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In this May 2, 2017 photo, Eric Treene, Special Counsel For Religious Discrimination, Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on responses to the increase in religious hate crimes. Treene lamented the lack of solid data on hate crimes during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in May, saying incomplete numbers stymie officials’ ability to fully understand the problem. But he said the department is committed to prosecuting hate crimes, even as critics have blamed the Trump administration’s tough rhetoric and policies for a spike in such offenses. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Rancho Cordova police investigate an SUV owned by a man and a woman detained for questioning, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Authorities say they are investigating the death of a toddler found under some blankets in the back of an SUV parked the wrong way on a Northern California street. (Sacramento County Sheriff's Department via AP)
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Rancho Cordova police investigate an SUV owned by a man and a woman detained for questioning, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Authorities say they are investigating the death of a toddler found under some blankets in the back of an SUV parked the wrong way on a Northern California street. (Sacramento County Sheriff's Department via AP)
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This undated photo provided by the Uvalde County jail in the Uvalde County Texas shows Jack Young. A grand jury has indicted Young, whom authorities accuse of causing a traffic collision that killed 13 people in a minibus returning from a church retreat in March. Uvalde County officials said Thursday, June 29, 2017, that 20-year-old Young was indicted Monday on multiple charges, including intoxication manslaughter. (Uvalde County jail via AP)
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Eddie Tipton, the cyber security expert and brainpower behind a lottery rigging scandal that netted $2 million in illegal winnings from five state lotteries pleaded guilty Thursday, June 29, 2017, to a felony charge of ongoing criminal conduct charge at the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa. For the first time in an Iowa courtroom, Eddie Tipton admitted to playing a central role in the rigging scheme after more than two years of adamant denials in the face of mounting evidence against him. (Rodney White/The Des Moines Register via AP)
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Eddie Tipton, the cyber security expert and brainpower behind a lottery rigging scandal that netted $2 million in illegal winnings from five state lotteries pleaded guilty Thursday, June 29, 2017, to a felony charge of ongoing criminal conduct charge at the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Tommy Tipton, Eddie's brother, is at left. Eddie Tipton on Thursday admitted for the first time that he manipulated the computer software he helped design, allowing him to pick winning numbers. Tipton and his brother, Tommy Tipton will repay $3 million in prizes they improperly claimed as part of a plea agreement they’ve reached with prosecutors in Iowa and Wisconsin. (Rodney White/The Des Moines Register via AP)
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Eddie Tipton, the cyber security expert and brainpower behind a lottery rigging scandal that netted $2 million in illegal winnings from five state lotteries pleaded guilty Thursday, June 29, 2017, to a felony charge of ongoing criminal conduct charge at the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Tipton and his brother, Tommy Tipton will repay $3 million in prizes they improperly claimed as part of a plea agreement they’ve reached with prosecutors in Iowa and Wisconsin. (Rodney White/The Des Moines Register via AP)
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Elkhart, Ind., Police Department shows Amber Pasztor, who is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, June 29, 2017, in Elkhart County for the deaths of her two children in September 2016. Pasztor pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two murder counts in a plea agreement calling for a 130-year sentence. (Elkhart Police Department via AP, File)
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In this Dec. 29, 2015, file photo, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert leaves the courtroom of the Supreme Court after the court ruled on his appeal in the Holyland corruption case in Jerusalem. The parole board of Israel's Prison Service on Thursday granted former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert early release from his 27-month corruption sentence. Barring any unforeseen developments, Olmert will walk free on Sunday, July 2, 2017. (Debbie Hill/Pool File Photo via AP)
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Arizona Diamondbacks' Zack Godley throws a pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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St. Louis Cardinals' Adam Wainwright throws a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Jake Patricka waits after New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hit a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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New York Yankees' Aaron Judge watches his two-run home run during the sixth inning of the team's baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Kentucky State Police Senior Trooper Jody Cash speaks to members of the media after an explosion at New Richmond Hall on the Murray State University campus in Murray, Ky., Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Officials say a blast at an unused Kentucky dormitory has caused extensive damage, with one employee hospitalized with injuries. (Ryan Hermens/The Paducah Sun via AP)/The Paducah Sun via AP)
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In this Dec, 9, 2009 photo released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows suspect Nicory Marquis Spann. Spann, of Sacramento, Calif., was jailed without bail on suspicion of attempted murder of a sheriff's deputy. Sheriff's department spokesman Sgt. Tony Turnbull said Spann attacked a deputy without being provoked and wrestled away his gun, firing twice. One bullet struck Spann in the jaw. Officials could not say if Spann had an attorney or will be assigned one when he first appears on court on Friday, June 30. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP)
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A same sex couple take their wedding vows in front of the Duval County Courthouse Tuesday morning, Jan. 6, 2015, in Jacksonville, Fla. U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle's ruling that Florida's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional took effect early Tuesday in all 67 counties in the state. (AP Photo/The Florida Times-Union, Bob Self)
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President Trump met Wednesday with what the White House identified as "immigration crime victims" to urge passage of House legislation. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on the latest Supreme Court decisions by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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FILE - This Jan. 7, 2016 file photo released by the Waller County Sheriff's Office in Hempstead, Texas, shows former Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia, after his arrest on a perjury charge. The misdemeanor perjury charge has been dismissed against the fired Texas state trooper in a case arising from his 2015 arrest of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was later found dead in a county jail. (Waller County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)
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Protesters chant as spectators arrive outside Nippert Stadium before a soccer game during a demonstration on the University of Cincinnati campus demanding that a white former police officer be tried a third time in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, in Cincinnati. A mistrial was declared twice in the murder and voluntary manslaughter case of Ray Tensing, a former University of Cincinnati police officer, who shot Sam DuBose during a 2015 traffic stop. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
