Wrongful convictions are at the center of John Grisham's new book 'Framed' Grisham and his co-author and Centurion Ministries founder Jim McCloskey write about men and women who were convicted of crimes because of poor policing and incompetent "expert witnesses."
Nebraska Supreme Court clears the way for people with felony convictions to vote Nebraska’s highest court ruled against top state officials as it upheld a law providing felons with a path to register to vote after completing their sentences. Ashley Lopez
Former county official gets at least 28 years in prison for killing Las Vegas reporter Robert Telles, a former Las Vegas-area official, was sentenced for killing Jeff German, who wrote articles critical of his conduct in office and exposed an intimate relationship with a coworker. The Associated Press
A federal judge has ordered Alabama to stop trying to purge voters before Election Day A judge temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program after finding the state violated federal law by systematically purging voters too close to this fall’s election. Hansi Lo Wang
Where do things stand with reproductive rights as we head into the election? Historian Mary Ziegler talks about the legal battles shaping reproductive rights across the U.S. — including the scope of abortion access and the fate of invitro-fertilization. Tonya Mosley
'Cheat Code to Life': Jailhouse lawyers help incarcerated people — and themselves, too A new trove of letters and oral histories is shining a light on the successes and challenges of jailhouse lawyers: people in prison who help themselves and others navigate the legal system. Carrie Johnson
Local board members in Georgia can't refuse to certify election results, judge rules Local election board members in Georgia cannot refuse to certify election results in any scenario, even if they report concerns about fraud or errors, a state judge has ruled. Sam Gringlas
Lilly Ledbetter, the activist who inspired fair pay act, dies at 86 Lilly Ledbetter, a supervisor at a Goodyear tire plant in Alabama, discovered she was receiving less pay than men who worked the same position. Her case led to a monumental law on pay equity. Chandelis Duster
Going deeper into some claims in legal filings against TikTok that NPR uncovered Internal documents from TikTok that were reviewed by NPR indicate that company executives knew about the harm the app could cause young people. We talk to a researcher about what that harm looks like. Steve Inskeep
Indoor workers in California are learning about their right to heat protections California's new rules protecting indoor workers from extreme heat went into effect in July. How are they working out so far? Alejandra Borunda
