SCOTUS: Union Organizers Cannot Access California Farms NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Aaron Tang about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling deciding that a California regulation allowing unions to engage with workers in their workplace is unconstitutional.
In A Narrow Ruling, Supreme Court Hands Farmworkers Union A Loss At issue in the case was a California law that allows union organizers to enter farms to speak to workers during nonworking hours for a set a number of days each year. Eric Singerman
Supreme Court Grants A Reprieve To Agency That Runs Fannie, Freddie But the court agreed that the FHFA has a design flaw that violates the Constitution: The president must be able to remove the agency's director without cause. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court Restricts Police Powers To Enter A Home Without A Warrant The court has long held that police may do this when pursuing a fleeing felon. The question in this case was whether they can do the same thing when pursuing someone suspected of a minor offense. Nina Totenberg
Critics Of A Drug War-Era Law Say It Targets Black And Hispanic Americans President Biden wants to eliminate sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine that led to the incarceration of far more Black and Hispanic Americans. Critics are skeptical of the reform. Brian Mann
Pentagon Chief Backs Proposed Changes To How Sexual Assault Cases Are Handled NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand about Defense Secretary Austin's support for changes that would remove decisions on prosecuting sexual assault cases from military commanders.
Biden Backs Bill To End Sentencing Disparities For Crack And Powder Cocaine The White House announced support Tuesday for eliminating sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, which experts say unfairly target Black and Hispanic communities. Brian Mann
Federal Officials Can't Be Sued For Clearing Protesters Near White House, Judge Says A district court judge has dismissed claims that former White House officials conspired to forcibly remove peaceful protesters last year from Washington, D.C.'s Lafayette Square. Scott Neuman
More Police Officers Have Died On The Job So Far This Year Than In 2020. Why? On Monday, Colorado police officer Gordon Beesley was killed along with two other people during a shooting in the city of Arvada, Colo. Jaclyn Diaz
A Russian Man Has Been Charged In The Death Of U.S. Student Catherine Serou The 34-year-old student and former U.S. Marine went missing last week and was later found dead. Her mother says she received a text reading, "In a car with a stranger. I hope I'm not being abducted." Joe Hernandez