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Supreme Court Considers Whether N.C. Law Violates First Amendment

4:38pm February 27, 2017

by Nina Totenberg

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether a North Carolina law that prevents registered sex offenders from "accessing" certain social media sites violates the First Amendment guarantee of free speech.

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The Jewish Community Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., was declared safe after police investigated a bomb threat Monday.

Bomb Threats Made Against Jewish Community Centers In 11 States

3:20pm February 27, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"My instincts tell me this is all part of a coordinated effort," an Ann Arbor police detective tells Michigan Public Radio, discussing threats made in the city.

Nadeem Mazen instructs students at a former community space he ran.

In Response To Rising Biased Rhetoric, Muslims Run For Office

1:44pm February 27, 2017

by Kat Chow

First-time candidates are seeking offices across the country. And several nonprofits are helping American Muslims get involved in the political process.

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Joseph Wapner, star of the television show The People's Court on Oct. 22, 1986.

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'People's Court' Judge Joseph Wapner Dies At 97

9:29am February 27, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

The People's Court was one of the biggest hits among syndicated reality TV shows. Judge Joseph Wapner was joined on the show by real-life bailiff Rusty Burrell and host Doug Llewelyn.

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When Mexican Deportees Return To A Country They Hardly Know

5:26pm February 26, 2017

by Michel Martin

Tania Mendoza left Mexico for the U.S. when she was a toddler. She lived almost her whole life and started a family there. But in 2010 she was deported back to a country she had never really lived in.

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North Carolina Law Makes Facebook A Felony For Former Sex Offenders

7:57am February 26, 2017

North Carolina has a law banning sex offenders from social media. The state says sex offenders use sites to find future child victims. The court will decide if this is constitutional.

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Race And The Controversial History Of 'Stand Your Ground' Laws

8:28am February 25, 2017

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Historian Caroline Light says "stand your ground" laws were written for white, heterosexual, property-owning men. What happens when other people take up arms, in defense against white supremacists?

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in February in Los Angeles. The mayor of the city has asked ICE agents not to identify themselves as police during operations.

Los Angeles Officials To ICE: Stop Identifying Yourselves As Police

6:26pm February 24, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The mayor of Los Angeles co-signed a letter to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency requesting that its agents not identify themselves as "police" during operations in the city.

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Suspect In Kansas Shooting Faces Possible Hate Crime Charges

4:46pm February 24, 2017

by Laura Ziegler

A shooting that left a man dead in Kansas could be ruled a hate crime. Two men from India and a local man who tried to intervene were shot by a man who reportedly thought he was shooting people from the Middle East.

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White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, seen here walking toward the Oval Office in January, had been in touch with the FBI over media reports about Trump associates and contacts with Russia, according to a senior administration official.

White House Asked FBI To Publicly Refute Reports Trump Associates Had Russia Contacts

4:35pm February 24, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Director James Comey refused to publicly respond to the media reports even as he dismissed them privately, a senior administration official says. The official says the FBI initiated the discussion.