Inside the wrongful conviction of Ben Spencer No witnesses. No physical evidence. An ironclad alibi. Nevertheless, a Texas jury sentenced Ben Spencer to life in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Journalist and author Barbara Bradley Hagerty shares what it took to set Spencer free.
Bellingham man fined $1,000 for steering yacht through orca pod A Bellingham man has been fined $1,000 for driving his 51-foot recreational vessel through a pod of killer whales off the west side of San Juan Island in 2022. Stephen Howie
The Google antitrust case shows the century old law can hold up in modern times NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rebecca Allensworth, who teaches antitrust law at Vanderbilt Law School, about what comes next for Google and its users after it lost a major antitrust lawsuit. Tyler Bartlam
A federal appeals court has upheld Maryland's ban on assault-style weapons The law, which was passed after the Sandy Hook school shooting, bans dozens of firearms — including AR-15s, AK-47s and the Barrett .50-caliber sniper rifle — and puts a 10-round limit on magazines. The Associated Press
The owners of a Colorado funeral home are ordered to pay $950M over mishandled remains "Bad behavior has significant consequences,” the attorney representing families in a class-action lawsuit says. The remains of nearly 200 people were found at the Return to Nature Funeral Home. Bill Chappell
Prosecutors say they plan to charge former police chief over Kansas newspaper raid Prosecutors concluded that the staff at the Marion County Record committed no crimes before former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody led a raid on its offices and the home of its publisher. The Associated Press
Former Trump attorney agrees to cooperation agreement in Arizona 'fake elector' case Jenna Ellis, a onetime attorney for former President Donald Trump, has agreed to a cooperation agreement with Arizona’s attorney general in the state official’s “fake electors” case. Wayne Schutsky
Supreme Court rejects Missouri's bid to halt Trump’s sentencing in N.Y. hush money case Missouri had argued that the rights of Missouri voters to hear from presidential candidates were being violated by the New York criminal proceeding. Nina Totenberg
The arguments against setting term limits for Supreme Court justices NPR's A Martinez speaks with American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Adam White about the constitutional arguments against setting term limits for Supreme Court justices. A Martínez
