Law

Cheerleader's F-Bombs Are Protected By The 1st Amendment, Supreme Court Rules

6:15am June 24, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Vic Walczak of the ACLU about the Supreme Court ruling that a school district violated the First Amendment by punishing a cheerleader for social media activity.

Health & Safety

News Brief: Vaccination Rate, Life Expectancy, 1st Amendment Case

5:44am June 24, 2021

The president keeps up pressure on Americans to get vaccinated. Americans are living shorter lives and the pandemic is largely to blame. The Supreme Court sides with a student in a free speech case.

Supreme Court Justices Hand Farmworkers Union A Loss

5:44am June 24, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

At issue was a California law allowing union organizers to enter farms to speak to workers during nonworking hours for a set number of days each year.

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with students in a case involving a cheerleader who dropped F-bombs on Snapchat while complaining about her school.

Supreme Court Rules Cheerleader's F-Bombs Are Protected By The 1st Amendment

10:21pm June 23, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The case involved a teenage cheerleader who dropped F-bombs on Snapchat. At issue was whether schools may punish students for speech that occurs online and off campus but that may be disruptive.

In a case originating with a California Highway Patrol officer's pursuit of a vehicle and ultimately entering the driver's home, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police may not enter homes without a warrant for minor crimes.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Restricts Police Powers To Enter A Home Without A Warrant

10:12pm June 23, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The court has long held that police may do this when pursuing a fleeing felon. The question in this case was whether they can do the same thing when pursuing someone suspected of a minor offense.

Britney Spears at a movie premiere in 2019. She pleaded with a judge on Wednesday to end a conservatorship that has controlled her personal and business lives for years.

Britney Spears Asks Court To End Conservatorship, Detailing Its Control Over Her Life

9:22pm June 23, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

Addressing a judge personally for the first time, the pop star called for an end to her long-running conservatorship.

Police hold back rioters gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. New body camera footage released by the Justice Department shows the violence of that day from the perspective of the officers themselves.

National

New Body Camera Footage Shows The Violence Against Police During The Capitol Riot

8:22pm June 23, 2021

by Tom Dreisbach

New videos released by the Justice Department depict a chaotic scene at the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, particularly against the police officers there to defend the building and its occupants.

Insurrectionists loyal to former President Donald Trump breach the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6. Prosecutors have secured the first guilty plea in a conspiracy case brought against members of the Oath Keepers extremist group in the attack.

Politics & Government

Prosecutors Get Their 1st Guilty Plea In The Jan. 6 Oath Keepers Conspiracy Case

6:56pm June 23, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

The conspiracy case involving the Oath Keepers extremist group is one of the most closely watched of those related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

National

SCOTUS: Union Organizers Cannot Access California Farms

6:21pm June 23, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Aaron Tang about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling deciding that a California regulation allowing unions to engage with workers in their workplace is unconstitutional.

National

Defense Secretary Says He Supports Reform To Military Justice System

4:34pm June 23, 2021

by Tom Bowman

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers he supports a major change to the military justice system. It would let independent military lawyers handle cases of sexual assault and domestic violence.