Law

Alex Murdaugh could face life in prison if he's convicted for the double murders of his wife and son. He's seen here being escorted into the the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Monday.

National

Here are 8 big revelations from the Alex Murdaugh murder trial

4:53pm March 01, 2023

How the jury interprets details is crucial: Prosecutors want jurors to find the South Carolina man guilty beyond reasonable doubt of killing his wife and son, based on circumstantial evidence.

DOJ mulls whether to sue to block Spirit Airlines from merging with JetBlue

5:06am March 01, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Diana Moss, president of American Antitrust Institute, about actions the Department of Justice may take to block the Spirit Airlines-JetBlue merger.

The Minnesota State Capitol is seen in this 2022 file photo. Legislation sent to the governor would immediately restore voting access to thousands in the state.

Politics & Government

More states appear poised to expand voting access for people who were incarcerated

5:00am March 01, 2023

by Ashley Lopez

There are a number of state-level efforts to expand voting access to people with prior felony convictions. One measure is on the governor's desk in Minnesota.

Vanessa Bryant, center, Kobe Bryant's widow, leaves a federal courthouse with her daughter Natalia and soccer player Sydney Leroux in Los Angeles, Aug. 24, 2022.

National

Kobe Bryant family settles the helicopter crash photos lawsuit for $28.5 million

2:42am March 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

The figure includes a newly agreed upon payment from the county of $13.5 million along with the $15 million a federal jury awarded Bryant's widow, Vanessa Bryant, at a trial in August.

Student loan borrowers and advocates gather Tuesday for a rally during the Supreme Court's arguments on President Biden's student debt relief plan.

Conservative and liberals split at Supreme Court over Biden student loan plan

7:02pm February 28, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

A majority of the court's conservatives indicating great skepticism over the president's loan-forgiveness plan.

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Rupert Murdoch knew Fox News stars were endorsing 2020 election lies, he says

5:28pm February 28, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Rupert Murdoch said he knew Fox News stars were endorsing lies about the 2020 elections in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation suit against Fox for $1.6 billion.

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Six states challenge Biden's student loan forgiveness plan at the Supreme Court

5:28pm February 28, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

At the Supreme Court, some Republican-dominated states seemed on the verge of invalidating Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. A majority of the court's conservatives looked skeptical of the plan.

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Florida's new laws may change how classrooms teach history like the Rosewood massacre

4:49pm February 28, 2023

by Lynn Hatter

January marked 100 years since racist violence destroyed Rosewood. Now, would discussing it run afoul of new laws limiting how race, history, gender and sexuality are taught in Florida classrooms?

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New book 'Redaction' humanizes redacted lawsuits through portraits and poems

4:49pm February 28, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with poet and activist Reginald Dwayne Betts and artist Titus Kaphar about their new book, Redaction. The book is based on poems and portraits from redacted lawsuits.

Karla Renée was 18 weeks into her pregnancy when she and her husband Sam learned that the fetus had a serious genetic anomaly that could lead to severe physical and mental disabilities. They were faced with an enormous and pressing decision. In North Carolina, where they live, the current law forbids abortion after 20 weeks gestational age.

Health & Safety

Have you tried to get an abortion since Roe v. Wade was overturned? Share your story

3:35pm February 28, 2023

by Editors

NPR is reporting on the impact of state restrictions on abortion. If you have tried to obtain an abortion since last June, we'd like to hear from you.