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
Supreme Courts Grants Trump's Request To Temporarily Block Release of His Tax Records The Supreme Court granted President Trump's request to block the release of his tax records to the House Oversight Committee, which had subpoenaed a New York accounting firm for the documents. Nina Totenberg
Federal Prosecutors Reach Out To People With Ties To Giuliani And His Consulting Firm NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rebecca Ballhaus of The Wall Street Journal about subpoenas sent to associates of Rudy Giuliani, expanding a federal investigation into the president's personal lawyer.
After 36 Years In Prison For 'Georgetown Jacket' Murder, 3 Men Are Exonerated At Last "I've been always dreaming of this. For this day," said Alfred Chestnut, now 52. The Maryland men were freed after investigators found police and prosecutorial misconduct in the 1983 case. Laurel Wamsley