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Rights groups are alarmed over domestic terrorist charges in 'Cop City' protests

11:49am June 28, 2023

by Odette Yousef

The protests in Atlanta over whether to build a police training facility have gotten more violent. A protester was killed by police in January, and others have been charged with domestic terrorism.

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Politics & Government

The Supreme Court rejects independent state legislature theory

11:37am June 28, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Richard Pildes, professor of constitutional law at New York University, about the Supreme Court's ruling to protect voting rights in federal elections.

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Politics & Government

Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and the crisis of confidence in the Supreme Court

10:50am June 28, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The problem for the justices is that all the recent ethics stories — and more — are a corrosive drip, drip, drip, eroding public confidence in the court.

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Bud Light sales fell earlier this year after a promotion featuring a transgender social-media influencer led to boycott calls from conservative groups.

How the Bud Light boycott shows brands at a crossroads: Use their voice, or shut up?

9:17am June 28, 2023

by Pallavi Gogoi

Large companies have played the role of activists and been one of the biggest countervailing forces against social and religious conservatives on LGBTQ measures. All that is at stake now.

People walk into the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, the day that the court's majority rejected the once-fringe idea that state legislatures' power over congressional elections cannot be checked or balanced by state constitutions or state courts.

Politics & Government

What the Supreme Court's rejection of a controversial theory means for elections

7:25am June 28, 2023

by Hansi Lo Wang

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject the most extreme version of the "independent state legislature theory" is expected to bring some stability to the 2024 elections — and invite more lawsuits.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on April 21.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court rejects Independent State Legislature theory, but leaves door ajar

6:42pm June 27, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The court rules that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and state courts can enforce those provisions, a key opinion that should safeguard 2024 election integrity.

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A Texas program works to help some of the most vulnerable women and babies

6:17pm June 27, 2023

by Katia Riddle

In the wake of the Dobbs ruling, there have been tens of thousands fewer abortions. People carrying these pregnancies are often marginalized. A Texas program helps some of the most vulnerable parents.

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Supreme Court rejects theory giving state legislatures unchecked power over elections

5:44pm June 27, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court ruled that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and states can enforce those provisions. This opinion should safeguard the 2024 election's integrity.

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Supreme Court sets new standards for what constitutes 'true threats'

4:28pm June 27, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with University of Miami law professor Mary Anne Franks about the Supreme Court's decision in Counterman v. Colorado.

South Carolina's top court hears arguments on 6-week abortion ban

4:28pm June 27, 2023

South Carolina is the latest state to debate a six-week abortion ban. The state's Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday.