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Judge in Louisiana will consider moving teens out of Angola state penitentiary

10:15am August 15, 2023

A hearing will start Tuesday on moving juvenile offenders out of the Angola prison in Louisiana. They were supposed to be housed there only until April, but are still there.

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Former President Donald Trump listens as he is introduced to speak at the South Carolina Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Columbia, S.C.

Politics & Government

Up First briefing: Trump's Georgia indictment; DA Fani Willis; microbes and kimchi

10:07am August 15, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Trump is indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the state's election results. DA Fani Willis, who is charging him, is no stranger to high-stakes cases. And, how microbes turn cabbage to kimchi.

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Why Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis chose RICO to indict Trump

8:56am August 15, 2023

by Leila Fadel

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her team have structured a 41 count indictment against Trump and 18 advisers. Legal expert Stephen Gillers explains why Willis has taken this approach.

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Morning news brief

7:59am August 15, 2023

Donald Trump is indicted in Georgia for seeking to overturn the election. Death toll rises in Hawaii as residents press to see Lahaina. Judge in Louisiana considers moving teens out of Angola prison.

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Judge sides with young activists in climate change trial in Montana

7:24am August 15, 2023

The court found climate impact must be considered and kids have a right to a healthy environment. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Julia Olson of Our Children's Trust, which brought the suit.

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Politics & Government

Trump indictment in Georgia is being brought under the RICO Act

7:24am August 15, 2023

Former President Donald Trump is accused of a conspiracy to overturn his 2020 defeat. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to constitutional law scholar Fred Smith Jr., professor at Emory University School of Law.

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Politics & Government

In Georgia, Donald Trump is indicted for seeking to overturn the 2020 election

5:18am August 15, 2023

Former President Donald Trump — along with 18 other defendants — has been indicted in Georgia for failed efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election result.

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6 ex-Mississippi officers plead guilty to state charges for torturing 2 Black men

5:18am August 15, 2023

by Will Stribling

Six former Mississippi Sherriff officers — some of whom called themselves "The Goon Squad" — plead guilty to state charges for the torture of two Black men.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis poses for a portrait on April 19 in Atlanta.

Politics & Government

In charging Trump, the Atlanta-area DA relies on RICO law. Here's what it is

1:58am August 15, 2023

by Stephen Fowler

Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute allows prosecutors to pursue criminal enterprises, and it was based on — and is broader than — federal RICO law.

Fulton County Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis is photographed in her office in Atlanta on Jan. 4, 2022.

Politics & Government

Fani Willis, the Atlanta DA who's charging Trump, is no stranger to high-stakes cases

1:37am August 15, 2023

by Sam Gringlas

"My career has taught me, no matter the political pressure, just do what's right," Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis pledged as she took office.