Allen Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months for his role in Trump Organization tax fraud The company's longtime chief financial officer had pleaded guilty to 15 felonies and testified against the Trump Organization, which was convicted last month and is set to be sentenced on Friday. Ilya Marritz
A 6-year-old shooter raises difficult questions for the criminal justice system Although Virginia law does not set a minimum age for criminal prosecution, the traditional principles of criminal justice "don't really apply" when the offender is so young, one legal expert said. Becky Sullivan
A bill that would have impacted racial disparity in cocaine crimes died in the Senate The Senate failed to advance a bipartisan bill that would have reduced one of the most persistent racial disparities in criminal justice: the punishment for crack cocaine. Carrie Johnson Play AudioListen 5 mins
A U.S. appeals court blocks a ban on rapid-fire 'bump stocks' A Trump administration ban on the devices, which enable a shooter to rapidly fire multiple rounds from semi-automatic weapons after an initial trigger pull, was struck down by a federal appeals court. The Associated Press
Idaho Supreme Court upholds abortion ban The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld the state’s near-total abortion ban with a 5-2 decision this week. It's a decision that could affect reproductive health care providers in Washington state, where abortion rights are protected. Rebecca White
Jen Shah, 'Real Housewives' star, sentenced to 6 1/2 years for telemarketing fraud Shah was also ordered to pay more than $6 million in restitution. Jaclyn Diaz
Five Democratic politicians' homes or offices have been shot at in Albuquerque Authorities already had planned to highlight the attacks — then came word of yet another shooting with a political target. Bill Chappell
Trump and two rioters are sued over the death of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick The officer, who was attacked with chemical spray during the insurrection, suffered a series of strokes and died the day after the Jan. 6 attack. Juliana Kim
Amazon CEO says company will lay off more than 18,000 workers The layoffs represent the single largest number of jobs cut at a technology company since the industry began aggressively downsizing last year. Bobby Allyn
Rick Singer, head of the college admissions bribery scandal, gets 42 months in prison Prosecutors had sought six years for Singer's role in the scheme to get the children of wealthy parents into universities through cheating and bribery. Jaclyn Diaz
