What To Expect From The Impeachment Inquiry Going Forward NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Daniel Freeman, former parliamentarian to the House Judiciary Committee, about the procedures surrounding impeachment and what to expect going forward.
Supreme Court Hears Arguments On What Could Be Landmark 2nd Amendment Case The Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday in what could be a landmark Second Amendment case. It's the first gun case taken up by the court in nearly a decade. Nina Totenberg
South Carolina Magistrate Judges Don't Need Law Degrees To Handle Lower-Level Cases NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Joseph Cranney of the Post and Courier about South Carolina's magistrate judges, a position that does not require a law degree and has become a source of corruption.
1st Supreme Court Gun-Rights Battle In 10 Years May Transform Legal Landscape With Justice Brett Kavanaugh replacing Anthony Kennedy, a clear conservative majority could make regulating guns very difficult. Nina Totenberg
White House Says President Trump Won't Participate In Wednesday Impeachment Hearing The inquiry into Trump's dealing with Ukraine is moving from fact-gathering to considerations of law. House Republicans are knocking the process as rushed, unfair and guided by anti-Trump fervor. Bobby Allyn
New Report: U.S. Lacked Technology To Account For Separated Families The report says the administration planned to separate as many as 26,000 children under the "zero tolerance" policy. More than 5,000 children were separated before it was ended by a judge. Richard Gonzales
Trump Floating Terrorist Label For Mexican Cartels Brings Fears Of Drone Strikes President Trump says he plans to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The remarks are stoking fears that such a move would trigger a military response. Bobby Allyn
Watergate Prosecutor On Whether Trump Should Participate In Impeachment Inquiry NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nick Akerman, who served on the Watergate prosecution team, about whether President Trump should participate in the impeachment inquiry.
Confederate Monument Law Upheld By Alabama Supreme Court The Alabama Supreme Court said the lower court erred earlier this year when it ruled the city of Birmingham had constitutional rights to free speech. The city must now pay a $25,00 fine. Brakkton Booker
Challenge to car tabs initiative goes to court A King County Judge will decide whether to pause I-976, the measure that would limit car tabs to 30-dollars.l Tuesday’s hearing was part of a multi-party lawsuit which includes King County and the city of Seattle against the initiative Patricia Murphy