Law

Voters wait to cast their ballots on Ohio's controversial Issue 1. Long lines have been reported at early voting centers in some counties.

How many voters does it take to make a majority? Why Ohio's Issue 1 is controversial

10:30am August 08, 2023

by Karen Kasler

Voters in Ohio will decide on Tuesday whether to make it harder to pass future constitutional amendments, including one on the ballot in November that would codify abortion access.

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Ahead of possible charges against Trump, Ga. courthouse is on heightened alert

7:20am August 08, 2023

Roads are closed around the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta because soon a Georgia grand jury is expected to indict former President Donald Trump for attempting to subvert the 2020 election.

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Longtime media-watcher explains why Trump's federal trial should be televised

7:14am August 08, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Steven Brill, founder of Court TV, why he thinks the 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump should be televised.

Former President Donald Trump speaking at the 56th Annual Silver Elephant Dinner hosted by the South Carolina Republican Party on Saturday in Columbia, S.C.

Trump's legal team offer more lax rules for a proposed protective order in Jan. 6 case

6:32pm August 07, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

"In a trial about First Amendment rights, the government seeks to restrict First Amendment rights," Trump's lawyers wrote in the court filings.

Former President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters before boarding his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Aug. 3 in Arlington, Va.

A judge tossed out Trump's countersuit to E. Jean Carroll. What does this mean?

5:54pm August 07, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

New York Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan said Trump's claim had no merit and that Carroll's statements repeating the claim that Trump had raped her were "substantially true" given a jury's verdict.

Baritone Samuel Schultz, who was sexually assaulted by famed countertenor David Daniels in 2010. Daniels pleaded guilty on Friday in a Houston courtroom.

After singer David Daniels' guilty plea, the victim speaks out

4:31pm August 07, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The opera star who once sang on stages around the world suddenly pleaded guilty to sexual assault on Friday. The assaulted man, singer Samuel Schultz, reflects on the experiences he has endured.

Southwest Airlines planes taxi at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in July 2019. Southwest is facing a discrimination suit after an employee allegedly reported a passenger to police on suspicion of child trafficking.

National

Southwest employee accused white mom of trafficking her Black daughter, lawsuit says

4:26pm August 07, 2023

by Juliana Kim

When Mary MacCarthy and her 10-year-old landed at a Denver airport, two armed police officers were waiting to interrogate them.

Music & Culture

Lawsuit against Lizzo is a problem because it cuts against her image, PR expert says

7:44am August 07, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks Molly McPherson, a crisis communication manager, about Lizzo's reputation in light of the artist's response to sexual harassment allegations.

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Former President Donald Trump speaks as the keynote speaker at the 56th Annual Silver Elephant Dinner hosted by the South Carolina Republican Party on Aug. 5 in Columbia, S.C.

Politics & Government

Up First briefing: Trump fights protective order; FDA approves postpartum pill

7:33am August 07, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Donald Trump's legal team has until 5:00 p.m. to respond to prosecutors' request for a protective order. The FDA has approved the first pill to treat postpartum depression.

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Politics & Government

Trump attorneys near deadline to respond to prosecutors' request for protective order

7:22am August 07, 2023

Special counsel Jack Smith wants a protective order to limit what former President Donald Trump can disclose about the Jan. 6 case against him. Trump's team has until 5 p.m. ET on Monday to respond.

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