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People help a protester after he was shot with a rubber bullet in Austin, Texas, in May 2020 while protesting the death of George Floyd. The Austin City Council on Thursday approved paying a combined $10 million to two people injured when officers fired b

19 Austin police officers indicted from investigation into 2020 protests, sources say

7:06pm February 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Aggravated assault charges are among the most on a single police department over tactics used during the widespread protests over George Floyd's death.

To conceal identities in use-of-force cases, police argue they are victims

5:44pm February 17, 2022

by Daniel Rivero

Florida wants to keep the names of police involved in use-of-force cases hidden, saying they are victims of a crime who deserve privacy protections under state law. Advocates want a court to decide.

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The consequences of Texas' restrictive abortion law

4:56pm February 17, 2022

by Wade Goodwyn

For patients seeking abortions in Texas, services have been drastically reduced. In surrounding states, wait times are increasing because of an influx of new patients.

News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Florida abortion bill, DOJ sues Missouri

6:25am February 17, 2022

Russia says it's de-escalating its forces near Ukraine. Florida's House passes a bill banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The DOJ is suing Missouri over its controversial firearm law.

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Attorney General Merrick Garland, in a 2021 photo, said a Missouri gun rights law impedes law enforcement in the state. The Department of Justice sued Wednesday to enjoin the law.

Department of Justice sues Missouri over gun rights law

5:21am February 17, 2022

by Peter Granitz

The federal government alleges Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act has endangered public safety by prohibiting local law enforcement from cooperating with federal agencies.

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DOJ sues Missouri over its law restricting enforcement of federal gun laws

5:08am February 17, 2022

The Justice Department is suing Missouri over that state's firearm law, arguing it makes crime fighting more difficult and tramples on federal supremacy.

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Racist, violent evidence presented in federal trial against Ahmaud Arbery's killers

10:16pm February 16, 2022

by Liz Baker

Offensive memes, racist songs and slurs against Black people from the cellphones and social media accounts of the three men on trial portray a history of bigotry.

NFL hires former AG Loretta Lynch to handle its racial discrimination suit

6:53pm February 16, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The former attorney general was tapped in 2020 by the NFL to work on an inquiry into claims of workplace misconduct involving the then-Washington Football Team.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki did not answer the many questions reporters had on Tuesday about when President Biden would interview Supreme Court candidates.

Politics & Government

When will Biden interview Supreme Court candidates? Mum's the word

4:42pm February 16, 2022

by Scott Detrow

The White House seems determined to make sure President Biden's pick for the Supreme Court will not be revealed until a moment of their choosing.

In Supreme Court nomination debate, echoes of past judicial breakthrough

4:17pm February 16, 2022

Tomiko Brown-Nagin, author of Civil Rights Queen, tells NPR's Ailsa Chang how identity and lived experience loomed large in the confirmation of Constance Baker Motley to the federal bench in 1966.