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A worker prepares absentee ballots for mailing at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C., earlier this month.

Rule Changes In Swing States Mean More Votes Will Count, Results May Take Longer

5:15pm September 23, 2020

by Miles Parks

Changes in Wisconsin and North Carolina mean absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day will count, if received within six and nine days of the election, respectively.

Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump want to pare back longstanding legal protections for Internet platforms.

Politics & Government

Trump Warns Social Media As Justice Department Aims To Weaken Tech's Legal Shield

4:56pm September 23, 2020

by Shannon Bond

The Justice Department's proposal would hold Facebook and Twitter more accountable for users' posts. One critic says the Trump administration is "trying to work the refs ahead of the election."

Former law clerks for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg stand on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., as they await the arrival of the casket on Wednesday.

Politics & Government

Ginsburg, Role Model And 'Rock Star,' Lies In Repose At Supreme Court

2:46pm September 23, 2020

by Alana Wise

In a ceremony inside the court's Great Hall, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt eulogizes Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a "path-marking role model for women and girls of all ages."

Politics & Government

Odds Tilt In Coney Barrett's Favor To Replace Ginsburg, Says Sen. Braun

7:27am September 23, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Republican Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana about one of President Trump's potential choices for the Supreme Court vacancy: Amy Coney Barrett, who is also from Indiana.

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News Brief: High Court Vacancy, Pandemic's Effects, U.S. Climate Stance

6:34am September 23, 2020

President Trump plans to announce his Supreme Court pick on Saturday. The pandemic continues to hurt minority households. And, the U.S. officially exits the Paris climate accords on Nov. 4.

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the justice's chambers in Washington, D.C., in 2016.

Politics & Government

Partisan Reaction To Loss Of Ginsburg Shows How Much Else Has Been Lost

10:35pm September 22, 2020

by Ron Elving

While the rancor facing our democracy did not begin with Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death — or even with the Trump presidency — having these events coincide has deepened the shadows on the road ahead.

Parents, Child Charged After Underage Drinking Party Led School To Online Classes

7:35pm September 22, 2020

by Reese Oxner

The party, which police estimate had at least 50 students in attendance, led to the local high school delaying in-person learning by two weeks as a precaution against COVID-19.

Community members and family wear shirts that read "Nana Ayudame or Nana, help me" in Spanish at a vigil for Carlos Ingram-Lopez on June 25 in Tucson, Ariz. Prosecutors have declined to pursue criminal charges over his death in police custody.

National

No Charges Against Tucson Police Officers In Death Of Carlos Ingram-Lopez

4:56pm September 22, 2020

by Bill Chappell

He died in April after being handcuffed and held face-down in a garage with two plastic emergency blankets and a "spit sock hood" over his head.

What A Supreme Court Vacancy Might Mean For Abortion Cases

4:24pm September 22, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Mary Ziegler, a law professor at Florida State University, about how the death of Justice Ginsburg could impact the remaining abortion cases headed to the Supreme Court.

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Politics & Government

Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono Discusses Supreme Court Vacancy

4:24pm September 22, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, about the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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