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Led by the Rev. Willie Phillips (center), protesters march in February against violence in and around Club Majestic.

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Among Thousands Of Gun Deaths, Only One Charles Foster Jr.

9:45pm March 18, 2013

by Melissa Block

Charles Foster Jr., 24, died on New Year's Day in Columbus, Ga., just one of tens of thousands of Americans who will be killed by a firearm this year. While mass shootings like the one in Newtown, Conn., attract a frenzy of media coverage, most gun homicides, like Foster's, garner little news attention.

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Arizona Attorney General Thomas Horne talks with reporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court after oral arguments in the case challenging Arizona's voter registration law on Monday.

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Supreme Court Tests Limits Of Voter Registration Law

6:57pm March 18, 2013

by Nina Totenberg

The court heard arguments Monday in a case that seeks to redefine a federal law aimed at streamlining the nation's voter registration process. At issue is an Arizona requirement that prospective voters prove their citizenship.

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A voter fills out her ballot during early voting before the 2012 presidential election at the Gila County Recorder's Office in Globe, Ariz., on Oct. 26.

Can States Go Beyond Federal Law On Voter Registration?

12:38pm March 18, 2013

by Nina Totenberg

At issue at the Supreme Court on Monday is an Arizona law that requires prospective voters to provide proof of citizenship when they register to vote. A federal appeals court ruled last year that the state law must fall because it conflicts with federal law allowing registration by mail.

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An opponent of the New York Police Department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy marches last year in New York City. The NYPD says the stops assist crime prevention, while opponents say they involve racial profiling and civil rights abuses.

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Lawsuit Over NYPD's 'Stop And Frisk' Program Heads To Court

12:38pm March 18, 2013

by Joel Rose

A lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department's use of warrantless stops in high-crime neighborhoods goes to federal court Monday. Critics say the practice is an unconstitutional invasion of privacy. But defenders say it's legal and has helped make the city safer.

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Law Targets Sexual Violence On College Campuses

11:30am March 15, 2013

by Joseph Shapiro

When President Obama signs an updated version of the Violence Against Women Act on Thursday afternoon, the law will include new requirements for how colleges and universities handle allegations of sexual assault.

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Nelson Kanuk, a senior at Mt. Edgecumbe High School, is one of six Alaskan youth suing the state, asking it to pay more attention to climate change.

As His Home Melts Away, Teenager Sues Alaska

6:49pm March 14, 2013

by Ed Ronco

Nelson Kanuk, an 18-year old Yup'ik Eskimo, has seen the permafrost his home is built on melt, and in a year or two the house could be gone. Kanuk argues the state needs to take more action on climate change.

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'Cannibal Cop' Case: The Line Between Fantasy And Crime

2:38pm March 14, 2013

Jurors in a New York federal court found a former New York City police officer guilty of plotting to kidnap and cook his wife and other women. The defense argued that Gilberto Valle never acted on his fantasies, and described the verdict as a case of thought prosecution.

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High-Profile Rape Trial Of High School Football Players Begins In Ohio

9:04am March 14, 2013

M.L. Schultze talks to Melissa Block about the opening day of the trial of two Steubenville High School football players accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Ohio. The case has attracted nationwide attention, in part due to photos and comments about the incident that were circulated on social media.

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Kirk Bloodsworth was the first person in the U.S. to be exonerated by DNA evidence after receiving the death sentence. Convicted in 1985 of the rape and murder of a young girl, he was released in 1993.

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Once On Death Row, He Now Fights To Defeat The Death Penalty

7:35pm March 10, 2013

by Margot Adler

Kirk Bloodsworth was the first person in the U.S. to be exonerated by DNA evidence after receiving the death sentence. Convicted in Maryland, Bloodsworth is now one of the strongest advocates of abolishing the death penalty in the state.

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If A Driverless Car Crashes, Who's Liable?

12:25pm March 08, 2013

by Cory Turner

Technology isn't the only hurdle for computer-driven cars.

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