Law

Supreme Court To Hear Controversial Census Citizenship Question

6:22am April 23, 2019

by Nina Totenberg

The court is weighing whether the Trump administration can include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. A decision is expected this summer, when printing of the census forms is set to begin.

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Justice Department veteran Zachary Terwilliger is the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and may end up prosecuting the WikiLeaks case.

Politics & Government

Key U.S. Attorney, Swept Into Russia Investigation, May Prosecute WikiLeaks Case

6:22am April 23, 2019

by Carrie Johnson

Zachary Terwilliger started at the Justice Department as an intern in high school. Now, he is the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, in the intelligence community's backyard.

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Politics & Government

News Brief: Sri Lanka, Democrats Mull Impeachment, Supreme Court

5:55am April 23, 2019

A state of emergency is in effect in Sri Lanka following Easter Sunday blasts. Democrats ponder whether to try to impeach Trump. The Supreme Court considers a case on a census citizenship question.

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National

Catholic Foster Care Agency Can Not Discriminate Against LGBTQ Couples, Court Says

9:58pm April 22, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The agency argued its religious freedoms were violated when Philadelphia ended a foster care contract. A federal appeals court disagreed.

Larry Mitchell Hopkins appears in a police booking photo taken in Las Cruces, N.M., on April 20. Hopkins made his initial court appearance Monday, on charges of possession of firearms by a felon.

National

Alleged Leader Of Border Militia Facing Federal Firearms Charges In New Mexico

8:12pm April 22, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Larry Hopkins has a felony record dating back 23 years. Federal officials are not saying why he's charged now with offenses committed in 2017.

Politics & Government

The Mueller Report: Your Thoughts, Unredacted

4:21pm April 22, 2019

Those inside the Beltway have had their say about the contents of the redacted report. Now, have yours.

Sri Lankan security personnel inspect the debris of a van after it explodes on Monday near St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo. Nearly 300 people died and more than 500 others were wounded after Sunday's attacks on churches and hotels.

After Sri Lanka Attacks, Islamist Group Blamed And Victims Named

4:05pm April 22, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Sri Lankans mourned the deaths of nearly 300 people who were caught in Easter Sunday's coordinated church and hotel bombings. Officials blamed the National Thowfeek Jamaath, a local militant group.

A sign directs voters to a polling station on Nov. 8, 2016, in Cave Creek, Arizona. The state is one of several considering new voting laws that could make it more complicated to vote in 2020.

After Democrats Surged In 2018, Republican-Run States Eye New Curbs On Voting

2:52pm April 22, 2019

After high turnout in the 2018 midterms gave Democrats big gains, several Republican-controlled states are considering changing the rules around voting in ways that might reduce future turnout.

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up three cases that hinge on federal discrimination laws and whether they protect LGBTQ workers when its new term begins in October.

Supreme Court Will Hear Cases On LGBTQ Discrimination Protections For Employees

2:43pm April 22, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The court is poised to decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to sexual orientation and gender identity, along with factors such as race, religion, sex and national origin.

National

Supreme Court Prepares To Hear 2020 Census Citizenship Question

5:18pm April 21, 2019

by Hansi Lo Wang

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear a case about whether the 2020 Census can include a question about a person's citizenship status.