Experts Weigh In on Video of Philando Castile Shooting

By JULIE BOSMAN and MITCH SMITH June 21, 2017 The police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile along a Minnesota road was acquitted of all charges last week, but newly released video of what happened that day has opened new debate over the case...

Minnesota Officer Acquitted in Killing of Philando Castile

By MITCH SMITH June 16, 2017 ST. PAUL — A Minnesota police officer, whose fatal shooting of a black motorist transfixed the nation when his girlfriend livestreamed the aftermath, was acquitted of all charges on Friday. The officer, Jeronimo Yanez, had...

In Court, Diamond Reynolds Recounts Moments Before a Police Shooting

By MITCH SMITH June 6, 2017 ST. PAUL — Last summer, only seconds after watching a Minnesota police officer shoot her boyfriend during a traffic stop, Diamond Reynolds pulled out her phone and started recording. Shaken but steady, Ms. Reynolds told...

Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing Trump Another Legal Loss

By ADAM LIPTAK February 9, 2017 WASHINGTON — A three-judge federal appeals panel on Thursday unanimously refused to reinstate President Trump’s targeted travel ban, delivering the latest and most stinging judicial rebuke to his effort to make...

Court Refuses to Reinstate Travel Ban, Dealing Trump Another Legal Loss

By ADAM LIPTAK February 9, 2017 WASHINGTON — A three-judge federal appeals panel on Thursday unanimously refused to reinstate President Trump’s targeted travel ban, delivering the latest and most stinging judicial rebuke to his effort to make...