2018 3:38 PMDemocratic Congressman O’Rourke Leads March on Tent City for Migrant ChildrenDaniel Politi
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June 17 2018 10:42 AMRoger Stone Met With Russian Who Offered Clinton Dirt in Exchange for $2 MillionDaniel Politi
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June 16 2018 7:40 PMTrump Aide Stephen Miller on Separating Children at Border: “It Was a Simple Decision”Daniel Politi
Jurisprudence
June 16 2018 5:11 PMCan the President Be Indicted? There’s Significant Reason to Doubt Those Saying “No.”Arguments originating in an office working for the president are not objective—nor are they final.
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June 16 2018 12:55 PMRoad Rage Leads Colorado Man to Shoot Woman and Children, Killing 13-Year-Old BoyDaniel Politi
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June 16 2018 8:55 AMTrump Reportedly Ripping Children Away From Parents at Border as Negotiating TacticDaniel Politi
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June 15 2018 6:23 PMTheranos Founder Elizabeth Holmes Charged With Criminal FraudOsita Nwanevu
Politics
June 15 2018 5:09 PMHere’s How You Can Help Fight Family Separation at the BorderLawyers, translators, donations, protest.Dahlia Lithwick and Margo Schlanger
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June 15 2018 4:02 PMImmoral LawDonald Trump only heeds “the law” when it comes to separating immigrant families.Jamelle Bouie
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June 15 2018 2:46 PMHere’s the North Korean Propaganda Film of the Trump-Kim SummitAmy Pollard
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June 15 2018 11:58 AMCelebrities Aren’t Dooming DemocratsHollywood punditry doesn’t matter.Osita Nwanevu
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June 15 2018 11:00 AMTrump Says He “Certainly” Wouldn’t Sign House GOP’s Immigration BillJim Newell

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