The consequences of Texas' restrictive abortion law
For patients seeking abortions in Texas, services have been drastically reduced. In surrounding states, wait times are increasing because of an influx of new patients.
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News brief: Russia-Ukraine crisis, Florida abortion bill, DOJ sues Missouri
Russia says it's de-escalating its forces near Ukraine. Florida's House passes a bill banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The DOJ is suing Missouri over its controversial firearm law.
Department of Justice sues Missouri over gun rights law
The federal government alleges Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act has endangered public safety by prohibiting local law enforcement from cooperating with federal agencies.
DOJ sues Missouri over its law restricting enforcement of federal gun laws
The Justice Department is suing Missouri over that state's firearm law, arguing it makes crime fighting more difficult and tramples on federal supremacy.
Racist, violent evidence presented in federal trial against Ahmaud Arbery's killers
Offensive memes, racist songs and slurs against Black people from the cellphones and social media accounts of the three men on trial portray a history of bigotry.
NFL hires former AG Loretta Lynch to handle its racial discrimination suit
The former attorney general was tapped in 2020 by the NFL to work on an inquiry into claims of workplace misconduct involving the then-Washington Football Team.
When will Biden interview Supreme Court candidates? Mum's the word
The White House seems determined to make sure President Biden's pick for the Supreme Court will not be revealed until a moment of their choosing.
In Supreme Court nomination debate, echoes of past judicial breakthrough
Tomiko Brown-Nagin, author of Civil Rights Queen, tells NPR's Ailsa Chang how identity and lived experience loomed large in the confirmation of Constance Baker Motley to the federal bench in 1966.
Fights over the role of state medical boards
State medical boards have an obligation to investigate complaints about doctors, including those who spread COVID misinformation. But GOP lawmakers in some states want the boards to back off.
N.J. police are under scrutiny for racial bias after breaking up a fight between teens
In video posted to social media of a shopping mall fight, an officer tackles the Black youth who's involved and handcuffs him with the assistance of another officer as the white participant looks on.