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U.S. Supreme Court hands social media companies a major victory

5:38pm May 18, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

The court unanimously sided with Twitter in a case brought by plaintiffs who said it aided and abetted terrorism. Based on its opinion, it sent a related case involving Google back to lower courts.

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A portrait of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith (left) in 1981 and 16 silk-screened images Andy Warhol later created using the photo as a reference.

Supreme Court sides against Andy Warhol Foundation in copyright infringement case

5:18pm May 18, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

In its 7-2 ruling Thursday, the Supreme Court said the late artist infringed on a photographer's copyright when he created a series of works based on an image of the pop star Prince.

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In border towns, expected chaos after Title 42 ended hasn't materialized

5:12pm May 18, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

As the immigration policy known as Title 42 draws to a close, residents of Brownsville, Texas, right along the border, are focused elsewhere.

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Penguin Random House, the largest publisher in the U.S., has sued a Florida county school board over its decisions to ban and restrict access to books. Joining the lawsuit are five authors, two parents of students and the advocacy group PEN America.

Penguin Random House and 5 authors are suing a Florida school board over book bans

3:36pm May 18, 2023

Officials in Escambia County, Fla., removed 10 books from school libraries and restricted access to more than 150 others. Writers' advocacy group PEN America calls the lawsuit the first of its kind.

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Wave of criticism follows San Francisco DA's decision in Walgreens shooting

5:58am May 18, 2023

by Marisa Lagos

Backlash after San Francisco's DA decided not to file charges against a Walgreens security guard, who shot and killed a suspected shoplifter. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 17, 2023.)

In this April 11, 2012, file photo, Dorothy's Ruby Slippers, from the "Wizard of Oz" are on display as part of a new exhibit, "American Stories," at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington.

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A man is charged in the 2005 theft of Judy Garland's red 'Wizard of Oz' slippers

5:43am May 18, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The case stumped law enforcement for years, despite conducting multiple interviews and identifying suspects. The pair of shoes now rests in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

Accused Pentagon leaker was warned about handling of classified info, prosecutors say

5:04am May 18, 2023

by Ally Jarmanning

According to a new court filing, Massachusetts Air National Guard superiors allegedly knew months before his arrest that that airman Jack Teixeira was improperly accessing top secret information.

Deutsche Bank agrees to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by Epstein accusers

5:04am May 18, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Khadeeja Safdar about Deutsche Bank agreeing to settle a lawsuit accusing it of facilitating sex-trafficking by late financier Jeffrey Epstein.

LGBTQ+ activists protest Senate Bill 14 at the Texas Capitol, Friday, May 12, 2023, in Austin, Texas.

The Texas Legislature approves a ban on gender-affirming care for minors

11:39pm May 17, 2023

by The Associated Press

The bill cleared the GOP-controlled Legislature after a final vote in the Senate over the objections of Democrats. Texas is now poised to join at least 17 other states that have enacted similar bans.

What to know about the federal appeals court hearing on mifepristone

6:37pm May 17, 2023

Mifepristone, a medication used for abortion, is the subject of arguments today in a federal appeals court case that could make it illegal.

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