78 people face charges for $2.5 billion in attempted health care fraud, DOJ says
At least $1.1 billion was actually paid out in these schemes targeting elderly patients, high-risk and low-income pregnant women and HIV patients.
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Rights groups are alarmed over domestic terrorist charges in 'Cop City' protests
The protests in Atlanta over whether to build a police training facility have gotten more violent. A protester was killed by police in January, and others have been charged with domestic terrorism.
The Supreme Court rejects independent state legislature theory
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Richard Pildes, professor of constitutional law at New York University, about the Supreme Court's ruling to protect voting rights in federal elections.
Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and the crisis of confidence in the Supreme Court
The problem for the justices is that all the recent ethics stories — and more — are a corrosive drip, drip, drip, eroding public confidence in the court.
How the Bud Light boycott shows brands at a crossroads: Use their voice, or shut up?
Large companies have played the role of activists and been one of the biggest countervailing forces against social and religious conservatives on LGBTQ measures. All that is at stake now.
What the Supreme Court's rejection of a controversial theory means for elections
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject the most extreme version of the "independent state legislature theory" is expected to bring some stability to the 2024 elections — and invite more lawsuits.
Supreme Court rejects Independent State Legislature theory, but leaves door ajar
The court rules that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and state courts can enforce those provisions, a key opinion that should safeguard 2024 election integrity.
A Texas program works to help some of the most vulnerable women and babies
In the wake of the Dobbs ruling, there have been tens of thousands fewer abortions. People carrying these pregnancies are often marginalized. A Texas program helps some of the most vulnerable parents.
Supreme Court rejects theory giving state legislatures unchecked power over elections
The Supreme Court ruled that state constitutions can protect voting rights in federal elections and states can enforce those provisions. This opinion should safeguard the 2024 election's integrity.
Supreme Court sets new standards for what constitutes 'true threats'
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with University of Miami law professor Mary Anne Franks about the Supreme Court's decision in Counterman v. Colorado.