Lack of Oxford Comma Could Cost Maine Company Millions in Overtime Dispute

By DANIEL VICTOR March 16, 2017 A class-action lawsuit about overtime pay for truck drivers hinged entirely on a debate that has bitterly divided friends, families and foes: The dreaded — or totally necessary — Oxford comma, perhaps the most...

Chicago Officer Who Shot Teenager and Bystander Will Not Be Charged

By MITCH SMITH and MONICA DAVEY February 10, 2017 CHICAGO — A police officer here who fatally shot an innocent bystander and a 19-year-old wielding a baseball bat will not face state charges, prosecutors announced on Friday. The decision...

How Attorneys General Became Democrats’ Bulwark Against Trump

By ALEXANDER BURNS February 6, 2017 The three Democratic lawyers met over dinner in a cavernous hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., picking at seafood as they discussed how to take on President Trump: Eric T. Schneiderman, the attorney general of New York; Josh...

Trump Officials Move to Appeal Ruling Blocking Immigration Order

By MARK LANDLER February 4, 2017 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Trump administration moved Saturday night to appeal a Federal District Court ruling that blocked the president’s immigration order, setting the stage for a legal showdown over his...

Russian Executive Sues BuzzFeed Over Unverified Trump Dossier

By ELI ROSENBERG February 4, 2017 A Russian technology executive who was named in a dossier containing unverified allegations about connections between President Trump and the Russian government has sued BuzzFeed News, which published the information. The...

How Washington State Upended Trump’s Travel Ban

By ALEXANDER BURNS February 4, 2017 While President Trump’s travel ban threw American airports into chaos last weekend, Bob Ferguson, the attorney general of Washington State, was biding his time on an airplane. On his way home from a conference of...