Law

Ginsburg: Liberal Justices Make A Point To Speak With One Voice

4:38pm July 14, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Being in one opinion is important, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Thursday. "If you want to make sure you're read, you do it together, and you do it short," she said.

Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, speaks at a news conference at the National Action Network in New York a day after settling a $5.9 million wrongful death case with the city. At far right is Garner's widow, Esaw Garner.

Eric Garner's Family Urges Justice Department To Prosecute Officer

1:49pm July 14, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Having reached a $5.9 million settlement with New York City over Garner's death last summer, his family members say they want a federal indictment of a police officer.

Legal Name Change? Facebook Still Won't Let You Be Maj. Major Major Major

11:25am July 14, 2015

The social media titan has been cracking down on names it perceives to be fake, even if they no longer are — as Jemmaroid Von Laalaa recently discovered.

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National

White House Announces Commutations For 46 Mostly Nonviolent Offenders

3:52pm July 13, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Most were sentenced under drug charges. Nearly all of them would have already served their time if they were convicted of the same crime today.

National

Special Visa For Immigrant Victims Of Crime Proves Controversial

2:29pm July 13, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

Non-citizens who are victims of serious crime may qualify for a special visa. The purpose of the law is to encourage immigrants to cooperate with law enforcement, whatever their legal status. But some question whether the U visa is working as intended.

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People wait in line to vote at the Board of Elections early voting site on Oct. 18, 2012, in Wilson, N.C. The U.S. Justice Department and several groups are suing North Carolina over the sweeping election overhaul it passed two years ago.

N.C. Trial Outcome Could Sway National Voting Rights Measures

1:17pm July 13, 2015

by Michael Tomsic

The Justice Department is challenging North Carolina's 2013 elections law, a sweeping overhaul that could affect black voter turnout disproportionately.

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New Drug Agency Chief To Revive Take-Back Program

12:14pm July 13, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Not much surprises a man who has put spies and kidnappers and murderers behind bars. But there's one American problem that took DEA Chief Chuck Rosenberg's breath away: drug overdose.

Vaccine Court Aims To Protect Patients And Vaccines

1:29am July 11, 2015

by Anders Kelto

It has been nearly 30 years since Congress established a special court to help keep good vaccines on the market and fairly compensate the rare person who has a severe reaction. Who wins these cases?

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Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter.

National

The #BlackLivesMatter Movement: Marches And Tweets For Healing

1:09am July 11, 2015

by NPR Staff

Black Lives Matter has become a leading force in protests against alleged police abuse of African-Americans. Michel Martin learns more about the movement from one of its founders Patrisse Cullors.

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An American flag flies over the U.S. Supreme Court June 29, 2015 in Washington, D.C. This past term, the liberal position won in 19 of the 26 closely-divided ideological cases and eight out of 10 of the most important ones.

Liberal Minority Won Over Conservatives In Historic Supreme Court Term

1:04am July 11, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

The latest session made history on several fronts, and accepted cases for next year that will likely make still more. This year the liberals won a lot — but that doesn't mean they will in the future.

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