'C' is for convicted. The new Scarlet Letter in Seattle Ask a Judge: People wanted to know how judges avoid bias, the barriers to becoming a more just society, and how doing their work affects them personally. Amy Radil
Italy Ordered To Pay Damages To Amanda Knox The European Court of Human Rights ordered the country to pay Knox nearly $21,000 for failing to provide legal assistance and an interpreter when police initially questioned her in a 2007 murder case. Sasha Ingber
White Supremacist Pleads Guilty In Fatal Sword Stabbing Of Black Man James Jackson admitted he was driven by a plan to murder scores of black men to spark a nationwide race war. It's New York state's first conviction of first-degree murder as an act of terrorism. Vanessa Romo
'Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied' As Government Shutdown Affects Federal Courts The government shutdown has led the budget of federal court systems to run dry, causing disruptions to the pursuit of justice. Court officials fear that things could get worse in coming weeks. Tovia Smith
Supreme Court Temporarily Clears Way For Ban On Transgender Military Personnel The Supreme Court has revived the Trump administration's ban on transgender military personnel, for now. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Shannon Minter of with the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
In America And Britain, Immigration At Play In Government Dysfunction The U.S. is faces uncertainty during the government shutdown. Britain can't seem to agree on how to leave the EU. NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Sebastian Mallaby of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Trump Pitches 3-Year Extention Of DACA Protections For Border Wall Funding President Trump proposed a deal to congressional Democrats that would protect recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in exchange for $5.7 billion to fund the border wall. John Burnett
Ex-Chicago Police Officer Sentenced To 81 Months For Laquan McDonald Murder A day after three officers were acquitted of trying to cover up the killing, Jason Van Dyke was sent to prison for shooting the black teen 16 times. McDonald's family argues the punishment is light. Cheryl Corley
Buzzfeed News Reporter Details Story About Trump, Michael Cohen And Lying To Congress A new story in Buzzfeed News says President Trump directed his former lawyer to lie to Congress. Anthony Cormier, one of the Buzzfeed News reporters who broke the story, talks to Steve Inskeep.
It's Getting Harder For Migrants To Win Asylum Cases, Lawyers Say Immigration lawyers say judges are rejecting more claims based on domestic abuse and gang violence. We have the story of one woman who fled Nicaragua with her infant son. Joel Rose
