Law

Freelance photographer Christian Monterrosa made a photo of himself after being hit with a rubber bullet by the police.

National

When police cracked down on reporters on one chaotic night in LA's Echo Park

2:34pm March 31, 2022

The LAPD detained at least 16 journalists covering a protest in March 2021, a low point in a year of increasing mistrust and hostilities between police departments and the media.

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Police form a line as activists and supporters of residents of a homeless encampment protest at Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles late on March 24, 2021.

National

From kid gloves to rubber bullets: How the LAPD's ties to news media unraveled

8:08am March 31, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Decades of tensions between police and journalists in Los Angeles led to a night of chaos last year in which officers detained at least 16 journalists covering a protest at the city's Echo Park.

Companies are using bankruptcy courts to thwart lawsuits

6:33am March 31, 2022

by Brian Mann

More and more wealthy companies and individuals, accused of wrongdoing, are turning to bankruptcy courts to block lawsuits — a practice that's raising alarms with the U.S. Justice Department.

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What Justice Clarence Thomas knew about his wife's text messages with Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff in the Trump administration, is the subject of increasing scrutiny.

Politics & Government

Legal ethics experts agree: Justice Thomas must recuse in insurrection cases

4:45pm March 30, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

Legal ethics experts had previously said while Ginni Thomas is an outspoken conservative activist, her husband is able to act as an independent judge of matters that come before the court.

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Demonstrators gather to protest what opponents call the "Don't Say Gay" bill on the steps of the Florida Historic Capitol Museum in Tallahassee on March 7, 2022.

Teachers fear the chilling effect of Florida's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law

2:29pm March 30, 2022

by Melissa Block

Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the Parental Rights in Education bill into law, teachers fear it will muzzle speech and further stigmatize LGBTQ youth.

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A daughter holds her mother's hand and encourages her while sitting on a hospital bed.

Physician-assisted death in Oregon is no longer limited to just state residents

12:27pm March 30, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Under a settlement reached in a federal lawsuit this week, terminally ill patients seeking physician-assisted death in Oregon are no longer required to be residents of the state.

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson meets with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill on March 8. Collins now says she'll vote for Jackson's nomination. If confirmed, she would be the court's first Black female justice.

Politics & Government

Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins says she'll vote for Supreme Court nominee Jackson

9:52am March 30, 2022

by NPR's Washington Desk

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has picked up at least one Republican vote for confirmation.

Health & Safety

News brief: Mariupol evacuees, COVID booster, J&J vs cancer patients

6:00am March 30, 2022

Resident flee as the battle for the Ukrainian city of Mariupol goes on. If eligible, should you get a second COVID booster? J&J is using a controversial bankruptcy maneuver to delay some lawsuits.

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Some companies are using bankruptcy courts to block lawsuits

5:10am March 30, 2022

by Brian Mann

J&J used a complex bankruptcy maneuver to delay thousands of lawsuits linked to asbestos contamination in its baby powder. One woman suing the company died while her case was in legal limbo.

A former Yale University administrator has pleaded guilty to a years-long scheme of stealing electronics ordered for the university and reselling the items. Here, a shuttle drives students around Yale's campus.

National

A former Yale employee admits she stole $40 million in electronics from the university

6:22pm March 29, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Jamie Petrone has pleaded guilty to a years-long scheme of stealing electronics ordered for Yale University and reselling the items. She used the money to buy herself luxury cars and multiple homes.