Law

Report: Judges Have Too Much Control In Public Defense System

2:31pm September 09, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

A new report by criminal defense lawyers finds judges involved in the cases of people who are unable to pay for attorneys too often put their own fingers on the scales.

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Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis Released From Jail

8:38am September 09, 2015

by Ryland Barton

A federal judge in Kentucky on Tuesday released Rowan County clerk Kim Davis from jail. She spent five days locked up after her refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses.

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Judge: Costco Sold Counterfeit Tiffany Engagement Rings

7:44am September 09, 2015

Tiffany said the rings Costco was selling were counterfeits. The judge agreed, rejecting claims that Tiffany has become just a generic word for a ring setting.

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United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek Resigns Amid Federal Investigation

8:28pm September 08, 2015

by David Schaper

The CEO and two other high ranking officials at United Airlines resigned Tuesday in the midst of an internal and federal investigation.

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Immigrant families board a bus headed to the downtown bus station in McAllen, Texas, after being released by the Border Patrol.

National

Federal Requests For Immigration Holds Continue To Decline

7:34pm September 08, 2015

by Richard Gonzales

A research group at Syracuse University has determined that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is decreasing its practice of asking local police to hold detained immigrants.

Some In Rowan County, Ky., Surprised By Clerk Controversy

4:07pm September 08, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

A Kentucky county clerk remains in custody this weekend after refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The nation is divided, but what does Rowan County think about what's happening?

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National

Observers Hope California Agreement Succeeds In Ending Indefinite Solitary

2:31pm September 08, 2015

by NPR Staff

A settlement may mean the release of thousands of inmates from solitary confinement. The U.N. special rapporteur on torture says it's "a great achievement," but he'll have to see how it's implemented.

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Cases Test The Limits Of Religion's Place In The Law

2:27pm September 08, 2015

Does the Constitution protect people who feel that the law requires them to act contrary to their beliefs? NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with Harvard law professor Noah Feldman about the Kentucky case.

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Kalen Gilliam (left) and Justis Jackson take measurements at the Urban Archaeology Corps excavation site about 10 miles outside Richmond, Va.

National

Teens Dig Into Black History As Urban Archaeologists

10:52am September 08, 2015

by Catherine Komp

The Urban Archaeology Corps has teens in Virginia getting their hands dirty, in an initiative by the National Park Service to help increase diversity in its staff, visitors and the stories it tells.

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National

Unbeknownst To His Family, Virginia High School Student Recruited For ISIS

1:35pm September 07, 2015

Renee Montagne talks to Andrew McCabe of the FBI about the case of the 17-year-old Virginia student, who was sentenced to 11 years in a federal prison for aiding the Islmaic Sate, also known as ISIS.

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