Morning Edition Federal Judge Orders White House To Restore Press Credentials To CNN's Jim Acosta In a narrow ruling, Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, said the White House did not provide CNN's Jim Acosta with the due process required to legally revoke his press pass.
Judge rules in favor of CNN, temporarily restores correspondent's credential In the first legal battle between Trump and the news media, a federal judge sided with CNN and ordered the White House to immediately restore Jim Acosta's press pass.
Court filing suggests prosecutors may be preparing charges against Julian Assange The document, part of an unrelated case, notes it's important "to keep confidential the fact that Assange has been charged." The Justice Department says the WikiLeaks founder's name was used in error.
Morning Edition Unrelated Case Suggests U.S. Prepared Charges Against WikiLeaks' Assange There's possible legal trouble for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. A court filing indicates U.S. prosecutors prepared charges against Assange, who's holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.
What the new Seattle police contract does and doesn't do for oversight Seattle's police oversight officials say they're ready to work with the new police contract. But they hope to work around its shortcomings, too.
How A Lawyer In The CNN Case Saved Me From Being Shut Down On My Beat NPR's Nina Totenberg was frozen out at the Justice Department in the early 1980s. Ted Olson, among those defending Jim Acosta over his revoked press pass, got Totenberg back in the loop.
All Things Considered Conservative Lawyers Form Group To Focus On Trump And The Rule Of Law Checks and Balances is a group of conservative lawyers speaking up against what they see as the Trump administration threatening the rule of law. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to member Marisa Maleck.
Morning Edition Trump Supports Changes To Criminal Justice System David Greene talks to Holly Harris of the Justice Action Network about Trump endorsing legislation that could shorten sentences for some drug offenders and help inmates adjust to life after prison.
All Things Considered Congress May Be On The Verge Of A Major Overhaul To The Criminal Justice System A bipartisan effort to ease some penalties for drug crimes and provide more services to people leaving prison appears to be in the works in Congress, but the deal hinges on support from the president.
Man Who Made Fatal 'Swatting' Hoax Call Pleads Guilty To 51 Charges Prosecutors say Tyler Barriss, 26, made numerous calls falsely reporting bombs and other crimes, including one that led police to fatally shoot an unarmed man last year in Wichita, Kan.
