Fox pays $12 million to resolve suit alleging bias at Tucker Carlson's show Ex-producer Abby Grossberg alleged Tucker Carlson created a workplace defined by bigotry and sexism. Her case factored into Carlson's ouster from Fox News and the settlement of another major lawsuit. David Folkenflik
Supreme Court to consider whether domestic abusers can own guns At issue is a 1994 amendment to the Federal Firearms Act that prohibits those who are actively subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms. Meghanlata Gupta
Read Justice Sotomayor's dissent in same-sex wedding website case Justice Sonia Sotomayor read an impassioned dissent from the bench in a case where a majority of justices sided with a Colorado web designer who refused to create websites for same-sex weddings. Washington Desk
Supreme Court rules in favor of web designer who refused work for same-sex weddings The court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines that the First Amendment bars Colorado from "forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees." Steve Inskeep
Supreme Court kills Biden's student debt plan in a setback for millions of borrowers The court unanimously dismissed on standing grounds a challenge to President Biden's groundbreaking plan to forgive some or all federal student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans. Nina Totenberg
With affirmative action gutted for college, race-conscious work programs may be next With the Supreme Court having ruled against affirmative action policies in higher education, some legal experts worry about the future of workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Elena Moore
Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law The Google fight with the country echoes a similar battle in Australia, where the tech industry eventually struck deals with news publishers after tense negotiations. Bobby Allyn
An education law professor on why race should be considered in college applications NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Dana Thompson Dorsey of the University of South Florida about the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action.
Western tribes' last ditch effort to stall a large lithium mine in Nevada Western tribes are making a last ditch effort to thwart a large lithium mine in a federal appeals court. Kirk Siegler
A new law will affect how some immigrants in Florida access work and medical care A new law requiring companies to ensure their employees are legal residents goes into effect in Florida on July 1. Now immigrants who may not be documented are worried for their futures. Wilkine Brutus
