Two years ago, California allowed courts to order people into mental health treatment Two years ago, California launched an experiment that lets judges order people with psychotic illness into care. Some counties are emphasizing something else the law enabled: "relentless outreach." April Dembosky
The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to grace periods for mail ballot returns The Supreme Court will hear a case that could decide whether states can count postmarked mail ballots that arrive after Election Day — something that about 20 states and territories currently allow. Ashley Lopez
Families accuse Camp Mystic of ignoring risks in Texas lawsuit over flood deaths The families of some of the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who died in catastrophic flooding in Texas on July 4 are suing Camp Mystic and its owners. The Associated Press
Supreme Court to consider challenge to Mississippi mail-in ballot law The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether federal law prevents states from counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day. The decision could potentially upend elections in some states. Miles Parks
Supreme Court declines to revisit gay marriage decision The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which recognized a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Alyssa Kapasi
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others who tried to overturn the 2020 election President Trump pardoned a long list of political allies accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election. Stanford Law School professor Bernadette Meyler talks about the pardons and what they mean. Steve Inskeep
Immigration agents have new technology to identify and track people The Department of Homeland Security is adopting powerful new tools to monitor noncitizens. Privacy advocates are worried they erode privacy rights for all Americans. Jude Joffe-Block
Supreme Court rules passports to list sex at birth The Supreme Court allowed President Trump to proceed with his plan to require that passport applicants list their sex as what is designated on their birth certificate. Nina Totenberg
Federal judge orders full funding of SNAP benefits A Rhode Island federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to find enough money to restore full funding for SNAP benefits by Friday. Jennifer Ludden
Supreme Court allows Trump to prohibit gender election on passports The court's decision is not a final ruling, however; it just permits Trump's passport policy to go into effect while litigation continues in the lower courts. Nina Totenberg
