Law

Soon after Roe was overturned, one Mississippi woman learned she was pregnant

4:38pm June 21, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bryce Covert about her report on one of the first babies born in a post-Dobbs America and the circumstances his mother is faced with.

Federal judge blocks the country's first ban on gender-affirming care for minors

4:38pm June 21, 2023

by Daniel Breen

A federal judge has permanently struck down the country's first law banning gender-affirming care for minors, signaling a victory for LGBTQ advocates.

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Former Washington Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone pictured in Washington, D.C., July 21, 2022.

Politics & Government

Jan. 6 rioter who used a stun gun on Officer Michael Fanone sentenced to prison

4:25pm June 21, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Daniel Joseph "DJ" Rodriguez, 40, of Fontana, Calif., was sentenced to 12.5 years. Officer Fanone served on the Metropolitan Police Department Officer for nearly two decades before resigning in 2021.

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sits for a group portrait the Supreme Court building in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022.

Justice Alito refutes ProPublica report he should have disclosed luxury trip

2:45pm June 21, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Justice Samuel Alito says he didn't have to disclose a 2008 luxury trip to Alaska, or the flight on a private jet of hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer who had several cases before the high court.

Light illuminates part of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Nov. 16, 2022.

Politics & Government

Majority of Americans say it was wrong for the Supreme Court to overturn Roe

10:52am June 21, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

A year after the court did away with the right to an abortion, 57% say they oppose the decision, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. They're also in favor of continuing affirmative action programs.

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Morning news brief

10:51am June 21, 2023

Search goes on for submersible in the North Atlantic. Attorney who fought to overturn the election fights for his law license. Poll: Majority of Americans say Supreme Court was wrong to overturn Roe.

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John Eastman fought to overturn the election. He may lose his law license

5:14am June 21, 2023

Attorney John Eastman worked on former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. The State Bar of California is trying to revoke Eastman's law license.

On Tuesday, June 20, 2023, a federal judge blocked Arkansas' ban on gender-affirming care for minors. In this photo, opponents of a religious freedom bill gather at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., Thursday, April 2, 2015.

First in the nation gender-affirming care ban struck down in Arkansas

9:58pm June 20, 2023

by Daniel Breen

A federal judge has struck down Arkansas' 2021 ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth calling it unconstitutional and saying the state's experts were motivated by ideology, not science.

Hunter Biden is seen after a White House ceremony on July 7, 2022.

Politics & Government

Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty in tax case and avoid prosecution on gun charge

1:27pm June 20, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

The president's son agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax offenses. He's also charged with a felony firearm offense, for which he agreed to enter a pretrial diversion agreement.

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Hunter Biden agrees to plead guilty to federal tax charges

12:08pm June 20, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

Federal authorities also charged Biden, the surviving son of the president, with a felony firearm offense.

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