Law

The Totenberg family (from left): Amy, Nina, Melanie, Roman and Jill

A Rarity Reclaimed: Stolen Stradivarius Recovered After 35 Years

5:51pm August 06, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

For decades, virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg played his prized Stradivarius around the world. Then one day in 1980 it was snatched. Gone. But in June, the FBI called his daughter with news.

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Irwin Lipkin, one of Bernard Madoff's longest-serving employees, covers his face as he is pushed in a wheelchair leaving U.S. court in New York on Wednesday.

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Irwin Lipkin, Last Of Madoff Defendants, Gets 6 Months In Prison

4:00pm August 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The 77-year-old was one of Bernard Madoff's first employees. He pleaded guilty three years ago to knowingly signing false documents, but has insisted that he thought the operation was legitimate.

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Bill Cosby Will Be Deposed By Accuser's Lawyer This Fall

10:16am August 06, 2015

by Bill Chappell

For the first time in nearly 10 years, the comedian will be questioned under oath about allegations of sexual assault. A judge has set a date of Oct. 9.

A sign shows the way to a polling station in Austin, Texas. A federal appeals court has knocked down a state voter ID law.

Federal Appeals Court Tosses Out Texas Voter ID Law

6:34am August 06, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

In a unanimous vote, the 5th Circuit ruled that the law, considered one of the toughest in the country, discriminated against minority voters.

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Journalist Says Lax Policing Allowed NFL Player To Get Away With Serial Rape

1:26pm August 05, 2015

Former NFL player Darren Sharper pleaded guilty to rape charges involving nine women in four states. ProPublica reporter T. Christian Miller says local police weren't sharing information.

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DNA Testing Identifies Another Victim Of Brutal Florida Reform School

8:35am August 05, 2015

by Mark Schreiner

Researchers from the University of South Florida are piecing together what happened at the now-closed Dozier School for Boys, where 51 sets of remains were found in an unmarked graveyard.

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Same-Sex Marriage Isn't Law Of The Land From Sea To Shining Sea

8:35am August 05, 2015

by Laurel Morales

While the Supreme Court ruling legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states, it didn't affect American Indian tribes. The 566 tribes in the U.S. are sovereign, and only 10 have legalized gay marriage.

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Urban Shootings Are On The Rise, But Officials Fail To Pinpoint A Cause

8:02pm August 04, 2015

Law enforcement officials discussed a recent increase in shootings in several major cities at a meeting in Washington, D.C., on Monday. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Atlanta Police Chief George Turner.

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Pep is featured in the Dec. 26, 1925 issue of the Boston Daily Globe. But Gov. Pinchot's wife, Cornelia, later set the tall tale straight in an interview with The New York Times.

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Why 'Pep' The Prison Dog Got Such A Bum Rap

4:47pm August 04, 2015

by Emma Jacobs

He killed the Pennsylvania governor's wife's cat — or so the story went. As it turns out, the Labrador was sentenced to the grim corridors of Eastern State Penitentiary to live up to his name.

A small memorial lined a road near Sandy Hook Elementary School about a month after the Dec. 14, 2012, shootings in Newtown, Conn.

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Families Of Newtown Massacre Victims Reach $1.5 Million Settlement

2:13pm August 04, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The families of 16 victims sued the estate of shooter Adam Lanza's mother and will receive nearly $94,000 apiece under the deal. The settlement still needs a judge's approval.