The Couple Who Waved Guns At BLM Protesters Plead Guilty To Misdemeanors The wealthy duo's defense lawyer told NPR they "understand that what they did is a violation of Missouri law" but if faced with a similar situation, Mark McCloskey would do it again. Vanessa Romo
Missouri Has Declared Federal Gun Laws Invalid. Can It Do That? Legal experts say the state's law is unconstitutional. But it could have a chilling effect on the state's law enforcement officers anyway. Laurel Wamsley
Supreme Court Sides With Religious Freedom In High Profile LGBTQ Rights Case The Supreme Court saw a case that pitted religious freedom against gay rights — and sided with the adoption agency that the city of Philadelphia wouldn't work with because they exclude LGBTQ couples.
Snapchat Ends 'Speed Filter' That Critics Say Encouraged Reckless Driving The messaging app popular with teens is dropping a feature first launched in 2013. After several deadly car crashes involving the filter, Snap was the target of numerous lawsuits. Bobby Allyn
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's Rise Continues To Fascinate In 'Dissent' Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing for the top court still sticks in the minds of those all along the political spectrum; it's the subject of several books, including a new one by Jackie Calmes. Michael Schaub
The Justice Department Overturns Rules That Limited Asylum For Survivors Of Violence In a victory for survivors of domestic and gang violence, the Department of Justice on Wednesday vacated the controversial Trump-era decisions. Joel Rose
Israel Hits Hamas Targets With The 1st Airstrikes Since Cease-Fire Deal The Israel Defense Forces said its fighter jets struck two Hamas military compounds early Wednesday morning. Jaclyn Diaz
Biden Wants To End For-Profit Immigrant Detention. His Administration Isn't So Sure Since the campaign trail, President Biden has said he wants to close privately run immigrant detention centers. But immigrant advocates say his administration isn't following through on his promises. Joel Rose
A House Panel Will Investigate Trump-Era Surveillance By The Department Of Justice During the previous administration, the department seized metadata from devices belonging to members of Congress, journalists and the-then White House counsel. Benjamin Swasey
Race, Drugs And Sentencing At the Supreme Court The court ruled that some crack cocaine offenders sentenced to harsh prison terms more than a decade ago cannot get their sentences reduced under a federal law designed to do just that. Nina Totenberg
