Law

Melody and her daughter Angeleena O'Connor, 16, at their home in Las Vegas. Angeleena has autism in addition to anxiety, bipolar disorder and intermittent explosive disorder, among other diagnoses that can cause violent outbursts.

Youth with autism are more likely to be arrested. A Nevada judge wants to remedy that

12:39pm February 12, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

Judge Sunny Bailey started a specialty court program in 2018 called DAAY Court or the detention alternative for autistic youth treatment. "It'll help other people like me," says one autistic teen."

Politics & Government

Mar-a-Lago documents case: Trump lawyers are in court for a closed hearing in Florida

7:17am February 12, 2024

The judge will consider how much, if any, of the classified material former President Donald Trump is charged with hiding from investigators will be available for his defense.

National

Texas law professor says influx of migrants doesn't meet the definition of invasion

5:05am February 12, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with law professor Steve Vladeck about whether Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's use of the word "invasion" to describe the migrant crisis is a legal trigger.

What you see depends a lot on what you're looking at, according to one crime analyst.

National

Violent crime is dropping fast in the U.S. — even if Americans don't believe it

5:01am February 12, 2024

In 2020, the United States experienced one of its most dangerous years in decades. But in 2023, crime in America looked very different. That change may have gone unnoticed.

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Politics & Government

Tracking Trump's trials

5:53pm February 10, 2024

by Domenico Montanaro

NPR's Scott Detrow and Domenico Montanaro speak with lawyer Harry Litman about the latest in the Trump legal world.

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People walk past a gun club on June, 23, 2022, in Honolulu. A ruling by Hawaii's high court saying that a man can be prosecuted for carrying a gun in public without a permit uses pop culture references in an apparent rebuke of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights nationwide.

Hawaii's high court cites 'The Wire' in its ruling on gun rights

8:21pm February 09, 2024

by The Associated Press

It says a man can be prosecuted for carrying a gun in public without a permit citing "The Wire" and invokes the "spirit of Aloha" in rebuke of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that expanded gun rights.

With the border bill dead, here's where immigration reforms stands

6:04pm February 09, 2024

by Jasmine Garsd

Earlier this week, a potentially historic change in U.S. immigration policy died in a divided Congress. Where does that leave us on immigration reform?

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Dad's Place in Bryan, Ohio, offered lodging to homeless people partly in response to the city's housing shortage, according to the church's lawsuit against city officials.

Charges dropped against Ohio pastor who housed homeless people at his church

4:36pm February 09, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Chris Avell, a pastor from Bryan, Ohio, faced charges after turning his church into a quasi-homeless shelter, partly in response to the city's housing shortage.

President Biden speaks at the White House on Thursday, as he sought to emphasize his cooperation with the investigation and defended his fitness for office.

Politics & Government

What you need to know about the Biden classified documents report and the fallout

12:22pm February 09, 2024

by NPR Washington Desk

President Biden will not face charges after a year-long investigation into his handling of classified material, but he did not escape criticism.

On a January day, people explore the streets of Gaza City, where researchers estimate 72% or more of buildings have been damaged or destroyed.

World News

What is 'domicide,' and why has war in Gaza brought new attention to the term?

9:40am February 09, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Israel has destroyed tens of thousands of residences in Gaza since war broke out last October. A U.N. official says the widespread or systematic destruction of homes should be considered a crime.