A federal judge rejects Tennessee's anti-drag law as too broad and vague
U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker says the first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional.
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A woman is in custody after refusing tuberculosis treatment for more than a year
A judge in Tacoma, Wash., approved a civil warrant for the woman's arrest after 16 requests for intervention from local health officials. Police observed the woman board a bus and visiting a casino.
The character and fitness evaluation to practice law is discriminatory, advocates say
To practice law, many states require a character and fitness evaluation, which digs into encounters with law enforcement and mental health. In New York, there's a push to ban the inquiry.
Hundreds of people are set to sue the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore for sex abuse
States are rethinking how long victims can seek damages for sex abuse. Maryland abolished its civil statute of limitations as hundreds of people prepare to sue the Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Pence won't be charged in DOJ classified documents investigation
Two sources confirm the Justice Department sent a letter to former Vice President Mike Pence saying the investigation would close without any finding of criminal wrongdoing.
Senate passes GOP-led resolution to block Biden's student loan relief plan
With President Biden pledging a veto, the resolution amounts to a mostly symbolic show of congressional disapproval on a plan to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt.
Prosecutors say Trump talks about keeping classified documents on a recording
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti about evidence former President Donald Trump admitted he kept classified documents after leaving office.
Facing water shortages, Arizona will curtail some new development around Phoenix
The state of Arizona today said it will no longer issue new development approvals based on groundwater alone.
Supreme Court vetoes efforts to limit anti-fraud law aimed at government contractors
The cases involve allegations that major retail pharmacies knowingly overcharged Medicaid and Medicare by overstating what their "usual and customary prices" are.
Unions are relieved as the Supreme Court leaves the right to strike intact
The high court ruled against truck drivers who walked off the job, leaving their trucks loaded with wet concrete, but it preserved the rights of workers to time their strikes for maximum effect.