Law

President Biden Delivers Remarks On New Border Policy

ACLU sues Biden administration over new executive action on the southern border

6:19pm June 12, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden is using new executive actions to block migrants from seeking asylum at the southern border. The ACLU says this goes against U.S. asylum laws.

Filmmaker who recorded Alito, Roberts says she did it ‘in service of a public good’

2:34pm June 12, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks filmmaker Lauren Windsor about her secret recordings of John Roberts and Samuel Alito.

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President Biden shows support for his son Hunter after being convicted in gun case

2:01pm June 12, 2024

President Biden made a quick trip to Delaware after his son Hunter was convicted of felony gun charges. It's not clear whether Hunter Biden will appeal the conviction, or when sentencing will occur.

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What the reaction to Trump's felony conviction tells us about the word "felon"

Should we stop using the word "felon"?

11:05am June 12, 2024

This week, we're turning our sights on the word "felon", and looking into what it tells us (and can't tell us) about the 19 million people in the U.S. — like Donald Trump and Hunter Biden — carrying that designation around.

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Jury Deliberates In Hunter Biden Gun Trial

Hunter Biden found guilty on all counts

5:56pm June 11, 2024

by Ryan Lucas

This was the first of two cases against Hunter Biden brought by a Justice Department special counsel. Biden also faces tax charges in a separate prosecution scheduled to go to trial in September.

Major Rulings Expected From The Supreme Court In June

What's next up for the Supreme Court? Abortion rights, gun laws and more

5:32pm June 11, 2024

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court will be issuing major rulings in the next month. Normally by this point in the term there are between four and six really big cases left. This year, there are over a dozen.

4 people are charged in a Connecticut city election misconduct case

5:03pm June 11, 2024

by NPR Washington Desk

Four people involved with a 2019 mayoral primary in Connecticut's largest city were charged for allegedly misusing absentee ballots. Similar accusations roiled the 2023 mayoral election as well.

Mountain View High School will soon be known by its former name, Stonewall Jackson High School. The Shenandoah County School Board voted 5-1 to once again honor the Confederate general, whose name was originally attached to the school during the battle over racial segregation.

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Virginia NAACP sues school board that restored Confederate names

4:21pm June 11, 2024

by Bill Chappell

Plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit filed in Virginia include students who say they don't want to be forced to glorify or represent historical figures who fought to maintain slavery and white supremacy.

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In deadly day care fentanyl case in NYC, 2 men plead guilty as trial was set to start

1:34pm June 11, 2024

by Bill Chappell

Before calling 911, officials said, day care operator Grei Mendez called her husband, Felix Herrera Garcia, who has now pleaded guilty to federal charges. A 1-year-old died from drugs at the facility.

Leonard Peltier Parole Hearing Things to Know

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Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier has first parole hearing in a decade

3:19pm June 10, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Indigenous activist has been in prison nearly 50 years for the 1975 killing of two FBI agents. In ailing health, supporters say this might be his last bid for freedom.