TED Radio Hour Joy Buolamwini: How Do Biased Algorithms Damage Marginalized Communities? Data, numbers, algorithms are supposed to be neutral ... right? Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini discusses the way biased algorithms can lead to real-world inequality.
Morning Edition Supreme Court Hands Down Several Decisions On Ballots, Days Ahead Of Election Night Several important legal decisions were made this week on election laws in crucial states as millions of voters have already cast their ballots.
'No Pandemic Exception To The Constitution': Court Rejects Minn. Ballot Extension The three-person panel on the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an extension by Secretary of State Steve Simon to accommodate voters who may have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
All Things Considered GOP Election Lawyer On Voting Legal Battles NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Ben Ginsberg, a top Republican election lawyer, about Supreme Court rulings that blocked an attempt to challenge ballot deadlines in two swing states.
Morning Edition How Is Law Enforcement Preparing For Potential Election Violence? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul about how state attorneys general and local law enforcement are preparing to stop voter intimidation and post-election violence.
China Runs Illegal Intimidation Scheme Inside The U.S., DoJ Charges Five people have been arrested and others are facing criminal charges in what Justice Department leaders called a plot by China's government to lean on political opponents with threats and extortion.
A Newly Sworn In Justice Barrett Faces A Motion To Recuse Herself In Election Case A Pennsylvania county is asking the new justice to disqualify herself because her nomination and confirmation is not only "unprecedented" but linked, by Trump, to his own re-election.
NXIVM Cult Leader Sentenced To 120 Years In Prison Keith Raniere, 60, was convicted last year of sex trafficking, human trafficking and racketeering for his role as the head of the cult. "He robbed me of my youth,'' a victim recounted on Tuesday.
E. Jean Carroll Suit Against Trump To Proceed After Judge Rules Against DOJ A federal judge says the government may not substitute itself for President Trump as the defendant in the matter and accordingly neutralize the case. So the suit against the president can proceed.
Senate Confirms Amy Coney Barrett To The Supreme Court The 48-year-old judge solidifies the court's conservative majority, filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat just about a week before Election Day.
