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Visitors wait to enter the Supreme Court as a winter snow storm hits the nation’s capital making roads perilous and closing most Federal offices and all major public school districts, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. The Supreme Court is ruling unanimously that the Constitution’s ban on excessive fines applies to the states. The outcome Wednesday could help an Indiana man recover the $40,000 Land Rover police seized when they arrested him for selling about $400 worth of heroin. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WX101 WX101

February 20, 2019 at 3:25 pm

Supreme Court limits police powers to seize private property

Civil forfeiture laws, a popular way to raise revenue, have been the subject of criticism across the political spectrum.

The Rev. Kenneth Glasgow, a prominent criminal justice reform activist, at a soup kitchen he runs in Dothan, Ala., May 3, 2018. Under Alabama’s “aiding and abetting” statute, Glasgow is facing capital murder charges in the death of Breunia Jennings, who crashed into the car Glasgow was driving and was then fatally shot by one of Glasgow’s passengers, police say. (Audra Melton/The New York Times)

July 7, 2018 at 4:55 pm

Charged with murder, but Alabama pastor didn’t pull the trigger

Pastor Kenneth Glasgow is well-known for speaking out against violence and injustice in his small city.

Nation & World

October 25, 2014 at 5:02 pm

Law lets IRS seize accounts without filing criminal complaint

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa — For almost 40 years, Carole Hinders has dished out Mexican specialties at her modest, cash-only restaurant. For just as long, she...

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August 3, 2014 at 10:08 pm

In search of affordable housing, the middle class rushes inland

OKLAHOMA CITY — Americans have never hesitated to pack up the U-Haul in search of the big time, a better job or just warmer weather....

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June 14, 2014 at 7:00 pm

For businesses and the GOP — a Cantor effect

WASHINGTON — The day after Rep. Eric Cantor became the first congressional leader in modern times to lose his seat in a primary, one of...

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April 14, 2014 at 8:02 pm

In many cities across the U.S., rent is growing out of reach

MIAMI — For rent and utilities to be considered affordable, they are supposed to take up no more than 30 percent of a household’s income....

Business

March 9, 2012 at 10:05 pm

Less ‘Eeyore,’ more ‘Tigger’: U.S. jobs report for February upbeat

The big question is whether improvement in the jobs picture can be sustained, or even accelerate, as is necessary to drive down the unemployment rate...

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January 23, 2012 at 8:30 pm

Foreclosure deal near; some say that it’s too lenient for banks

A final agreement remained out of reach Monday despite political pressure from the White House, which has been pressing to have a deal in hand...

Business

January 14, 2012 at 9:00 pm

The 1% paint a more nuanced portrait of the rich

Membership in the 1 percent income club conjures images of Wall Street fat cats who have armies of lobbyists at the ready. But in reality...

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December 21, 2011 at 12:00 am

Young veterans return home to find scant jobs

In Afghanistan, Cpl. Clayton Rhoden earned about $2,500 a month jumping into helicopters to chase down improvised explosive devices or check out suspected bomb factories.

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