Federal Appeals Court Says There Is No Right To Carry Concealed Weapons In Public
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rules that local law enforcement may restrict the carrying of concealed weapons.
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Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence In Judge Recusal Case
If a prosecuting attorney has signed off on the death penalty against a certain defendant, can that same attorney later be on of a panel of judges reviewing that death sentence?
Philadelphia City Council Set To Pass Soda Tax
Philadelphia's City Council agreed to support a tax of 1.5 cents per ounce on sweetened beverages, including all sweetened drinks, whether they are sugar-based or diet. The proposal still requires a second council vote, expected to pass on June 16. Cities interested in similar taxes include Oakland, Calif., San Francisco and Boulder, Colo.
Murder Trial Begins For Driver Of Police Van In Freddie Gray Case
Caesar Goodson drove the van in which prosecutors say Freddie Gray was fatally injured. Witnesses from the two previous trials have testified that he bore ultimate responsibility for Gray's safety. Goodson faces the most serious charge in the case — second degree murder — and legal analysts see his trial as make-or-break for prosecutors, who have yet to get a conviction.
21 States To Sue Delaware Over Millions Of Dollars In Unclaimed Checks
The suit will accuse Delaware of wrongly keeping abandoned MoneyGram checks instead of sending them back to the state where they were purchased. The states say up to $400 million might be at stake.
New York Corrections Officers Convicted In Inmate Assault
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Bronx County District Attorney Darcel Clark about the conviction of four New York corrections officers and a former chief of security for assaulting an inmate and attempting to cover it up.
Baltimore Lawyer Skeptical About Prospect Of Convictions In Freddie Gray Case
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Baltimore attorney Steven Levin who has successfully defended police against misconduct charges ranging up to murder. He talks about the start of the trial against the driver of the police van, in which Freddie Gray suffered lethal injuries. The driver is accused of deliberately giving Gray a "rough ride."
California Raises Smoking Age To 21
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to state Sen. Ed Hernandez about California becoming the second state to raise the smoking age to 21. Hernandez authored the bill to raise the smoking age.
Trial To Start For Another Police Officer Charged In Freddie Gray Case
The Baltimore officer facing the most serious charges in the death of Freddie Gray goes on trial on Thursday. Caesar Goodson drove the van in which Gray apparently suffered a fatal spinal injury.
NYC Correction Officers' Union Head Charged In Corruption Probe
The head of the New York City corrections officers union was arrested Wednesday on corruption charges. It's the latest development in a probe of alleged corruption inside the NYPD and City Hall.