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Trump's Campaign Rhetoric Signals Possible Shift On Civil Rights

4:40pm December 08, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

From LGBT issues to police shootings, civil rights has been the story of the Obama Justice Department. NPR takes a look at what Donald Trump's civil rights team might make a priority.

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A gunman's appearance at a Washington, D.C., pizzeria that was falsely reported to house a pedophilia ring has elevated worries over the unrelenting rise of fake news on the Internet.

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What Legal Recourse Do Victims Of Fake News Stories Have?

9:58am December 08, 2016

by NPR Staff

Real people hurt by fake news can sue under defamation law. But University of Denver law professor Derigan Silver notes that winning monetary damages doesn't undo the damage to a person's reputation.

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A white Marine-turned-cop was fired after he did not shoot a black man who had a gun. According to his Marine training, he saw no clear hostile intent. However, his bosses say he put other officers' lives at risk.

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Military-Trained Police May Be Less Hasty To Shoot, But That Got This Vet Fired

8:26am December 08, 2016

A Marine-turned-cop was fired after he did not shoot a man who had a gun. His Marine training led him to believe there wasn't clear hostile intent; his bosses say he risked other officers' lives.

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A large balloon in support of the Heartbeat Bill flies outside the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, in June 2012. More than four years later, the measure, which would ban abortions as soon as six weeks after conception, has passed the Legislature — after b

Ohio Legislature Moves To Ban Abortion As Early As 6 Weeks After Conception

5:52pm December 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

At six weeks after conception, many women still don't know they are pregnant. Similar laws have been struck down in other states, but supporters hope for a different outcome in a Trump administration.

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Trial Of Accused Charleston Church Shooter Dylann Roof Begins

4:32pm December 07, 2016

by Debbie Elliott

The trial of Dylann Roof, who is accused of killing nine worshippers at a church in Charleston, S.C., begins Wednesday.

Maj. Jason Brezler holds a meeting with local governors in 2010 in Afghanistan's Helmand province.

Legal Win For Marine Who Used Classified Information In An Email Warning

6:43pm December 06, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A federal judge has overturned a military panel's decision to force Maj. Jason Brezler out of the Corps for including classified information in an email to his fellow Marines.

Louisiana Police Arrest Man In Shooting Death Of Former NFL Player Joe McKnight

5:55pm December 06, 2016

by Tegan Wendland

Authorities in suburban New Orleans arrested a man in the shooting death of former NFL player Joe McKnight. The local sheriff blamed road rage and a verbal argument that turned violent.

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Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., as seen in 2015.

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Tech Companies Create Shared Database To Track, Remove 'Violent Terrorist Imagery'

4:48pm December 06, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announced they are cooperating to keep track of terrorist recruitment videos and violent images in order to remove them from search results and social media.

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Scott Family Lawyer Reacts To Mistrial In S.C. Police Shooting Case

4:39pm December 06, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Chris Stewart, lawyer for the family of Walter Scott, on the mistrial in South Carolina police officer Michael Slager's case.

A banner for State Farm insurance in in D`Iberville, Miss., tells property owners the number to call after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005.

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Supreme Court Upholds Hurricane Katrina Fraud Verdict Against State Farm

4:06pm December 06, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

After the storm hit in 2005, the insurance company ordered claims adjusters to misclassify wind damage as flood damage to shift liability to the U.S. government and spare State Farm's coffers.