Kansas Lawsuit Settlement Sets Standard For Gun Seller Liability
The state's high court ruled that gun dealers must exercise the "highest stand of reasonable care" to keep weapons away from felons.
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From DOMA To Marriage Equality: How The Tide Turned For Gay Marriage
For 25 years, attorney Mary Bonauto and activist Evan Wolfson helped shape the gay marriage movement. They discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling, which represented the culmination of their efforts.
A Conservative Firebrand From The Start, Ted Cruz Always Had A Plan
Long before Cruz was the Texas senator commandeering the Senate floor, he was a teenager reciting conservative, free-market ideology.
Lead Prosecutor Brings Gandhi-Like Attitude To Brazil's Corruption Scandal
In Brazil, one of the biggest corruption scandals in its history has an unlikely hero. He is a 35-year-old Harvard educated lawyer who says his inspiration is Gandhi.
Does It Matter That 95 Percent Of Elected Prosecutors Are White?
"The group of people who are really the managers of the criminal justice system in America are concentrated among one demographic group: white men," said an author of the report.
Former University Of Illinois Athletes File $10 Million Lawsuit
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Shannon Ryan, a Chicago Tribune sports reporter, about the allegations that the women's basketball coach and assistant created a racially hostile environment.
FBI Director Brings Silicon Valley Encryption Fight To Capitol Hill
FBI Director James Comey went to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to make a case for Silicon Valley companies to continue to let law enforcement monitor communications over encrypted devices.
Baltimore Mayor Replaces Police Commissioner Anthony Batts
Baltimore's residents "deserve better" than recent results have shown, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake says. The move comes two months after six officers were charged in the death of Freddie Gray.
New York City's Plan To Eliminate Cash Bail For Low-Level Defendants Begins Next Year
NPR's Joel Rose reports that the goal of the plan is to reduce the number of people in the city's jail on Rikers Island.
Federal Court Rules Against Redskins In Legal Battle With Native Americans
The decision takes the team one step closer to losing its trademark protection over the name, which the judge agreed "may disparage" Native Americans.