Judge blocks Louisiana law requiring display of Ten Commandments in classrooms A federal judge has ruled that a Louisiana law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms is unconstitutional. Aubri Juhasz
Why it's so hard for death row inmates to have their convictions overturned There have been several high-profile challenges to planned executions but many more that never see the light of day. Why is it so difficult for people on death row to have their cases reexamined? Jared Bennett
Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira is sentenced to 15 years in prison A federal judge sentenced Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guard member, to prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine. The Associated Press
Supreme Court refuses legal lifesaver for former Trump chief of staff The Supreme Court dealt a major legal blow to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Tuesday, refusing to move the Georgia election interference charges against him to federal court. Nina Totenberg
Trump is hoping for one more victory. It's in his New York criminal trial A New York judge is set to decide whether President-elect Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution in his criminal trial, after he was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Ximena Bustillo
President-elect Donald Trump still must decide who will lead the Justice Department The incoming Trump administration has expressed a desire for a big overhaul at the Department of Justice and the FBI. Michel Martin
Trump plans to revoke many Biden policies. Where does that leave marijuana? The president-elect recently affirmed that he supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use. His stance means cannabis could be a rare issue on which Trump carries a Biden policy forward. Bill Chappell
Wisconsin high court to hear arguments on whether an 1849 abortion ban remains valid The Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday on whether a law that legislators adopted more than a decade before the Civil War bans abortion and can still be enforced. The Associated Press
Trump said he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters. How does that power work? Legal scholar Kim Wehle unpacks Trump's promise to pardon Jan. 6 attackers and why his pardoning power might have wider ranging implications. Obed Manuel
A law expert explains the role federal judges will play in Trump's presidency NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Georgetown Law Professor Steve Vladeck about the role federal courts can play as a check on presidential power during a second Trump Administration. Ayesha Rascoe
