Law

Rittenhouse jury will deliberate the homicide case after closing arguments

6:03am November 15, 2021

As jurors prepare to hear closing arguments in the trial against Kyle Rittenhouse, NPR's A Martinez asks law professor Keith Findley what makes this case so complicated.

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Navajo Nation bans indoor smoking in public places, including casinos

8:25am November 14, 2021

Danielle Kurtzleben talks to Dr. Patricia Nez Henderson, expert on tobacco prevention in Native American communities, about the Navajo Nation's new ban on indoor smoking in public places.

Jon Gruden, pictured in 2018, is suing the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Jon Gruden sues NFL for allegedly leaking emails that led to his resignation

6:53pm November 13, 2021

by Catherine Whelan

Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden filed a lawsuit against the NFL, accusing the league and its commissioner of trying to destroy his career using a "malicious and orchestrated campaign."

Politics & Government

Rep. Zoe Lofgren on Steve Bannon indictment

5:04pm November 13, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat, about Friday's indictment of Steve Bannon and the ongoing investigation into the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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National

Lawyers for 'Unite the Right' rally organizers prepare their defense

5:04pm November 13, 2021

by Whittney Evans

For the last three weeks, some Charlottesville, Va., residents have been presenting their case in a lawsuit against the organizers of the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally.

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Glynn County Police Department Investigative Detective Parker Marcy is questioned by prosecutor Linda Dunikoski about his investigation.

National

Prosecutors have used the defendants' own words in the Ahmaud Arbery case

12:22pm November 13, 2021

Georgia prosecutors have focused on testimony from law enforcement and neighbors in the trial of Greg and Travis McMichael and Roddie Bryan, accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.

Dontae Sharpe reacts outside the Pitt County Courthouse after a judge determined he could be set free on Aug. 22, 2019, in Greenville, N.C. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday pardoned Sharpe, who spent 24 years behind bars for a murder he has long s

National

A North Carolina man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 24 years is pardoned

8:53am November 13, 2021

by The Associated Press

The pardon allows Dontae Sharpe to apply for compensation for his wrongful conviction for first-degree murder. A witness against him said her claims were made up, based on what investigators told her.

National

The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse is a microcosm of the gun control debate in the U.S.

8:02am November 13, 2021

by Cheryl Corley

Gun control laws have loomed large in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. With Wisconsin being a gun friendly state, some are asking whether a double standard exists about who is seen as a threat.

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Music & Culture

Britney Spears officially freed from conservatorship

8:02am November 13, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

After a highly publicized legal battle, Britney Spears has been given back control over her finances, and medical and personal decisions.

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Britney Spears at the Billboard Music Awards in 2016 in Las Vegas.

Britney Spears' conservatorship has finally ended

7:11pm November 12, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

After 13 years living under a legal arrangement that controlled both her personal life and finances, the pop star was released from her conservatorship Friday.

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