Defense arguments are set to open in a landmark climate case brought by Montana youth
The only youth climate change lawsuit to make it all the way to trial is underway in Montana.
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For Democrats trying to retake Virginia legislature, fiery primaries are first hurdle
It's nearly been two years since Virginia Democrats lost the governor's office and the House to the GOP. Before attempting a comeback this fall, they must first survive Tuesday's expensive primaries.
For many migrants being bused from New York City to other towns, hostility awaits.
Local non-profits say they are stretched too thin to take on extra cases and some community leaders have said more migrants are not welcome.
DOJ finds Minneapolis Police had a pattern of 'unconstitutional policing'
The Justice Department released its investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department, with findings that include racial bias and unnecessary use of force.
After indictment, majority want Trump to drop out, but he's getting stronger with GOP
After a federal indictment and arraignment, Donald Trump sees support among Republicans grow as independents move away from the former president and 2024 candidate.
Supreme Court's ICWA ruling is a major victory for Native American rights
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Tehassi Hill, chair of the Oneida Nation in Wisconsin, about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act.
Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira is indicted by a federal grand jury
The Air National guardsman is facing six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information, according to the Department of Justice.
The Supreme Court leaves Indian Child Welfare Act intact
The case pitted prospective adoptive parents and Texas against the act, a federal law aimed at preventing Native American children from being separated from their extended families and their tribes.
In a major win for tribal sovereignty, Supreme Court upholds Indian Child Welfare Act
The Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act. The case involved a challenge to the law, which gives priority to Native tribes when Native children are adopted.
Supreme Court upholds Indian Child Welfare Act, handing tribes a major victory
The court rejects all of the challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act, "some on the merits and others for lack of standing," Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote in her majority opinion.