Law

Polls have found that the health care law has remained consistently unpopular.

Obamacare Five Years Later: Thriving Or On Political Life Support?

12:27pm March 25, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

The health care law has sliced the number of uninsured by a third. Yet it remains deeply polarizing, and its fate could be decided by the Supreme Court and the coming presidential election.

Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge To Strict Wisconsin Voter ID Law

3:52pm March 24, 2015

by Pam Fessler

Ahead of the 2016 presidential election, a handful of challenges to state voter ID requirements are making their way through the courts. Texas and North Carolina are among them.

For Banks 'Too Big To Jail,' Prosecutors Count On A Promise To Behave

2:49pm March 24, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

A conviction can be fatal for a big company. So in some cases prosecutors have been holding off on punishing firms that have broken the law. In return, the companies vow to clean up their act.

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Tsarneav Defense Team Tries To Make Its Point Before Sentencing

10:10am March 24, 2015

by Tovia Smith

Three weeks into the Boston Marathon bombing trial, defense attorneys will soon get their turn. Before sentencing, they'll be limited in what they can say to defend admitted bomber Dzhokhar Tsarneav.

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National

Meet The Attorney Defending Confederate Flag License Plates

8:14pm March 23, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

R. James George Jr. started his legal career as a clerk for the first African-American Supreme Court justice and once defended rapper Tupac Shakur. But he's also a staunch First Amendment defender.

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Police Suspend Inquiry Into University Of Virginia Sexual Assault Case

7:08pm March 23, 2015

by Sandy Hausman

The Charlottesville, Va., police chief cited a lack of evidence in the alleged incident that was publicized in a Rolling Stone magazine article.

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R. James George Jr., attorney for Sons of Confederate Veterans, meets with reporters outside the Supreme Court Monday.

National

Justices Debate Place Of Offensive Language On License Plates

6:58pm March 23, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments on whether to allow Texas to refuse a personalized license plate design featuring the Confederate flag.

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Is A Confederate Flag License Plate Free Speech?

5:58pm March 23, 2015

by Nina Totenberg

Texas issues specialty license plates at the behest of private groups or individuals. At issue before the Supreme Court Monday is whether the state can reject messages that are offensive to some.

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A 12-year-old on trial in the stabbing death of a 9-year-old talks to his lawyer in 2014 in a Michigan circuit court. The Justice Department is targeting a Georgia case in the hopes of making legal representation for juveniles there more effective, but th

Justice Department Weighs In On Assembly-Line Justice For Children

3:57pm March 23, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

For the first time, the federal government is asserting juveniles' right to counsel by wading into a Georgia case alleging inadequate representation. Authorities say the problems occur nationwide.

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Sen. Ted Cruz says because his mother was born in the United States that makes him a "natural-born citizen" and eligible to run for president.

Is Ted Cruz Allowed To Run Since He Was Born In Canada?

3:45pm March 23, 2015

by Domenico Montanaro

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz became the first major candidate to declare for president, but some question whether he's eligible since he was born in Canada. Legal scholars, though, believe he can.