Supreme Court justices, minus Thomas, and Alito, file financial disclosure reports Justice Clarence Thomas' disclosure form had been eagerly awaited in the wake of news reports that he accepted luxury trips worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. Nina Totenberg
Former aide to President Trump testifies before a grand jury in Florida Taylor Budowich's testimony is part of a parade of witnesses in the special counsel's classified documents probe. Franco Ordoñez
Prison sexual assault victims can now petition for compassionate release Advocates are hoping more survivors of sexual assaults in federal prison can use a new method to win early release. Carrie Johnson
Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison says she's not leading a new 'war on drugs' Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison wants her office to prosecute people arrested for drugs. Katie Campbell
Cuba Gooding Jr. settles a civil sex abuse case just as trial was set to begin The actor has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago. Gooding's lawyers had insisted that his encounter with the woman was consensual. The Associated Press
Here are the major Supreme Court decisions we're still waiting for this term The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue opinions in 27 cases that it heard this term, and has about four weeks left to release them. Here are the major cases NPR is watching. Washington Desk
The character and fitness evaluation to practice law is discriminatory, advocates say To practice law, many states require a character and fitness evaluation, which digs into encounters with law enforcement and mental health. In New York, there's a push to ban the inquiry. Jasmine Garsd
Pence won't be charged in DOJ classified documents investigation Two sources confirm the Justice Department sent a letter to former Vice President Mike Pence saying the investigation would close without any finding of criminal wrongdoing. Carrie Johnson
Senate passes GOP-led resolution to block Biden's student loan relief plan With President Biden pledging a veto, the resolution amounts to a mostly symbolic show of congressional disapproval on a plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt. Emily Olson
