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The Hidden Discrimination In Criminal Risk-Assessment Scores

5:45pm May 24, 2016

Courtrooms across the country are increasingly using a defendant's "risk assessment score" to help make decisions about bond, parole and sentencing. The companies behind these scores say they help predict whether a defendant will commit more crimes in the future. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Julia Angwin of ProPublica about a new investigation into risk assessment scores.

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Bill Cosby Ordered To Stand Trial On Sexual Assault Charges

4:32pm May 24, 2016

by Laura Benshoff

Comedian Bill Cosby has been ordered to stand trial on sexual assault charges in Pennsylvania, a judge ruled Tuesday. The case dates back to 2004 and if convicted, Cosby could face up to 10 years in prison.

National

U.S. Supreme Court Decides Three Cases Involving Race

8:19pm May 23, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The justices ruled against a white jury in a Georgia murder case; for minority plaintiffs who challenged voting districts in Virginia; and for a postal employee who said he lost his job due to race.

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Red Light Camera Use Declines After Public Outrage

5:16pm May 23, 2016

by Charles Lane

Red light cameras increase safety at intersections at no cost to taxpayers, but over the last several years, the number of communities using red light cameras has fallen. Community outrage is one of the main reasons there are fewer cameras. Meanwhile, safety advocates are trying to increase the number of cameras by better educating local governments on how to use them.

National

In New Age Of Interrogations, Police Focus On Building Rapport

5:03pm May 23, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with investigative journalist Robert Kolker, whose article in Wired explores the new police interrogation technique called rapport-building.

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Officer Edward Nero (center) arrives at court in Baltimore on Monday. Nero has been found not guilty of multiple misdemeanor charges in the Freddie Gray case.

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Baltimore Police Officer Found Not Guilty In Freddie Gray Case

3:06pm May 23, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Officer Edward Nero had faced multiple misdemeanors in connection with the arrest and subsequent death of Gray in April 2015.

In a 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Georgia death-row inmate appealing his murder conviction, citing efforts by prosecutors to exclude blacks from the jury panel.

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Supreme Court Orders New Trial For Black Death Row Inmate Convicted By All-White Jury

2:08pm May 23, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

It has been nearly 30 years since the high court set new rules to counter race discrimination in the seating of juries. But in some jurisdictions, the propensity to bar black jurors persisted.

Going There: The Future Of Water

12:15pm May 23, 2016

by Michel Martin

Western states like Colorado are balancing competing demands for waterways. When recreation, agriculture and civic interests find themselves at odds, how can water resources be divided fairly?

Baltimore Judge To Issue First Verdict In Connection To Freddie Gray's Death

11:18am May 23, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Edward Nero's trial poses one of the central questions that emerged from the riots that followed the death of Freddie Gray: Should officers making questionable arrests face criminal charges?

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Economy

CEO Uses Company's Clout To Get Involved In Controversial State Measures

8:17am May 23, 2016

It is not just lawmakers hashing it out over a N.C. law which limits civil rights protections for the LGBT community. David Greene talks to Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, a cloud computing company.

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