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The motto "Equal Justice Under Law" adorns the Supreme Court building in Washington. A new scholars program named for the first Black justice, Thurgood Marshall, and the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge, Constance Baker Motley, aims to cultivate the next generation of civil rights lawyers.

The Next Generation Of Civil Rights Lawyers Could Start Here

A scholarship program named after late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to be a federal judge, is trying to foster a new generation of lawyers.

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a 2017 rally outside the White House.

Oath Keepers leader arrested, charged with seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6 riot

The federal government has charged Stewart Rhodes and 10 others with seditious conspiracy in the most serious case to emerge from its investigation into the Capitol riot.

Abortion-rights supporters march outside the Texas Capitol in Austin on Sept. 1.

Texas' abortion law is back in court

A federal judge will decide whether to block Texas' new restrictive abortion law after hearing from Justice Department attorneys and lawyers for the state. He offered no timetable for a decision.

From left: Julien Xavier Neals, nominee to be U.S. district judge for the District of New Jersey; Zahid Quraishi, nominee to be judge for the District of New Jersey; and Regina Rodriguez, nominee to be judge for the District of Colorado, are sworn in during an April 28 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Quraishi has become the first Muslim American federal judge.

Biden had a productive year picking federal judges. The job could get tougher in 2022

President Biden has gotten a diverse group of 40 federal judges confirmed in 2021, the most for a new president since the Reagan era.

Manhattan Criminal Court is seen in New York on Friday.

What to know about Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing Trump's criminal case

A veteran of the New York trial court system, Merchan is no stranger to high-profile prosecutions — particularly those involving Donald Trump and his associates.

FILE - Al Schmidt, former city commissioner of Philadelphia, testifies as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, on June 13, 2022. President Joe Biden on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, will present the nation's second highest civilian to 12 individuals involved in defending the Capitol during the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, and safeguarding the will of American voters in the 2020 presidential election, including Schmidt. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Plan to improve Pennsylvania’s voting and licensing databases met with skepticism

House and Senate lawmakers crafting next year’s state budget are questioning whether a multi-million dollar funding increase will help the Department of State finish plans to replace those systems

Migrants sleep outside the immigration detention center where 39 migrants died during a fire in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on March 30, 2023.

Biden has only difficult options for dealing with migration

The Biden administration has very few options to deal with migrant families at the border when Title 42 lifts next month. It's likely to be one of President Biden's biggest challenges.

In Rancho Cordova, Calif., Diana and Lorrin Burdick host an informal support group lunch at their house for parents of children struggling with severe mental health problems, including schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

Need help for loved ones with severe mental health illness? California has a plan

The state is planning "Care Court" pilot programs to help people with severe mental illness. A judge can order a treatment plan that counties must fund. Disability rights groups have sued to stop it.

Angel Reese of the LSU Tigers gestures towards Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes towards the end of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game in Dallas on Sunday.

How a hand gesture dominated a NCAA title game and revealed a double standard

At the women's NCAA final, Angel Reese of LSU waved her hand in front of her face while glaring at Iowa's Caitlin Clark. Here's what the gesture means and why it sent social media into a tizzy.

A sanctioned and regulated homeless encampment is operating this winter on the outskirts of Missoula, Mont.

Why some cities are operating legal homeless camps even in the dead of winter

Facing worsening homelessness and sprawling illegal encampments, some American cities are resorting to setting up regulated, outdoor shelters even in the dead of winter.

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