Articles by Sudhin Thanawala and Lindsay Whitehurst

Associated Press
Associated Press

FBI Raided the Wrong House. Now the US Supreme Court Will Hear Their Lawsuit

Before dawn on Oct. 18, 2017, FBI agents broke down the front door of Trina Martin’s Atlanta home, stormed into her bedroom and pointed guns at her and her then-boyfriend as her 7-year-old son screamed for his mom from another …

Supreme Court: Truck Driver Can Seek Treble Damages Over THC in CBD Product

The Supreme Court on April 2 sided with a truck driver who wants to sue for triple damages over a CBD hemp product he said was falsely advertised as being free from marijuana’s active ingredient and resulted in him getting …

Supreme Court: Truck Driver Can Seek Treble Damages Over THC in CBD Product

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with a truck driver who wants to sue for triple damages over a CBD hemp product he says was falsely advertised as being free from marijuana’s active ingredient and resulted in him getting fired. …

AGs Sue 3 Gun Shops Over Alleged ‘Straw Purchases’ of Weapons Trafficked Into DC

Three gun shops that sold nearly three dozen firearms to a man who trafficked the weapons in and around Washington, D.C. are facing a new lawsuit jointly filed Tuesday by attorneys general for Maryland and the nation’s capital. At least …

District of Columbia Sues StubHub Claiming It Inflates Ticket Prices With Deceptive Fees

The attorney general for Washington, D.C., sued StubHub on Wednesday, accusing the ticket resale platform of advertising deceptively low prices and then ramping up prices with extra fees. The practice known as “drip pricing” violates consumer protection laws in the …

Supreme Court Seems to Favor NRA in Free Speech Case Against Insurance Regulator

Supreme Court justices appeared receptive Monday to National Rifle Association claims that a former New York state official violated its free-speech rights by pressuring banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. …

911 Calls From Maui Capture Pleas for Stranded, and Those Caught in Fire’s Chaos

The day after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century destroyed a seaside community on Maui, the barrage of 911 calls didn’t stop: Reports of missing people, stranded family members and confused tourists trapped without food or water lit up …

U.S. Marshals Computer System Hit by Ransomware Attack

In a major breach of a U.S. Marshals Service computer system this month with ransomware, hackers stole sensitive and personally identifiable data about agency employees and targets of investigations, an agency spokesman said Tuesday. The hacked system was disconnected from …

First Sweeping Federal Gun Crime Report in 20 Years Released

The most expansive federal report in over two decades on guns and crime shows a shrinking turnaround between the time a gun was purchased and when it was recovered from a crime scene, indicating firearms bought legally are more quickly …

Yellowstone Flooding Recovery Could Take Years, Cost $1 Billion

Created in 1872 as the United States was recovering from the Civil War, Yellowstone was the first of the national parks that came to be referred to as America’s best idea. Now, the home to gushing geysers, thundering waterfalls and …