Law

A portrait of Prince taken by Lynn Goldsmith (left) in 1981 and 16 silk-screened images Andy Warhol later created using the photo as a reference. A federal district court judge found that Warhol's series is "transformative" because it conveys a different message from the original, and thus is fair use. A Second Circuit Court of Appeals panel disagreed.

Arts

Supreme Court dives into pop culture with Warhol, Prince and Norman Lear

6:53pm October 12, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

The question in the case was whether Andy Warhol's renditions of Prince were transformative under the copyright law, and thus do not infringe on photographer Lynn Goldsmith's copyright.

The Supreme Court meets Andy Warhol, Prince and a case that could threaten creativity

6:40pm October 12, 2022

by Nina Totenberg

Images Andy Warhol created of Prince are at the heart of a case the Supreme Court will examine on Wednesday. Warhol used a black-and-white portrait taken by Lynn Goldsmith as a reference point.

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Former Louisville Metro Police officer Katie R. Crews, show in riot gear, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal charge of using excessive force during curfew enforcement the night of David McAtee's death.

National

An ex-Louisville cop pleads guilty to using excessive force in Breonna Taylor protests

2:52pm October 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

A former police officer blamed for instigating a conflict that led to the fatal shooting of a Black barbecue restaurant owner during the Breonna Taylor protests has pleaded guilty in federal court.

Comedians Clayton English, center, and Eric Andre, right, speak with their attorney, Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, on Tuesday outside the federal courthouse in Atlanta.

National

Comedians Eric André and Clayton English allege racial profiling at Atlanta's airport

1:06pm October 12, 2022

by Ashley Ahn

The say officers stopping passengers on the bridges from the gate to the plane, questioning them, and searching their bags is unconstitutional. The suit stems from separate incidents in 2020 and 2021.

Former Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay walks out of federal court on Feb. 15, in Fort Worth, Texas. Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison on Tuesday for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death.

A former Los Angeles Angels employee gets 22 years in Tyler Skaggs' overdose death

12:30pm October 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

Eric Kay was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for providing Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs the drugs that led to his overdose death in 2019.

Politics & Government

News brief: Crimea bridge blast, possible rail strike, Parkland shooter trial

7:42am October 12, 2022

Russia detains suspects in bridge bombing that prompted it to fire missiles on Ukraine. A railroad strike is still possible in the U.S. Florida jury will decide the fate of Parkland school shooter.

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Jurors in Florida will consider the death penalty for the Parkland school shooter

5:09am October 12, 2022

Attorneys in the Parkland school shooting trial gave closing arguments. The jury will decide whether Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to death or spend life in prison for the murder of 17 people.

Ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is in the midst of a second sex crimes trial

5:09am October 12, 2022

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Gene Maddaus of Variety magazine about Harvey Weinstein's trial in Los Angeles over sexual assault allegations. He was previously convicted in New York.

National

Kentucky's high court considers if tax dollars can be redirected to private schools

5:09am October 12, 2022

by Jess Clark

Kentucky's Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case that will decide whether the state can move forward with a program to send more than $100 million in tax dollars to private schools.

The gunman charged with killing 10 Black people and injuring three other individuals in the mass shooting at a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket in May will not be pursuing a psychiatric defense in his state case, officials say. Here, people pay their respects at a makeshift memorial near the scene of the mass shooting a few days after it occurred.

National

The Buffalo supermarket gunman won't pursue a psychiatric defense in his state case

5:00am October 12, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

In a statement to NPR, a spokesperson for the New York State Unified Court System said the defense has "neither filed a notice nor requested an extension to do so."