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Tuesday's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to not review an ordinance passed by Alameda County, California, means that drug makers will now need to pay for collection and disposal of unused drugs in the county.

Supreme Court Says Locals Can Make Pill-Makers Pay For Drug Disposal

1:43pm May 27, 2015

by Scott Shafer

The court decision means companies are on the hook for helping at least some consumers in California safely dispose of leftover pills and other medicine. Similar measures are in the works elsewhere.

Part of Texas' congressional redistricting map from 2003. The lead plaintiffs in Evenwel v. Abbott are residents of a state Senate district in Texas who say their equal rights to representation are diluted because Texas equalized the districts in populati

Test Of '1 Person, 1 Vote' Heads To The Supreme Court

10:11am May 27, 2015

by Ron Elving

Analysts have noted that dividing districts based on eligible voters rather than total population would tend to shift representative power to localities with fewer children and fewer immigrants.

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Before Cleveland, About 30 Police Departments Entered DOJ Agreements

6:31pm May 26, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, about the history of Justice Department involvement in reforming local police departments.

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Federal Appeals Court Leaves Hold On Obama's Immigration Orders

6:26pm May 26, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The president has sought to give temporary protection from deportation to people who were brought to the U.S. as children, and to the parents of people who live in the U.S. legally.

Sabas Sanchez Jr. was better known among his neighbors in Madison, Neb., as "Gordo" — Spanish for chubby. He also had an oversized personality. His father keeps this tattered photo in his wallet.

In America's Heartland, Heroin Crisis Is Hitting Too Close To Home

1:15pm May 26, 2015

by Bobby Caina Calvan

Midwestern and Southwestern states struggle with an influx of heroin being sold for cheap by Mexican cartels. In one community, a spike in heroin-related deaths has everyone on high alert.

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Chicago Bears Release Ray McDonald After Arrest For Domestic Violence

11:06am May 26, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

It is the defensive end's second arrest in the past nine months. Police in Santa Clara, Calif., say McDonald assaulted a woman while she was holding a baby.

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Brelo Verdict Shows The Difficulty In Applying Use Of Force Standards

6:45pm May 25, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Michael Benza, law professor at Case Western Reserve University, about what questions remain after Cleveland officer Michael Brelo was acquitted of manslaughter.

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Cleveland Simmers In Wake Of Officer's Manslaughter Acquittal

9:49pm May 23, 2015

by Nick Castele

Cleveland residents are on edge after a white police officer was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting deaths of an unarmed black driver and his passenger. The shooting ended a high-speed car chase.

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Cleveland Police Officer Receives Not Guilty Verdicts

9:48pm May 23, 2015

The verdicts for Officer Michael Brelo came on allegations of voluntary manslaughter and lesser charges, stemming from a 2012 police shooting of an unarmed couple.

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Man Convicted Of Killing D.C. Intern Chandra Levy To Get New Trial

6:30pm May 22, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Prosecutors have agreed not to oppose a new trial for Ingmar Guandique, who was found guilty in 2010 of killing Levy in 2001.