Law

Republican Sen. Cory Gardner On Gorsuch Hearing And Health Care Bill

5:56am March 23, 2017

Republican Sen. Cory Gardner spoke on behalf Judge Neil Gorsuch at his confirmation hearing this week. Steve Inskeep speaks with Gardner about Gorsuch and the health care vote in the House.

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Senators Question Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch On Day 3 Of Hearings

6:41pm March 22, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch faced another round of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee in day three of his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

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U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the unanimous opinion in today's ruling.

The Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of A Special Education Student

6:41pm March 22, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

In a case involving a Colorado school district, the high court finds that schools must ensure students make more than minimal progress.

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Brown bears play in a pond at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage Glacier, Alaska, in 2009.

Congress Rolls Back Obama-Era Rule On Hunting Bears And Wolves In Alaska

5:04pm March 22, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The Senate voted Tuesday to lift a 2016 ban on certain hunting practices — like trapping and aerial shooting — on national wildlife refuges there. Now the bill heads to President Trump to be signed.

Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch Faces Third Round Of Senate Questioning

4:38pm March 22, 2017

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch faced questions from senators during the third day of his confirmation hearing.

Jury Reaches Verdict In New England Compounding Pharmacy Trial

4:38pm March 22, 2017

by Gabrielle Emanuel

The head of a New England compounding pharmacy that produced tainted drugs was found not guilty of second degree murder but guilty on other charges. At least 25 patients died, and many others got sick.

Former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, seen here last June, was paid millions of dollars to advance a pro-Russian agenda, the AP reports.

Former Trump Campaign Head Manafort Was Paid Millions By A Putin Ally, AP Says

3:12pm March 22, 2017

by Bill Chappell

Ten years ago, Paul Manafort "secretly worked for a Russian oligarch who wanted him to promote Russian interests," the AP's Chad Day tells NPR.

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Barry Cadden, center, an owner of the New England Compounding Center, was acquitted of 25 counts of second-degree murder of people who received tainted steroids manufactured by the pharmacy. He was found guilty of racketeering and mail fraud. Here, Cadden

Pharmacy Owner Acquitted Of Murder In Meningitis Outbreak That Caused 64 Deaths

2:11pm March 22, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy was acquitted of second-degree murder, but guilty of racketeering and fraud in the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people.

Sen. Feinstein To Gorsuch: You 'Avoid Specificity Like No One I Have Ever Seen'

12:38pm March 22, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is answering a second round of questions from a Senate committee today. Democrats are expressing frustration because they're not learning specifics about his views.

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Politics & Government

Trump Adviser On Navigating Gorsuch's Nomination

12:10pm March 22, 2017

David Greene talks with Leonard Leo, an adviser to President Trump on the Supreme Court, who has been walking Judge Gorsuch through the confirmation process.

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