Supreme Court Revives An Excessive Force Case; Thomas Rails Against Marijuana Laws The case involved the death of a prisoner held for 15 minutes in a face-down prone position. Separately, the court declined to take up a case brought by a marijuana dispensary. Nina Totenberg
Inquiries Into What Went Wrong In Surfside Could Take Years To Complete The federal agency that examined the twin towers' collapse on 9/11 is one of many that are probing what went wrong at Champlain Towers South. Laurel Wamsley
The Supreme Court Leaves A Transgender Student's Legal Victory Intact The court left in place a lower court decision declaring that local school boards may not require transgender high school students to use bathrooms that correspond to their sex listed at birth. Nina Totenberg
Residents Demand Accountability In The Collapse Of Champlain Towers South NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Brad Sohn, a lawyer representing victims of the collapse. The suit alleges the disaster could have been prevented through ordinary care, safety measures and oversight.
U.S. Airstrikes Target Iran-Backed Militia Sites In Iraq And Syria They mark the second such attacks against similar facilities in and around Syria under the Biden administration. Jaclyn Diaz
How 165 Words Could Make Mass Environmental Destruction An International Crime A panel of lawyers from around the world proposes to make ecocide a crime that can be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court just like genocide and war crimes. Josie Fischels
What's Happened In The 13 Months Since George Floyd's Death Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced Friday for killing George Floyd last year in May. A jury found Chauvin guilty on three counts in April.
Energized By Chauvin Case, Minneapolis Activists Eye Police Accountability Work Ahead The Minneapolis community reacts to the sentencing of former officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Adrian Florido
DOJ Says Georgia's New Voting Law Restricts The Black Vote The U.S. Justice Department has sued the state of Georgia over its new voting law, saying that the controversial measure is intended to restrict ballot access to Black voters. Stephen Fowler
Derek Chauvin Sentenced To 22 1/2 Years For Murder Of George Floyd Derek Chauvin has been sentenced after being convicted of murdering George Floyd and has now begun serving his 22.5-year sentence. Cheryl Corley