Lead Attorney For Local Governments Suing Purdue Pharma Discusses Tentative Deal NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Joseph Rice, one of the lead attorneys representing local state and county governments against drugmakers and distributors that sold opioid pills.
Purdue Pharma Reaches Tentative Deal To Settle Thousands Of Opioids Cases Purdue Pharma, the company that makes Oxycontin, has reached a tentative deal to settle thousands of lawsuits stemming from the country's opioid epidemic. Some state officials may not agree to the terms of the deal. Brian Mann
Ex-USC Doctor Accused Of Sexually Abusing Hundreds Of Women Surrenders Medical License "On behalf of California consumers, the Board achieved the highest level of patient protection with the surrender of [George] Tyndall's license," the California Medical Board executive director said. Vanessa Romo
Seattle is losing police officers. There's a $1.6 million plan to fix that Seattle's police department is losing officers faster than any time in the past 6 years, going back to 2012. Paige Browning
NRA Sues San Francisco After Lawmakers Declare It A Terrorist Organization The pro-gun group says the city and county are trying to discriminate against people "based on the viewpoint of their political speech." Bill Chappell
Louisiana Attorney General On The Multi-State Investigation Into Big Tech NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry about a new bipartisan, multi-state investigation into the business practices of large tech firms like Google and Facebook.
48 States Investigating Whether Google's Dominance Hurts Competition The top legal officials of 48 states, led by Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, announced a major investigation into Google's dominance in search and advertising. Aarti Shahani
State Attorneys General Want To Know If Facebook And Google Are Too Big NPR's David Greene talks to Ohio Attorney General David Yost about the multi-state, antitrust probes into Facebook and the parent company of Google.
North Carolina Democratic Leader On State's Legislative Map Ruling A court in North Carolina ruled that the state's legislative maps were drawn unlawfully on partisan lines. NPR's Michel Martin talks about the decision with state Rep. Robert Reives.
'Judge Parker' Comic Strip Writer Explores Realities Of Prison Life NPR's Michel Martin speaks to the writer of the comic strip "Judge Parker," Francesco Marciuliano, about highlighting criminal justice issues in his story lines.