U.S.-Canada Asylum Treaty Unconstitutional, Judge Finds, Citing 'Cruel' U.S. Behavior For years, refugees seeking asylum at the official ports of entry on the Canadian border have been turned back. But now a judge rules U.S. treatment of the returned refugees violates human rights. Matthew S. Schwartz
Portland's Mayor Is Tear-Gassed By Federal Forces On Another Night Of Protests "It was not great," Mayor Ted Wheeler said. "It makes your eyes really burn." Protesters rail against federal agents' presence in the city — and repeat their call for Wheeler to resign. Bill Chappell
King County Exec proposes phasing out downtown Seattle jail King County Executive Dow Constantine is proposing to phase out use of the county’s downtown Seattle jail, which currently houses inmates along with the county’s Regional Justice Center in Kent. Amy Radil
Typos Spell Trouble For Man's Alleged Attempt To Fake His Own Death Chalk up another win for spell check. According to prosecutors, a man tried to escape his sentencing by forging a death certificate — but the alleged ruse unraveled with a few misplaced letters. Colin Dwyer
Fatal N.J. Shooting By 'Anti-Feminist' Raises Questions About Protection Of Judges Attacks such as the one that left Judge Esther Salas' son dead are rare, but a report shows "threats and inappropriate comments" against federal court workers increased fourfold since 2015. Brian Mann
Civil Suit Against Former Fox News Anchor Ed Henry Alleges Rape, Sexual Misconduct The suit was filed in federal court in Manhattan by two former Fox News employees. Fox hosts Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity are also named, accused of sexual misconduct. Scott Neuman
Anti-Feminist Suspect Dead After Son Of Federal Judge Killed, Husband Wounded A gunman reportedly entered the North Brunswick, N.J., home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, fatally shooting her 20-year-old son and critically wounding her husband. Scott Neuman
'They Just Started Whaling On Me': Violence In Portland As U.S. Agents Clamp Down A new image of the federal response in Oregon has gone viral: a video showing 53-year-old Navy veteran Christopher David being struck repeatedly with a baton by a federal law enforcement officer. Laurel Wamsley
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown: Federal Officers Are 'Adding Gasoline To A Fire' NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gov. Kate Brown about rising tensions between protesters and federal forces. "The Trump administration needs to stop playing politics with people's lives," Brown says.
Bioethicist On Libertarian Views Toward Face Mask Laws NPR's Michel Martin speaks with medical ethicist Jessica Flanigan of the University of Richmond about libertarian perspectives on face mask laws.
