Prison sexual assault victims can now petition for compassionate release
Advocates are hoping more survivors of sexual assaults in federal prison can use a new method to win early release.
Law
Judge's blistering ruling halts Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for minors
In a strongly worded ruling, a federal judge said that minors who filed suit against Florida's gender-affirming care bans would "suffer irreparable harm." An appeal to the injunction is expected.
Gun deaths hit their highest level ever in 2021, with 1 person dead every 11 minutes
A new report released by Johns Hopkins University shows that gun homicides rose 7.6% from 2020, a year that set a previous U.S. record. Firearms are the leading cause of death for those under age 25.
How the SCOTUS 'Supermajority' is shaping policy on everything from abortion to guns
Constitutional lawyer Michael Waldman says there's a growing divide between the electorate and the Court: "the country is moving in one direction ... the Court is moving fast in another direction."
Cuba Gooding Jr. settles a civil sex abuse case just as trial was set to begin
The actor has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago. Gooding's lawyers had insisted that his encounter with the woman was consensual.
Here are the major Supreme Court decisions we're still waiting for this term
The U.S. Supreme Court has yet to issue opinions in 27 cases that it heard this term, and has about four weeks left to release them. Here are the major cases NPR is watching.
The SEC unveils 13 charges in a lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed more than a dozen charges against Binance which runs the largest crypto trading site in the world.
Morning news brief
A major dam near a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine collapses. Former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie is to officially announce his GOP presidential bid. The SEC sues a major crypto exchange.
Prince Harry is set to testify in a phone hacking trial involving British tabloids
He is scheduled to appear in a London court Monday — one of several plaintiffs suing British papers for allegedly hacking their phones. It's a practice the British tabloids have been notorious for.
The death of a woman in custody is throwing light on Rhode Island's probation rules
A terminally ill Rhode Island woman was held in jail up until the day she died. Her bail had been denied over a previous minor crime, and her case has prompted debate over the state's probation rules.