Justice

Ben Crump, the attorney for George Floyd’s family, spoke at the memorial for Floyd and called for people to stand up to evil.

President Donald Trump’s associate Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to more than 3 years in prison on obstruction and perjury charges by a judge who has come under attack by the president as he assails the case against Stone.  Judge Amy Berman Jackson moved forward with Stone’s sentencing on seven felonies after Attorney General Bill Barr overruled his own...

Roger Stone, the associate of President Donald Trump convicted of witness tampering and lying to Congress, is due to face sentencing on Thursday even as he continues to argue for a new trial. The case received renewed attention when federal prosecutors quit after Attorney General William Barr overruled their initial sentencing recommendation after it was filed. The move came after...

For the fifth time, the Cook County State’s Attorney has approved mass exonerations for a group of men wrongly convicted of drug crimes while under investigation by corrupt Chicago Police Sgt. Ronald Watts. In a courtroom at 26th and California, Judge LeRoy Martin, Jr. on Tuesday morning approved a motion by attorneys of 12 men to vacate the convictions. Later,…

A new exhibit now on display at the Illinois Holocaust Museum highlights the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg,

A high drama is unfolding in the nest of Liberty and Justice, two bald eagles who have hatched several eaglets above the police academy in Southwest D.C. over the last 15 years.

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Scott Neville sent staffers to the Cook County Assessor’s office Friday to clear up controversy surrounding a Homeowners Exemption he erroneously received on a Bronzeville property, according to the office.

Following a report from NBC 5 Investigates earlier this week, Illinois Democrats are asking for clarification on a homeowners exemption received by a state Supreme Court justice before they endorse him for re-election to a full 10-year term.

Following a report from NBC 5 Investigates, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Scott Neville has asked the Cook County Assessor what the procedure is for repaying the Homeowners Exemption he erroneously received, the assessor’s office said.

An Illinois Supreme Court Justice has received a homeowners exemption on a home where he doesn’t live, NBC 5 Investigates found.

The family of a toddler who died after falling out the window of a cruise ship in Puerto Rico earlier this month told TODAY in an exclusive interview that the cruise company’s negligence “cost our child her life.” “We obviously blame them for not having a safer situation on the 11th floor of that cruise ship. There are a million...

Kim Kardashian West came to the White House Thursday to announce a new ride-share program being launched to help former prisoners with transportation for job interviews after returning home.

David Johns sits down with Nessa to talk about his mission to end LGBTQ bias and stigma. He says the first step is to have conversations, and the second step is to be an accomplice to the LGBTQ community, not an ally. Johns also emphasizes the importance of preventing HIV through medications, like PrEP and PEP.

Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) grew frustrated with Attorney General Barr during the Senate judiciary committee hearing Wednesday when Barr would not answer her question on whether he thought it was ok for President Trump to ask White House Counsel Don McGahn to lie on his behalf.

The high-flying drama that surrounded a Southwest D.C. bald eagle nest took it’s latest turn Wednesday as Justice, the male eagle at the center of the drama, made a reappearance.

President Donald Trump’s lawyer has acknowledged that he received briefings from attorneys for Paul Manafort while Manafort was cooperating with Robert Mueller, an unusual development that legal experts say raises the specter of witness tampering and obstruction of justice. Trump’s chief defense lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, told the Associated Press that Manafort’s attorneys had been briefing him, a fact first reported...

Kids accused of crimes in the Bay Area are being confined in secure detention facilities at high rates pre-trial, even when “risk assessments” find they’re eligible for release, an NBC Bay Area investigation found. Probation departments refer to those cases as “detention overrides,” and since 2017, nearly 2,000 juveniles determined to be safe for release based on their risk assessment...

At a White House event Monday, President Donald Trump said Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was “proven innocent” before ascending to the high court.

President Donald Trump said Monday that new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was confirmed after facing allegations of sexual misconduct, was “caught up in a hoax that was set up by the Democrats.”

Judge Brett Kavanaugh faced the first round of questions during his Supreme Court confirmation hearings Wednesday. Asked if he believed a sitting president was required to respond to a subpoena, Kavanaugh said he wouldn’t answer hypothetical questions.