Why Reuniting Migrant Families Is So Difficult
NPR's David Greene talks with Linda Rivas, an immigration attorney in El Paso, Texas, about the difficulties of reuniting parents separated from their children.
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What's Ahead As The Supreme Court Term Ends
The Supreme Court term ended this week with several big decisions and a retirement announcement that is still sending shock waves through Washington, D.C. NPR's Nina Totenberg and Tom Goldstein of SCOTUSblog review the big takeaways from the term.
Military Bases To Start Building Tents After July 4 To House Migrant Families
The Department of Defense plans to start building tent encampments on two military bases in Texas to house migrant families apprehended at the border.
What Is The Federalist Society And How Does It Affect Supreme Court Picks?
The Federalist Society is a hugely powerful, nationwide organization of conservative lawyers which will be instrumental in helping President Trump pick the next Supreme Court nominee. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Amanda Hollis-Brusky, author of Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution.
What Justice Kennedy's Retirement Means For Abortion Rights
Advocates on both sides of the abortion debate agree that the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy sets the stage for a battle over abortion rights unlike any in a generation.
Democrats And Republicans Preparing For Debate Over Supreme Court Seat
With Supreme Justice Anthony Kennedy retiring in July, the prospect of President Trump appointing a second justice has Democrats and Republicans thinking of next steps.
Former ICE Chief Counsel Facing Prison Time For Stealing Immigrants' Identities
The former ICE chief counsel — who oversaw immigration removal cases in four states — stole the identities of people who were "particularly vulnerable," the government said.
Reporter Covering Immigration Warns Government Is 'Ill Equipped' To Reunite Families
New Yorker writer Jonathan Blitzer has been in El Paso, Texas, reporting on immigration and family separation. "I've been meeting women who are crying so violently they can barely speak," he says.
Public Sector Unions Face New Reality After Supreme Court Ruling
Public sector unions have been preparing to lose the ability to charge fees to employees who benefit from unions' collective bargaining. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled against them, what's next?
Democrats Weigh Gravity Of Justice Kennedy's Retirement
David Greene talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about the impact of Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement from the Supreme Court in the run-up to midterm elections.