Chief Justice Roberts' Annual Report Focuses On COVID, Skips Trump And Controversy In his report on the federal judiciary, the chief justice looks at all the ways federal courts remained open this year, comparing it to how courts handled other pandemics. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court's New Supermajority: What It Means For Roe v. Wade There are two schools of thought: either the right to abortion will be systemically hollowed out, leaving it a right on paper only, or Roe will be overturned. Nina Totenberg
Chinese Court Sentences 10 Hong Kong Democracy Activists To Prison Terms The activists were intercepted as they tried to flee to Taiwan by speedboat. Two people accused of organizing the trip got the stiffest penalties, two and three years in prison. Bill Chappell
DOJ Declines To Prosecute Cleveland Officers In Death Of Tamir Rice The Justice Department says it will not bring civil rights charges against two police officers in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland in 2014.
Massachusetts Senate Overrides Veto, Passes Law Expanding Abortion Access "Pregnant people who once faced near-insurmountable barriers accessing abortion care can now seize the right to control their own bodies," Senate President Emerita Harriette Chandler said Tuesday. Vanessa Romo
DOJ Decides Not To File Charges Against Officers In Deadly Shooting Of Tamir Rice NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Michael Balsamo of The Associated Press about the Department of Justice decision not to press charges against the officers involved in the shooting of Tamir Rice in 2014.
Justice Department Declines To Prosecute Cleveland Officers Who Killed Tamir Rice The department announced that it found insufficient evidence to "support federal criminal charges" against Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback. Vanessa Romo
U.S. And EU Condemn Jailing Of Lawyer Who Reported On Coronavirus In Wuhan Zhang Zhan was detained in May after reporting on the coronavirus response in China. Now, she faces years in prison as officials try to silence reports that differ from their own. Reese Oxner
Religion, Abortion, Guns And Race. Just The Start Of A New Supreme Court Menu Conservatives now have a 6-to-3 majority — a vote to spare on any given issue. Experts expect the new majority to move aggressively on an agenda more conservative than any seen since the 1930s. Nina Totenberg
U.S. Announces New Rules For Drones And Their Operators Drones represent the fastest-growing segment in the entire transportation sector. Companies such as Amazon, Walmart, and UPS have started testing drones to deliver goods to customers. Jaclyn Diaz
