Law

'Cannibal Cop' Case: The Line Between Fantasy And Crime

2:38pm March 14, 2013

Jurors in a New York federal court found a former New York City police officer guilty of plotting to kidnap and cook his wife and other women. The defense argued that Gilberto Valle never acted on his fantasies, and described the verdict as a case of thought prosecution.

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National

High-Profile Rape Trial Of High School Football Players Begins In Ohio

9:04am March 14, 2013

M.L. Schultze talks to Melissa Block about the opening day of the trial of two Steubenville High School football players accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in Ohio. The case has attracted nationwide attention, in part due to photos and comments about the incident that were circulated on social media.

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Kirk Bloodsworth was the first person in the U.S. to be exonerated by DNA evidence after receiving the death sentence. Convicted in 1985 of the rape and murder of a young girl, he was released in 1993.

National

Once On Death Row, He Now Fights To Defeat The Death Penalty

7:35pm March 10, 2013

by Margot Adler

Kirk Bloodsworth was the first person in the U.S. to be exonerated by DNA evidence after receiving the death sentence. Convicted in Maryland, Bloodsworth is now one of the strongest advocates of abolishing the death penalty in the state.

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If A Driverless Car Crashes, Who's Liable?

12:25pm March 08, 2013

by Cory Turner

Technology isn't the only hurdle for computer-driven cars.

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Challenge To Michigan's Gay Marriage Ban Grows From Adoption Case

1:36pm March 07, 2013

by Rick Pluta

A federal judge could rule as soon as Thursday in the case, which comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is also set to deal with gay marriage later this month. In Michigan, a lesbian couple sued because the state bans same-sex couples from adopting kids. Then, the judge invited them to go even further.

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Manslaughter Charges Upgraded In Florida A&M Hazing Case

6:20pm March 05, 2013

by Kathy Lohr

Twelve former members of the Florida A&M marching band are charged in the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion. The charges have now been upgraded to manslaughter. Champion's parents said Tuesday that they are encouraged by the stiffer charges.

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O'Connor served on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1981 to 2006.

Books
Arts

'Out Of Order' At The Court: O'Connor On Being The First Female Justice

4:15pm March 05, 2013

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, discusses her new book about the history of the court, and why she doesn't like the term "swing vote." O'Connor served for 24 years, retiring in 2006 to care for her ailing husband.

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Mapping The Effects Of The Sequester On Science

1:03pm March 01, 2013

On Friday March 1, automatic cuts known as the 'sequester' go into effect across the federal budget. Michael Lubell of the American Physical Society discusses what scientific programs will likely be affected, in fields from medical research to renewable energy development.

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National

Administration Asks Supreme Court To End Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban

8:47am March 01, 2013

by Nina Totenberg

The case before the court tests the constitutionality of a California referendum, narrowly passed by voters in 2008, that reinstituted a ban on gay marriage. The U.S. is calling on the court to declare the California law unconstitutional, a violation of the principle of equal protection.

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National

Obama Administration Brief Doesn't Call For End To Bans On Gay Marriage

7:29pm February 28, 2013

The Obama administration filed a friend-of-the-court brief Thursday urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage. But the brief does not call for abolition of bans on same-sex marriage across the country. Nina Totenberg talks to Audie Cornish.

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