Law

A comprehensive package of police reform measures cleared the Maryland General Assembly on Wednesday, including repeal of police job protections long cited as a barricade to accountability.

National

Maryland Lawmakers Override Vetoes On Sweeping Police Reform

10:46pm April 10, 2021

by The Associated Press

A comprehensive package of police reform measures cleared the state's General Assembly on Wednesday, including the repeal of police job protections long cited as a barricade to accountability.

Biden's Executive Actions On Gun Control: How Effective Might They Be?

6:07pm April 10, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Alain Stephens, who covers gun control and violence for The Trace, about President Biden's proposed actions to reduce gun violence.

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Health & Safety

Legal Questions Surround 'Vaccine Passports'

6:06pm April 10, 2021

More businesses are requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccines. NPR's Michel Martin discusses legal implications with Robert Field, professor of law and public health at Drexel University.

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Colorado state Rep. Tom Sullivan, pictured here in 2019 introducing former Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, says now is not the time to push for a statewide ban on assault-style weapons.

Colorado Assault-Style Weapons Ban Doesn't Look Likely

12:22pm April 10, 2021

by Bente Birkeland

Weeks after the mass shooting in Boulder, Colo., the push for a statewide ban on assault-style weapons is losing steam, even among prominent Democrats who say it is the wrong strategy.

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Stewart Rhodes, founder of Oath Keepers, is pictured in Forth Worth, Texas, on Feb. 28. A number of Oath Keepers members or associates are under investigation for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

Who Are The Oath Keepers? Militia Group, Founder Scrutinized In Capitol Riot Probe

10:20am April 10, 2021

by Ryan Lucas

Stewart Rhodes founded the militia in 2009. Now it's one of the largest extremist anti-government groups in the country, and a focus of the investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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President Biden looks on after speaking during an event about gun violence prevention in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 8.

Biden Wants New Ban On Assault-Style Weapons. What Lessons Were Learned From The '90s?

8:46am April 10, 2021

by Alana Wise

Advocates face steep odds getting a new ban through Congress. If they can succeed, they hope to avoid a repeat of past mistakes that left the original law open to loopholes.

The U.S. Supreme Court's unsigned order came on a 5-4 vote.

Supreme Court Rules For Worshippers And Against California COVID Restrictions

8:03am April 10, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

The court's unsigned order came on a 5-4 vote, preventing the state from enforcing a rule that limits at-home gatherings to no more than three households.

Politics & Government

Rep. Mondaire Jones Argues For An Expanded Supreme Court

7:55am April 10, 2021

President Biden has announced a commission to study possible changes to the Supreme Court. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) about why he thinks the court should be expanded.

National

Another Week Of Testimony Ends At Derek Chauvin's Trial

7:55am April 10, 2021

by Martin Kaste

Medical experts, including a forensic pathologist and a pulmonary specialist, testified this week about the death of George Floyd in the trial of Derek Chauvin.

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Four alleged members of the "boogaloo boys," an extremist group often identified by their militia gear and hawaiian print, have been indicted for destroying evidence tied to two Bay area police killings.

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4 Alleged 'Boogaloo' Members Charged With Obstructing Probe Into Police Killings

8:05pm April 09, 2021

by Emma Bowman

The alleged followers of the extremist movement are accused of conspiring to destroy messages and other records relating to the fatal shootings of two Bay Area law enforcement officers last year.