Law

With Roe set to fall, minors seeking abortion have few choices left

4:38pm June 08, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rosann Mariappuram of Jane's Due Process about the impact Roe's fall would have on abortion access for minors. A teenager shares her experience navigating judicial bypass.

U.S. Olympic gymnasts Aly Raisman, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney and gymnast Maggie Nichols appear at a Senate Judiciary hearing on September 15, 2021, regarding the Inspector General's report about the FBI's handling of abuse claims against former doctor

Understanding the complaints from Simone Biles and others seeking $1B from the FBI

1:34pm June 08, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

The group of women and girls say the bureau failed to properly follow up on credible claims against the sports doctor Larry Nassar in 2015, which allowed him to continue abusing victims.

The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court

After the leak, the Supreme Court seethes with resentment and fear behind the scenes

9:35am June 08, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

The court is riven with distrust among the law clerks, staff and, most of all, the justices themselves.

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In this April 12, 2018, photo, a marijuana plant awaits transplanting at the Hollingsworth Cannabis Company near Shelton, Wash. Thirty states have legalized some form of medical marijuana, according to a national advocacy group. Nine of those states and

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D.C. lawmakers pass a bill that would ban firing employees for failed marijuana tests

5:39am June 08, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Employers can still give drug tests or fire an employee if they are acting under federal guidelines, or if an employee consumed marijuana at work or while performing work-related duties.

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Retired General investigated in illegal foreign lobbying investigation

4:54am June 08, 2022

An FBI probe into illegal foreign lobbying has reportedly targeted a retired four-star general who led U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan and is now president of a Washington think tank.

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How law enforcement could be affected by bipartisan gun reform laws

4:54am June 08, 2022

What impact would bipartisan proposals for gun reform have on law enforcement? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Art Acevedo, a former police chief of Austin, Houston and Miami.

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC held at the Hilton Anatole on July 11, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.

Trump's record is split in South Dakota Republican primaries

10:50pm June 07, 2022

by Lee Strubinger

In South Dakota, Trump-endorsed Gov. Kristi Noem wins the primary for governor, as does Republican Sen. John Thune, an adversary of the former president.

Camila Alves McConaughey holds green Converse sneakers. Uvalde, Texas, school shooting victim Maite Rodriguez, who died at age 10, was wearing green Converse shoes when she died.

The story of a Uvalde victim's green shoes captures the White House's attention

9:41pm June 07, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Maite Rodriguez, a lover of animals and the environment, dreamed of being a marine biologist. She was killed during the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference at the International Hotel Manilatown Center in San Francisco on March 24, 2021.

In California, Newsom runs for reelection 9 months after defeating a recall attempt

7:32pm June 07, 2022

by Scott Shafer

In 2021, the GOP forced Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom into a recall election. After a decisive victory, he's seeking another four years in office while facing high inflation and chronic homelessness.

Senators return to gun law talks following a weekend of mass shootings in 8 states

4:59pm June 07, 2022

by Kelsey Snell

Senators say they're inching closer to a bipartisan agreement on strengthening the nation's gun laws. They returned to Washington after a weekend in which mass shootings occurred in eight states.