The Anti-Abortion Demographic Gap NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women in Politics, about the social gaps between the authors of new anti-abortion laws — and those most affected.
Alabama Abortion Law Could Make Its Way To The Supreme Court Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law the nation's toughest anti-abortion law. It bans abortions except in cases of a serious health risk to the mother. There is no exception for rape or incest. Nina Totenberg
FCC Wants Phone Companies To Start Blocking Robocalls By Default "The American people are fed up with illegal robocalls," FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said. "And we believe that we need to make it easier for phone companies to block these robocalls." Merrit Kennedy
Ex-USC Coach Behind Fake Athletic Profiles In College Admissions Scam, Pleads Guilty Laura Janke had previously denied taking bribes for writing the phony biographies, but she is now the fourth corrupt coach to plead guilty. She's expected to testify against others in the case. Kirk Carapezza
New Liver Donation System Takes Effect Despite Ongoing Lawsuit A new national system for allocating donor livers went into effect Tuesday, despite an ongoing lawsuit that says livers will now flow from more rural parts of the country to more populous cities. Blake Farmer
Supreme Court's Conservatives Defend Their Handling Of Death Penalty Cases Amid controversy and criticism from religious groups on the right and left about their decisions in recent death penalty cases, the court's five-man majority is striking back. Nina Totenberg
California Jury Awards $2 Billion To Couple In Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Trial The verdict represents the third time a California jury has decided in favor of consumers who claimed their cancer was caused by the glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer. Richard Gonzales
Supreme Court Rules Against Apple, As Kavanaugh Sides With Liberal Justices The Supreme Court says iPhone users' antitrust lawsuit against Apple can continue. The decision divided President Trump's two appointees, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. Nina Totenberg
San Francisco Police Raid Journalist's Home After He Refuses To Name Source Police obtained a warrant to search the home of freelance videographer Bryan Carmody as part of an investigation into a leaked police report concerning the death of public defender Jeff Adachi. Laurel Wamsley
Remembering Federal Judge Damon Keith Memorial services for Keith are happening this weekend. NPR's Michel Martin speaks to former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who clerked for Judge Keith, about what he meant to the legal community.