Harvey Weinstein Heads To Trial For Sex Crimes In A #MeToo Landmark It's the first criminal trial for Weinstein, whose alleged misconduct helped set off a movement. Now, the former producer faces five charges that may land him a long prison sentence in New York. Colin Dwyer
Was It Legal For The U.S. To Kill A Top Iranian Military Leader? The strike against Qassem Soleimani raises thorny legal questions — and experts disagree over whether the U.S. had the legal authority to do it. Jackie Northam
January 2nd | How to rethink gendered insults The author of "Wordslut" on reclaiming the English language. Washington state's new 2020 laws. And how to pay less attention to your phone. Bill Radke
Lebanese Reaction To Nissan's Ex- Chief Fleeing Japan For Lebanon NPR's Noel King talks to Chloe Cornish of the Financial Times about former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn arriving in Lebanon after fleeing financial misconduct charges in Japan.
A Look At Trump's Impact On The Circuit Courts NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Melissa Murray, NYU law professor and host of the podcast Strict Scrutiny, about the huge number of lower court judges appointed by the Trump administration.
Former DOJ Official On Why She Thinks Domestic Terrorism Should Be A Federal Crime NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Mary McCord, former Justice Department official, about why McCord believes Congress should make domestic terrorism a federal crime.
Jailing And Fining Chelsea Manning Constitutes Torture, Top U.N. Official Says Nils Melzer, the United Nations special rapporteur on torture, says detaining and fining Manning with the aim of coercing her to testify runs afoul of U.S. international human rights obligations. Bobby Allyn
West Virginia Governor Approves Firing All Cadets Who Posed In Nazi-Like Salute Photo "As I said from the beginning, I condemn the photo of Basic Training Class 18 in the strongest possible terms," Gov. Jim Justice said. "This act needed to result in real consequences." Vanessa Romo
Federal Judge Dismisses Former White House Aide's Lawsuit Over Congressional Subpoena The judge found former deputy national security adviser Charles Kupperman is no longer caught between conflicting demands of two branches of government "and lacks any personal stake in the outcome." Vanessa Romo
Civil Rights Leader Rep. John Lewis To Start Treatment For Pancreatic Cancer The Georgia congressman, who spent decades fighting racial discrimination, says he's mounting his biggest battle yet: stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Lewis will stay in office as he undergoes treatment. Emma Bowman