Law

Alabama governor signs anti-DEI law

7:42pm March 20, 2024

by Kyle Gassiott

Another state has moved to how race can be discussed in schools and universities. Alabama's governor signed a law that would allow school staff to be terminated if they teach "divisive concepts."

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Should government officials be shielded from lawsuits when their critics are jailed?

6:42pm March 20, 2024

by David Martin Davies

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that has its roots in small town petty politics but it could have implications for the future of free speech and what's known as qualified immunity.

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For this Texas State Rep., the immigration law SB4 hits personally

5:41pm March 20, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Texas State Rep. Armando Walle about the potential impact of SB4 on Hispanic communities in the state.

Amid a black lung surge, Kentucky has made it harder for coal miners to get benefits

5:41pm March 20, 2024

by Justin Hicks

Kentucky has one black lung doctor left after the state legislature restricted who can review workers' compensation claims for the disease. This came amid a surge in black lung cases in Appalachia.

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Michael Corey Jenkins, right, follows a friend as he enters the federal courthouse in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, for sentencing on the third of the six former Rankin County law enforcement officers who committed racially motivated, violent torture on him and his friend Eddie Terrell Parker in 2023. The six former law officers pleaded guilty to torturing them.

National

2 more former Mississippi 'Goon Squad' deputies sentenced in torture of 2 Black men

5:26pm March 20, 2024

Two more white ex-deputies were given significant yearslong prison sentences for their role in the 2023 racist torture of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Parker during a no-warrant house raid.

National

The last few days have been a rollercoaster for Texas' new immigration law

5:09pm March 20, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

The Supreme court allowed the state of Texas to begin enforcing a far reaching immigration law. Then an appeals court blocked it. Wednesday morning, that same court heard arguments about its legality.

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Texas National Guard soldiers are seen guarding the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas.

National

What to know about SB 4, the Texas immigration law in the courts now

2:47pm March 20, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

The controversial new law would allow Texas law enforcement officers and judges to arrest and deport people in the country illegally, powers that have traditionally belonged to the federal government.

Actor Jonathan Majors attending the London premiere of his film Creed III in Feb. 2023, before his career imploded due to a series of abuse allegations and a court conviction in New York.

Jonathan Majors sued by ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari for assault, battery, defamation

12:10pm March 20, 2024

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The civil suit alleges that Majors was physically abusive towards Jabbari during incidents in Los Angeles, London and New York. The New York incident led to a criminal conviction for Majors.

Forty Wall Street, a Trump-owned building, stands in downtown Manhattan. Former President Trump says he can't secure a bond to appeal the $454 million penalty in his civil fraud case. But New York Attorney General Letitia James says she is prepared to seize the former president's assets, including the building at 40 Wall Street, if he is unable to pay.

Politics & Government

Here's what happens if Trump can't pay his $454 million bond

10:35am March 20, 2024

by Andrea Bernstein

The former president needs to arrange the money to comply with a New York Court ruling in less than a week, but says he can't find a company to put up the bond.

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National

An appeals court puts controversial Texas immigration law on hold

7:27am March 20, 2024

Hours after a Supreme Court ruling in Texas' favor, a federal appeals court has again blocked a new law allowing the state to arrest and deport migrants accused of entering the U.S. illegally.

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