Three words you may have been hearing a lot lately: "obstruction of justice." What's the legal definition of obstruction? How is it prosecuted? And could a charge like that ever apply to President Donald Trump? David has answers.
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The Supreme Court will hear Carpenter vs. United States, a case with major implications for police use of location data from cellular networks. David reviews what's at stake.
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With a jury now seated for the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby, we preview some of the arguments prosecutors and defense attorneys are expected to make.
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Analysis of Attorney General Jeff Sessions's May 10 memo directing federal prosecutors to pursue the strictest charges and the harshest sentences that "the evidence supports."
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President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey has serious implications for the relationship between the FBI and the White House. What should we keep in mind as the story unfolds?
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Arkansas is rushing to carry out eight executions in just two weeks. Why the hurry? The lethal injection drugs used by the state are nearing their expiration date.
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions is warning local law enforcement agencies to comply with requests from federal immigration authorities to assist them in detaining people suspected of being in the country illegally -- or face consequences. But as David explains, there could also be serious consequences for communities that do comply.
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David follows up on this week's Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.
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The U.S. Supreme Court delivered rulings last week on two cases involving race and jury proceedings. We break down the decisions and get analysis on their implications.
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David assesses President Donald Trump's claim that his predecessor wiretapped him during the campaign. What's the legal procedure for a wiretap? Can a sitting President order one? And -- IF it actually happened -- what could we infer from a judge's decision to allow a wiretap at Trump Tower?
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President Trump says self-styled "sanctuary cities" are breaking the law. But are cities under any actual obligation to enforce federal immigration law? And is there any evidence for Trump's claim that sanctuary status is linked with higher incidence of crime?
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President Trump says self-styled "sanctuary cities" are breaking the law. But are cities under any actual obligation to enforce federal immigration law? And is there any evidence for Trump's claim that sanctuary status is linked with higher incidence of crime? David answers these questions and explains why many local law enforcement agencies want nothing to do with immigration enforcement.
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As the Criminal Injustice team takes a break for the holidays, we take a moment to look back at some of our favorite episodes of the year and preview what's coming up in Season 3.
New episodes return in January, but keep checking in over the next few weeks as we repost some of the best episodes of 2016.
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Can President Donald Trump order local law enforcement to practice stop-and-frisk policing?
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What will the U.S. Department of Justice look like under President Trump? And how will its role in overseeing local law enforcement change? We unpack a few of the possible scenarios.
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Analysis of recent SCOTUS cases that grapple with the role of race in criminal justice.
Read MoreThe International Association of Chiefs of Police recently issued an apology for "historical injustices" against people of color by law enforcement officers. How significant is this statement, and how likely is it to influence police-community relations?
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We can't know definitively whether Donald Trump's taped remarks about groping women refer to events that actually took place as described. But if they did... did the GOP presidential nominee commit sexual assault? The answer, under New York law, is unequivocally 'yes.'
[Note: this episode quotes directly from the Trump tape, and therefore includes language that may not be suitable for children]
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The fallout from recent police shootings has some questioning the value of body cameras as a check on improper use of force. But the technology can only be as good as the policy governing its use.
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There was a lot of talk about New York's controversial stop-and-frisk policy in Monday's presidential debate -- much of it incorrect. Donald Trump was called out for spreading misinformation, but he wasn't the only one who got something wrong.
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