Georgia Abortion Providers File Federal Suit Against State's 'Fetal Heartbeat' Law "This is a constitutional challenge" to Georgia's law, the plaintiffs say in the lawsuit, in which they call the abortion restrictions "an affront to the dignity and health of Georgians." Bill Chappell
President Of Common Cause Discusses Supreme Court Decision In Gerrymandering Case NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Karen Hobert Flynn, president of the group Common Cause, about the North Carolina gerrymandering case decided Thursday by the Supreme Court. The group is the plaintiff.
Supreme Court Delivers 2 Major 5-4 Decisions It was a big day at the Supreme Court. For now, it blocked a citizenship question from being on the Census. Separately, it said political redistricting is a question beyond the reach of the courts. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court Rules On Citizenship Question, Partisan Gerrymandering The Supreme Court is blocking a citizenship question from the 2020 census for now. Also, it ruled that partisan redistricting is a political question that federal courts cannot weigh in on. Hansi Lo Wang
Supreme Court Affirms Police Can Draw Blood From Unconscious Drivers In a 5-4 vote, the court upheld a Wisconsin law that says people driving on a public road have given implied consent to having their blood drawn if police suspect them of driving under the influence. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court Justices Continue To Struggle With Precedent The Supreme Court is struggling with precedent — and that could have big implications for future cases, with liberals on the side of holding the line and conservatives on the other. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court Hands Total Wine, Other Out-Of-State Liquor Retailers A Big Win The court struck down a Tennessee alcohol licensing residency requirement, opening up the pathway for big-box stores to enter the market. Domenico Montanaro
Illinois Governor Signs Law Legalizing Recreational Use Of Marijuana The state becomes the 11th in the country to legalize recreational pot. The Illinois law, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, also expunges the criminal records of some 800,000 past offenders. Scott Neuman
Jeffrey Epstein's Sex Offender Plea Deal Must Stand, Federal Prosecutors Say Attorneys representing sex abuse victims have argued for years that their clients weren't informed of the once-secret deal beforehand or given the opportunity to testify about it in court. Greg Allen
Florida Deciding Whether To Prosecute Woman Who Turned In Estranged Husband's Guns Her husband was jailed overnight after police said he rammed his vehicle into hers. She was jailed for six days after she allegedly broke into his home, took his guns and gave them to law enforcement. Sasha Ingber