Law

A waiter carries Champagne during the 'Salon Prive' event at Syon Park stately home in 2014 in London, England.

#NPRreads: Drink In These 3 Stories This Weekend

9:57am June 25, 2016

June 18, 2016 • Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

National

Colorado Not Hopeful About Gun Control Movement

8:41am June 25, 2016

by Megan Verlee

Not everyone was impressed by the Democrat's sit-in and demand for a vote on gun control. Many in Colorado, where guns are popular, don't think stricter laws will reduce the violence.

The Man Who Argued Health Care For Obama Looks Back As He Steps Down

6:00am June 25, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The day after Solicitor General Donald Verrilli announced he was stepping down, he sat down with NPR's Nina Totenberg to reflect on his five years as the government's chief advocate.

Attorney Bert Rein speaks to the media while standing with plaintiff Abigail Noel Fisher after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in her case in 2012 in Washington, D.C.

Education

Roundup: Reactions To This Week's Supreme Court Decision On Affirmative Action

3:40pm June 24, 2016

by Ericka Cruz Guevarra

The Supreme Court rejected a challenge to an affirmative action program at the University of Texas at Austin brought by a white woman who claimed she would have gotten in if she weren't white.

National

2nd Acquittal In Freddie Gray Case Is A Blow To Baltimore Prosecutors

3:05pm June 24, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

The police officer facing the most serious charges in the death of Freddie Gray has been acquitted on all counts. That's prompting calls for prosecutors to reconsider charges against other officers.

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National

Deadlocked Supreme Court Fails To Revive Obama's Immigration Plan

3:05pm June 24, 2016

by John Burnett

The court's tie vote blocked the administration's controversial attempt to help millions of unauthorized immigrant families. The case goes back to the court of a conservative federal judge in Texas.

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Supreme Court Issues Orders On Immigration, Affirmative Action

8:05am June 24, 2016

by Nina Totenberg

The high court deadlocked on one major issue but decided another — handing President Obama a setback on immigration but affirming a constitutional role for affirmative action in college admissions.

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Jimmy Page (right) and Robert Plant (left) of Led Zeppelin performing in the U.K. in 1975.

Jury Clears Led Zeppelin In 'Stairway To Heaven' Plagiarism Suit

7:54pm June 23, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A California jury has ruled that the members of Led Zeppelin did not steal the melody that opens a seminal song in rock history.

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Labor And Business Can Agree On This: Congress Should Act On Immigration

7:22pm June 23, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Unions and employers both called for congressional action after the Supreme Court blocked White House plans to defer some deportations.

A marksman sights in on a target during a class for an Illinois concealed carry permit in February 2014.

Handguns In America And The Rise Of The 'Concealed-Carry Lifestyle'

5:19pm June 23, 2016

"Something really profound has changed in the way that we use guns," journalist Evan Osnos says. He estimates that 13 million people are licensed to carry a concealed gun in America.

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