Law

Judge Strikes Down Kansas' Proof-Of-Citizenship Voting Law

4:24pm June 19, 2018

by Celia Llopis-Jepsen

A federal judge threw out a Kansas voting law that required voters to demonstrate they were U.S. citizens. It's the latest blow for Kansas Secretary of State, Kris Kobach, who is the law's strongest advocate.

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Opposing Family Separation, Governors Cancel National Guard Troops On The Border

3:45pm June 19, 2018

by Amita Kelly

Opposing the Trump administration's practice of separating immigrant families, Maryland brought back its troops from the U.S.-Mexico border and Massachusetts is canceling a planned deployment.

The main lobby of the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Va., seen last year.

Former CIA Employee Charged In Massive Leak Of Confidential Information

2:48pm June 19, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Joshua Schulte allegedly stole material for an unnamed organization — thought to be WikiLeaks — to post online. The group released a trove of documents on the agency's hacking tools last year.

Politics & Government

High Court Punts A Major Test Of Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering

9:03am June 19, 2018

by Nina Totenberg

The Supreme Court declined to weigh in on the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering, but it sent the cases back down to lower courts for challengers to make new arguments.

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Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz and FBI Director Christopher Wray wait to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday.

Senators In Both Parties Find Ammunition In Justice Department IG Report

10:02pm June 18, 2018

by Miles Parks

The Senate Judiciary Committee questioned Michael Horowitz and Christopher Wray about how the FBI and Department of Justice handled the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., confer during a news conference following a closed-door GOP meeting on immigration last week.

House GOP Immigration Bill Would Modify — But Not End — Child Detentions

7:20pm June 18, 2018

by Jessica Taylor

Under the legislation, children would be held in the same place as their parents if the parents are detained. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., says he'd back a compromise bill.

The Supreme Court on Monday punted on the merits of partisan gerrymandering. The decision could make it more difficult for challengers of the practice to bring cases in the future.

Supreme Court Punts On Partisan Gerrymandering, Leaving Status Quo In Place

4:27pm June 18, 2018

The court on Monday, in twin partisan gerrymandering cases from Wisconsin and Maryland, said either that challengers didn't have standing or didn't weigh in on the merits of the case.

Border Patrol Agents Detain Migrants Near US-Mexico Border

Politics & Government

Is This America's Border Policy?

2:25pm June 18, 2018

The separation of children from their parents has brought new attention to immigration enforcement.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Punts On Partisan Gerrymandering

11:43am June 18, 2018

NPR's Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg discusses the implications of Monday's Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin and Maryland.

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National

Sexual Harassment In Courts

10:49am June 18, 2018

No industry is immune from sexual harassment and abuse — even the judicial system. NPR's Michel Martin talks to attorney Jaime Santos of Goodwin Procter about the prevalence of harassment by judges.

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