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Pete Williams

NBC News Justice Correspondent

Pete Williams is an NBC News correspondent who covers the Justice Department and the Supreme Court, based in Washington.

Pete Williams is an NBC News correspondent who covers the Justice Department and the Supreme Court, based in Washington.


Latest from Pete Williams

192d ago

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, dead at 93

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and the justice who held the court’s center for more than a generation, died Friday, a court spokesman said in a statement.

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, dead at 93

Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court and the justice who held the court’s center for more than a generation, died Friday, the court said in a statement.
622d ago

Former Navy engineer who hid intel in a peanut butter sandwich pleads guilty

A former Navy engineer accused of trying to sell sensitive secrets about the Navy's nuclear-powered submarines to a foreign country by hiding them in a peanut butter sandwich changed his plea to guilty, federal court documents reveal.
683d ago

Trump presses his claim of legal immunity from Jan. 6 lawsuits

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers are urging an appeals court to rule that he is immune from lawsuits over his role in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Justice Department investigating Trump’s actions as part of Jan. 6 probe

The Department of Justice is investigating Trump’s actions leading up to Jan. 6 as part of its criminal probe of efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.

Supreme Court to issue separate rulings on affirmative action in college admissions

The Supreme Court took a procedural step that will allow the court’s first Black woman to participate in a challenge to affirmative action in college admissions.

Supreme Court won’t allow Biden administration to impose new border enforcement priorities for now

A divided Supreme Court refused to block a lower court ruling that prevents Biden from setting new enforcement priorities for immigrants entering the U.S.
690d ago

DHS watchdog has launched criminal probe into destruction of Jan. 6 Secret Service text messages, sources say

The DHS Inspector General has launched a criminal investigation into circumstances surrounding the destruction of Jan. 6 Secret Service text messages, sources say.

Supreme Court lets Indiana enforce abortion parental consent requirement

The Supreme Court issued an order allowing Indiana to begin enforcing a state law requiring parental consent for a minor to get an abortion.
697d ago

Suspect in racist Buffalo mass shooting indicted on federal hate crimes charges, faces death penalty if convicted

An 18-year-old man accused of killing 10 Black people and injuring three others in a racist attack at a Buffalo grocery store was indicted by a federal grand jury on hate crimes and firearm charges, the Justice Department said.

Indiana asks Supreme Court to let it enforce abortion parental consent requirement for minors

Indiana asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to let it enforce a law requiring parental consent in order for a minor to get an abortion.