TOKYO — Two American men believed to have helped Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan chief, escape Japan in a speaker box in 2019 as he…
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Columbia Settles a Complicated Sexual Assault Case
It began as a night of drinking and flirtation between two Columbia University classmates four years ago. It turned into a federal lawsuit with unusually…
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New York Is Ousting Older Judges to Save Money. They’re Fighting Back.
It was last March 11: the day President Trump shut down travel from Europe and Tom Hanks announced he had coronavirus. The mayor of New…
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Lawsuit Seeks to Halt Debut of Ranked-Choice Voting in New York
Next year was supposed to be when New York City would revolutionize how voters choose their mayor — not merely selecting one candidate, but picking…
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Justice Dept. Executes Man for 1994 Kidnapping and Murder
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department executed Orlando Cordia Hall on late Thursday for his role in the 1994 kidnapping and killing of a 16-year-old girl,…
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Justice Dept. Says Trump’s Denial of Rape Accusation Was an Official Act
The writer E. Jean Carroll sued the president for defamation after he denied sexually assaulting her in the 1990s. Now the government wants to defend…
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Kevin Spacey Accuser’s Estate Drops Sexual Assault Lawsuit
A lawsuit that accused the actor Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting a massage therapist in 2016 ended after the accuser’s estate dropped the case, court…
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Punished for Sleeping on the Streets, They Now Await the Supreme Court
SEATTLE — Being homeless was hard enough for Pamela Hawkes. Her pain was compounded when she found herself a frequent target of the police. Ms.…
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Corruption Inquiry Spreads to U.A.W. Lakeside Resort
ONAWAY, Mich. — The United Auto Workers union is based in Detroit, but its spiritual home lies 250 miles to the north, in a dense…
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What’s a ‘Hairbag?’ $7 Million May Hinge on the Answer
For as long as anyone can remember, younger officers in the New York Police Department have referred to their elders as “hairbags” — usually behind…
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How Kentucky Will Decide Who Won the Governor’s Race
When the election returns came in Tuesday evening, the tallies for governor were razor-close, with the Democratic challenger, Attorney General Andy Beshear, ahead of the…
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Judge Recommends That Daily Stormer Publisher Be Made to Pay Woman More Than $14 Million
The publisher of a neo-Nazi website should pay more than $14 million in damages for encouraging “an online anti-Semitic harassment and intimidation campaign” against a…
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The Court Cases That Changed L.G.B.T.Q. Rights
Beginning before Stonewall and continuing in the 50 years since, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people have regularly turned to the courts for protection against…
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Alex Jones of Infowars Is Said to Have Sent Child Porn in Sandy Hook Hoax Case
Lawyers representing several families of victims of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School said in court documents that Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist…
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