Law & Society

A second Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice resigns on Tuesday. The resignation came after a widening scandal over raunchy and otherwise offensive emails that he and others exchanged with friends and lawyers.

Albert Woodfox, a former Black Panther member, who was released last month after a more than four decades of solitary confinement is filing a lawsuit arguing the cruel and unsula confinement. Woodfox was kept in solitary over the 1972 murder of a prison guard at the Louisiana State Prison.

A bill to recognize magic as a "rare and valuable art form and national treasure" was introduced into the House of Representatives. A Republican lawmaker has also renewed his efforts to recognize magic as a national treasure.