WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's decision to withdraw the United States from the foundational U.N. climate treaty, which the U.S. Senate unanimously adopted more than 30 years ago, may be illegal, according to some legal experts who say that Congress would need to approve its exit.

John Picerno, a Kansas City attorney with 32 years of criminal defense experience, said the driver appeared to commit two misdemeanor offenses by attempting to drive away. Picerno pointed to a specific detail in the video he wants people to notice.

What legal questions are raised by the U.S. invasion of Venezuela and its capture of President Maduro and his wife? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with international law professor Mary Ellen O'Connell.

Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is being held in a Brooklyn jail so troubled that some judges have refused to send people there.

Hegseth's censure starts review that could cut the retired Navy captain's pension benefits and lower his rank. Military law expert says Hegseth's authority 'unclear'

It's not a given that those matters will be points of emphasis when the annual regular session kicks off Jan. 14, but activity in the courts has left openings for legislative action.

Protests are taking place in the city of Minneapolis, where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot dead 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on Wednesday. Vice President JD Vance today called the dead woman a ‘deranged leftist’.