The landmark Voting Rights Act faces further dismantling at the Supreme Court The law is once again on the chopping block — this time on the question of how state legislatures may draw congressional district lines when the state's voters are racially polarized. Nina Totenberg
Oath Keepers planned an armed rebellion, prosecutor tells jury in sedition case Using text messages, video and recorded calls, the DOJ is arguing that the defendants set out to overturn the 2020 election results by storming the Capitol and interrupting the electoral vote count. Carrie Johnson
Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson gets formal induction before the new term Ahead of the Supreme Court's term beginning next week, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson participated in a short, formal investiture ceremony on Friday. Deepa Shivaram
Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, testifies before Jan. 6 panel GOP activist Ginni Thomas testified for several hours behind closed doors before the House Select Jan. 6 committee. Her lawyer released a statement that she answered all the panel's questions. Claudia Grisales
Live spiders and cockroaches: Ex-eBay executives get prison time in harassment plot Former eBay Inc. executives were sentenced Thursday to prison for a scheme to terrorize the creators of an online newsletter that included sending live spiders, cockroaches, a funeral wreath. The Associated Press
Casino mogul Steve Wynn is fighting a DOJ demand that he register as a foreign agent The Justice Department has filed the first civil lawsuit alleging violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act since 1991, against Steve Wynn, who is fighting the case. Carrie Johnson
Jury selection is underway in the Jan. 6 riot trial of Oath Keepers members Jury selection is underway in the trial of Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four others charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6 Capitol siege. Carrie Johnson
A Navy nuclear engineer and his wife enter new guilty pleas in submarine-secrets case Jonathan and Diana Toebbe entered new guilty pleas in a case involving an alleged plot to sell secrets about nuclear-powered warships, a month after their previous plea agreements were rejected. The Associated Press
Shakira will face a tax-fraud trial in Spain A judge approved a trial for the Colombian pop singer, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and rejected a deal with authorities. The Associated Press
Trials begin for Patriot Front members, but some say local prosecutions aren't enough Jury trials are beginning for some members of a white nationalist group accused of conspiring to riot at a June LGBTQ event. But some experts say these local prosecutions yield little accountability. Odette Yousef
