Epstein survivor responds to lawsuit over release of identifying information NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Epstein survivor Danielle Bensky about a new class action lawsuit against the Justice Department and Google over the release of identifying information about victims. Justine Kenin
Yemeni politician says former U.S. soldiers tried to kill him. Now he's suing in U.S. court The suit is centered around the alleged attempt on Anssaf Ali Mayo's life. But it raises broader questions, including about the role of the United Arab Emirates in Yemen's civil war. Ryan Lucas
Who is an American? The Supreme Court will decide President Trump claims that there is no automatic guarantee to birthright citizenship in the Constitution. But, will that claim hold up in court? Nina Totenberg
Catholic bishops back birthright citizenship ahead of SCOTUS decision Ahead of a Supreme Court case, U.S. Catholic bishops have filed a brief in support of birthright citizenship, arguing that its absence would "increase the susceptibility of children to statelessness." Michel Martin
Why a 98-year-old federal judge is asking the Supreme Court for her job back Pauline Newman's story shines a light on the aging judiciary, where judges are getting older and lifetime tenure is raising thorny questions about retirement. Carrie Johnson
Some critics of birthright citizenship say it's a fraud issue. What does that mean? Advocates for ending birthright citizenship point to "birth tourism" schemes to argue that the legal principle is ripe for exploitation and threatens national security. Experts say it's not so simple. Juliana Kim
Judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay Maduro's legal costs in US drug trafficking case A U.S. judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday about its basis for barring Venezuela's government from paying former President Nicolás Maduro's legal fees in the drug trafficking case that has put him behind bars in New York. The Associated Press
Venezuela's deposed president is back in court as judge weighs legal fees dispute Venezuela's former President Nicolas Maduro appeared in a Manhattan federal courthouse for a pretrial hearing on narco-terrorism and other charges. Ryan Lucas
City says $30.5 million Seattle CHOP verdict ‘excessive,’ asks for new trial The city of Seattle has asked for a new trial and said it plans to appeal the $30.5 million verdict that found the city negligent in the fatal shooting of a teenager at the Capitol Hill Organized Protest in 2020. David Gutman / The Seattle Times