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Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Apologizes For Trump Comments

1:51pm July 15, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has expanded on her statement apologizing for her critical comments about Donald Trump. In an interview with NPR, Ginsburg sought to put the controversy behind her.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Apologizes Over Recent Remarks About Donald Trump

6:53pm July 14, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

In an interview with NPR, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reiterated her mea culpa Thursday over her "ill advised" public criticism of Donald Trump.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg attends a conference in October 2010 in Long Beach, California.

LISTEN: Justice Ginsburg Expands On Decision To Apologize For Trump Remarks

6:48pm July 14, 2016

by Meg Anderson

"I said something I should not have said," Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said in an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Traffic moves along Orange Avenue last month after authorities opened the streets around the Pulse nightclub, scene of a recent mass shooting in Orlando, Fla.

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Orlando Police Report A Break-In At Pulse Nightclub, A Month After The Massacre

5:49pm July 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"We are disappointed that someone felt compelled to violate the privacy of our beloved Pulse Night Club and the sacred place it has now become," the club's owner said.

Dallas Police Chief David Brown (second from left) and Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police Chief James Spiller (second from right) attend an interfaith memorial service for the victims of the Dallas police shooting.

The Code Switch Podcast, Episode 9: Black And Blue

12:43pm July 14, 2016

by Leah Donnella

Black police officers live on both sides of the debate over race and policing. In this week's episode, they weigh in on the limits of force diversity in bridging gaps between black people and cops.

A new law could make sharing passwords, even in seemingly innocuous circumstances, considered illegal.

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How A 'Nightmare' Law Could Make Sharing Passwords Illegal

11:53am July 14, 2016

by Alan Yu

A recent federal court ruling has advocates, researchers and the dissenting judge worried that sharing passwords, even in seemingly innocuous circumstances, could be considered unlawful.

Donald Trump Calls On Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Resign

7:23pm July 13, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is calling on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign after she slammed him as a "faker."

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President Obama pauses during remarks at an interfaith memorial service for the victims of the Dallas police shooting at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center on July 12 in Dallas, Texas.

Obama Walks Fine Line On Race And Policing

4:43pm July 13, 2016

by Scott Horsley

In the wake of last week's deadly police shootings and the attack on officers in Dallas, President Obama's message has been fairly consistent. Is anyone listening?

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State Laws Restrict Release Of Police Body Cam Footage

4:36pm July 13, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Nancy La Vigne, director of the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute, about a survey of state laws restricting the release of police body cam videos.

Map showing the area where some several thousand dollars from the D.B. Cooper hijacking was found in February 1980 by 8-year-old Brian Ingram while on a family outing.

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FBI Is Giving Up On Solving The Mystery Of D.B. Cooper

3:23pm July 13, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The FBI says it is giving up on the D.B. Cooper investigation, 45 years after the mysterious hijacker parachuted into the night with $200,000 in a briefcase, becoming an instant folk figure.