California protects reporters covering protests with new law

The measure says that reporters can be behind police lines in the area of demonstrations, marches or rallies without being cited or arrested. It bars police from “intentionally assaulting, interfering with, or obstructing” their newsgathering.

Manhattan DA candidate Alvin Bragg outlines vision for modern justice

Harlem native Alvin Bragg wants to be the next district attorney for Manhattan. The Harvard Law grad, civil rights lawyer, and former federal prosecutor spoke to FOX 5 News about what he wants to do in one of the most high-profile local prosecutor's offices in the country.

NYC vaccine mandate for school staff survives court challenge

A federal judge rejected a request to temporarily block New York City's vaccine mandate for Education Department employees because she couldn't "ignore the harm" if schoolchildren were exposed to COVID if she gave temporary relief from a mandate meant to protect them.

Potential blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court term underway

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court took the bench in-person on Monday for the first time since the pandemic began. And this new term is shaping up to be a blockbuster — with cases on religion, abortion, and the Second Amendment.

Judge blocks New York's medical worker vaccine mandate

Judge David Hurd in Utica has temporarily blocked the state of New York from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying their Constitutional rights were violated.