Disability Groups File Federal Complaint About COVID-19 Care Rationing Plans People with disabilities are asking the federal government to stop what they say are care-rationing plans from states and hospitals, which could possibly deny them treatment for COVID-19. Joseph Shapiro
Supreme Court Allows States To Virtually Eliminate The Insanity Defense By a 6-to-3 vote, the court essentially allows consideration of mental status only at sentencing. Dissenters accuse the majority of abandoning centuries of Anglo-American law. Nina Totenberg
Life Care Center families still waiting on a response from state watchdog After a public appearance outside the nursing home at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, families say they've had difficulty contacting the state's long-term care ombudsperson. Casey Martin
4 Men Hanged In India For 2012 Gang Rape And Murder That Sparked Outrage More than seven years after a crime that prompted street protests and reforms of sexual assault laws, four men who were convicted of raping and murdering a woman on a bus were put to death. David Welna
Margrethe Vestager: How Can We Ensure Fair Competition Online? When we shop in a store, we're used to having options. But in a digital economy controlled by tech monopolies, choice isn't built in. Margrethe Vestager is on a mission to change that. NPR/TED Staff
Zeynep Tufekci: How Do We Build Systems Of Trust Online? With so much data collected on our online behavior, it's bound to be misused. Sociologist Zeynep Tufekci says to rebuild trust in the internet, we need to entirely restructure how it operates. NPR/TED Staff
Edward Snowden: Why Does Online Privacy Matter? Edward Snowden revealed government programs that collected our private data. Today, he says private corporations have become just as intrusive—but without the restraints placed on government. NPR/TED Staff
Trump Invokes A Cold War Relic, The Defense Production Act, For Coronavirus Shortages A law that allows the executive branch to direct industrial production is being used to spur firms to step up their output of scarce items, such as face masks and ventilators. David Welna
Federal Courts Scramble To Adapt To Disruptions From Coronavirus Pandemic From delaying trials to relying more on videoconferencing, courts are attempting to carry on their work amidst the national response to the outbreak. Ryan Lucas
Disgraced Movie Mogul Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 23 Years In Prison A New York judge sentenced Harvey Weinstein to 23 years in prison for sex crimes including rape. Hours later he was rushed to a hospital. A spokesperson told NPR it was for "ongoing heart problems." Rose Friedman
