DOJ's reproductive rights group is watching for state changes that violate federal law The Justice Department is leading an effort to monitor changes in state law after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.
The woman who called 911 on a Black bird watcher wasn't wrongfully fired, judge rules Amy Cooper, a white woman, lost her job as a portfolio manager at a New York investment firm after she called the police on a Black man who asked her to put her dog on a leash.
A former Minneapolis officer is sentenced to 3 years for aiding George Floyd's death Former police officer Thomas Lane, who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd, was sentenced on Wednesday.
Morning Edition Gov. Desantis is facing a lawsuit from the migrants he sent to Martha's Vineyard Migrants who were flown to Martha's Vineyard are suing Florida's governor and other state officials, alleging they were promised jobs and other benefits and lied to about their destination.
All Things Considered The infrastructure law is meant to help with crises like Jackson's water problems NPR's Juana Summers talks with Mitch Landrieu, who oversees the implementation of the infrastructure package, about how this law will help with crises like the lack of water in Jackson, Miss.
All Things Considered Prominent election deniers are facing growing legal trouble The group True the Vote, which executive produced Dinesh D'Souza's "2,000 Mules" election denial film, is facing a defamation lawsuit brought by a small company that makes election software.
DOJ charges 47 with stealing $250 million from a pandemic food program for kids The defendants carried out a plot to steal $250 million from a federal nutrition program meant to serve needy children in Minnesota. Officials called it a "brazen scheme of staggering proportions."
Adnan Syed, subject of 'Serial' podcast, is released after his conviction is vacated Syed was 18 when he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Lee was murdered in 1999 when she was also 18.
The Jan. 6 rioter who wore a 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt gets 75 days in jail Photographs of Keith Packer wearing the antisemitic sweatshirt went viral after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. Packer said he wore it because he was "cold," according to a court filing.
Alex Jones' defamation trials show the limits of deplatforming for a select few Revelations from Jones' defamation trials point to the existence of a rarified class of extreme internet personalities who are better shielded from efforts to stem the reach of their content.
