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The Supreme Court Takes Up The Case Of The Missing Fish

12:18pm November 05, 2014

by Nina Totenberg

Prosecutors say that when undersized fish disappeared off of captain John Yates' boat, it constituted destruction of evidence. Business and civil liberties groups say the law only applies to papers.

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Debra Blackmon (left) was sterilized by court order in 1972, at age 14. With help from her niece, Latoya Adams (right), she's fighting to be included in the state's compensation program.

Payments Start For N.C. Eugenics Victims, But Many Won't Qualify

8:13am November 05, 2014

by Eric Mennel

North Carolina forcibly sterilized thousands of people between 1929 and 1976. The state has begun compensating victims, but some who were sterilized may never receive restitution from the fund.

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Attorney General Eric Holder listens to Rep. Darryl Issa, R-Calif., on video screen, while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Operation Fast and Furious.

Newly Released 'Fast And Furious' Documents Include A Slam On Issa

12:58am November 05, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Several details already have become the center of conversations, including one email in which outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder criticizes Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and his "idiot cronies."

Judge In Ray Rice Appeal Known For Being 'Down The Middle'

6:32pm November 04, 2014

by Joel Rose

A profile of Barbara Jones, the independent arbiter who will preside over Ray Rice's grievance hearing this week. The former running back for the Baltimore Ravens is appealing his indefinite ban from the NFL for striking his fiancée in an elevator.

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Vikings' Adrian Peterson Pleads No Contest In Child Abuse Case

3:43pm November 04, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The star running back avoided jail time after being indicted in September for using a wooden switch to punish his 4-year-old son. The case reignited the debate over corporal punishment in the U.S.

National

Detainee Held In Afghanistan Makes U.S. Appearance In Terrorism Trial

3:01pm November 04, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Irek Hamidullan, a Russian Taliban member, is the first military detainee from Afghanistan to appear in a federal court.

Supreme Court Case Tests Status Of Jerusalem

6:23pm November 03, 2014

by Nina Totenberg

Can U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem list Israel as their place of birth on their passports? A 12-year-old boy is contesting the U.S. position that no one has sovereignty over the city.

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Olivia Sedwick, student government president of Winston-Salem State University, and Tom Hanchett, historian of the Levine Museum of the New South, offered perspective about voting rights.

Ahead Of Midterms, Voting Rights And Wrongs In North Carolina

10:04am November 02, 2014

by Michel Martin

North Carolina is one of the states at the heart of the debate about voting laws. So what do its citizens think about new regulations? Michel Martin heads to Charlotte to find out.

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Education

Jury Finds Tradition Is No Excuse For Brutal Hazing

2:25pm November 01, 2014

by Greg Allen

Dante Martin faces a possible 22 years in prison for manslaughter in the death of fellow Florida A&M band member Robert Champion.

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National

Eric Frein, Suspected Of Killing Pennsylvania Trooper, In Custody

1:15am October 31, 2014

by Eyder Peralta

Police say Frein opened fire on two state troopers more than a month ago, and they've been searching for him since. The Pike County district attorney says he intends to seek the death penalty.