Law

Trump's legal team considers strategies to defend the former president in court

7:19am June 14, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to defense attorney Sarah Krissoff about former President Donald Trump's legal strategy in the classified documents case. He pleaded not guilty to all 37 charges in the case.

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State courts in every state highlighted on this map have cited cases involving enslaved people in the 1980s or later.

National

Slave cases are still cited as good law across the U.S. This team aims to change that

6:36am June 14, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Michigan State law professor Justin Simard says 18% of all published American cases are within two steps of a slave case. His team has spent years documenting them, hoping to force a legal reckoning.

Civil rights advocates say laws need to catch up with AI technology

5:12am June 14, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

Law enforcement is increasingly using artificial intelligence to investigate crimes, but some civil rights advocates want limits on the technology.

A pride progress flag hangs on a building in November 2022 in London.

World News

Women in England and Wales can now be pardoned for old convictions of homosexuality

5:00am June 14, 2023

by Fatima Al-Kassab

Previously, only men unjustly convicted under outdated anti-homosexuality laws could apply to be pardoned — and only for certain offenses. Now women can too.

Former President Donald Trump, center, flanked by his defense attorneys, signs his bond in federal court on Tuesday in Miami. Trump plead not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents at his Florida estate.

Politics & Government

Trump pleads not guilty to all 37 charges in classified documents case

10:46pm June 13, 2023

by Carrie Johnson

The former president was ordered not to speak to any witnesses, including his aide Walt Nauta, who was also indicted for concealing documents and making false statements.

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The view from the overflow room as Trump made court appearance

8:57pm June 13, 2023

by Lexie Schapitl

More than 300 journalists and onlookers crowded into a nearby overflow room as Donald Trump — the first former president indicted in American history — made his court appearance in Miami.

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Arizona state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, a Democrat and Presbyterian minister, speaks at a news conference in San Pedro Garza García, Mexico on May 27, 2022.

Arizona Republicans try and fail to expel Democratic lawmaker over Bible prank

7:25pm June 13, 2023

by Ben Giles

Democratic state Rep. Stephanie Stahl Hamilton, who is a minister, was investigated after hiding Bibles in the Arizona House lounge. Republicans narrowly voted to censure – but could not expel – her.

National

A new bill in Congress would tighten child labor rules in agriculture

5:06pm June 13, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

As some states look to roll back child labor laws, House lawmakers seek to better protect children working in agriculture through a bill that would raise the minimum age to 14.

The scene outside the Miami courthouse where Trump appeared

4:21pm June 13, 2023

by Greg Allen

Supporters and opponents of former President Donald Trump showed up outside the Miami federal courthouse Tuesday. Trump was inside making an appearance to answer to a litany of federal charges.

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Why Trump seems to have so many lawyers — and why he moves through them so quickly

4:21pm June 13, 2023

by Andrea Bernstein

The lawyers representing Donald Trump at his arraignment Tuesday are just the latest members of the Trump legal team. Part of the reason he has so many lawyers? His unusual number of legal issues.