Law

Nearly 700 books have been removed from classroom libraries in one Florida county

5:23pm December 21, 2023

by Andrew Limbong

Some 673 books have been removed from classrooms in Orange County, Fla., this year over concerns they could violate a new state law related to inappropriate content.

National

What the current landscape of abortion rights looks like going into 2024

4:52pm December 21, 2023

There have been wins and losses since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The women fighting against abortion restriction laws have impacted laws, policies and court cases – all ahead of an election year.

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Saturday in Durham, N.H. He is at the center of a few key questions that the Supreme Court could take on during the 2024 presidential election.

Politics & Government

How the Supreme Court could play a pivotal role in the next election

10:03am December 21, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

The high court already has agreed to consider two cases that relate to GOP front-runner Donald Trump, and a third may be on the way after a Colorado ruling that could take him off the primary ballot.

Former President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump at a campaign event in Iowa on Tuesday.

Politics & Government

What's next after Colorado? Here's where other challenges to Trump's candidacy stand

10:01am December 21, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

Lawsuits in more than a dozen states are looking to follow a Colorado court's lead in declaring former President Donald Trump ineligible for election in 2024 due to his role in the Jan. 6 attack.

A man fires his pistol at an indoor shooting range during a qualification course to renew his Carry Concealed handgun permit at the Placer Sporting Club, July 1, 2022, in Roseville, Calif.

National

Judge blocks California law banning carrying firearms in most public places

4:48am December 21, 2023

by The Associated Press

The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom was set to take effect Jan. 1. It would have prohibited people from carrying concealed guns in places including parks and playgrounds, churches, banks and zoos.

People gather for a rally to protest conditions at New York City's Rikers Island jail in October of 2022. The New York City Council voted Wednesday to ban most uses of solitary confinement in the city's jails.

New York City Council votes to ban most instances of solitary confinement

8:12pm December 20, 2023

by Meg Anderson

Mayor Eric Adams may yet veto it, but if the bill becomes law, it will ban most uses of solitary confinement beyond four hours in New York City jails.

Despite the outcome from both the grand jury and the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, Aderrien's mother — Nakala Murry — says she will continue to fight for justice for her son. Here, Aderrien Murry poses for a picture outside of his home in Indianola, Miss.

National

The mother of a boy shot by police demands accountability after no charges are filed

7:02pm December 20, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Nakala Murry says she will continue to fight for justice for her son after a Mississippi grand jury decided against indicting the police sergeant who shot him during a domestic dispute.

A breakdown of the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling on Trump

4:47pm December 20, 2023

by Miles Parks

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump should be excluded from the state's presidential primary because he was deemed by the court to have engaged in insurrection.

What happens next after the Colorado Supreme Court's ruling on Trump

4:38pm December 20, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jeffrey Rosen, George Washington Law School professor and the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, about Trump being disqualified from Colorado's ballot.

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The Virginia Department of Corrections recorded the execution of Travis Spencer's brother. Spencer wants his tape published to hold the state accountable.

National

Families of executed prisoners want death penalty tapes made public

4:12pm December 20, 2023

Virginia said it's keeping execution tapes secret to protect the privacy of the relatives of the prisoners the state recorded. But the families NPR talked with said they want the tapes published.