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Supreme Court: Biden properly ended Trump-era asylum policy

The justices' 5-4 decision for the administration came in a case about the “Remain in Mexico” policy under President Donald Trump.

3 years ago

Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant
Energy
Environment
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Supreme Court limits EPA in curbing power plant emissions

The court’s ruling could complicate the administration’s plans to combat climate change. Its proposal to regulate power plant emissions is expected by the end of the year.

3 years ago

Protesters who support more abortion restrictions and protestors who upset at the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling removing protections for abortions demonstrate in the lobby of the South Carolina Statehouse on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in Columbia South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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Protests

The End of Roe: Protests, Celebration, and the Impact of Being Denied an Abortion

In the immediate aftermath of overturning Roe v. Wade, a look at the abortion debate, access to reproductive healthcare and the challenges for pregnant people turned away.

Air Date: June 30, 2022 10:00 am

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Roberto Marquez of Dallas adds a flower a makeshift memorial at the site where officials found dozens of people dead in an abandoned semitrailer containing suspected migrants, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Crime
Immigration
International
Public Safety

Toll now at 53 in San Antonio as families wait for answers

The driver and two other men from Mexico remained in custody Wednesday.

3 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer. ((AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Government
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High court noon: Jackson to be sworn in as Breyer retires Thursday

The first Black woman confirmed for the Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson, is officially becoming a justice.

3 years ago

Lev Parnas, center, speaks to the media outside the federal courthouse in New York, Wednesday, June 29, 2022.  (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Politics

Giuliani’s former Ukraine fixer gets 20 months in prison

Lev Parnas had sought leniency on the grounds that he'd helped the Congressional probe of Trump and his efforts to get the leaders of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden's son.

3 years ago

Kathy Jennings, Delaware’s Attorney General. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Government
Law
Public Health

Delaware judge overturns Seaford abortion ordinance after state AG sued

A Seaford ordinance that required burial or cremation of fetal tissue following an abortion or miscarriage has been invalidated by a Delaware judge.

3 years ago

In this courtroom sketch, R. Kelly and his attorney Jennifer Bonjean, left, appear during his sentencing hearing in federal court, Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in New York. The former R&B superstar was convicted of racketeering and other crimes. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)
Crime

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking case

R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse.

3 years ago

File photo: The Flint water plant tower is seen, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Environment
Government Accountability
National
Public Safety

Court kills Flint water charges against ex-governor, others

The court says a judge sitting as a one-person grand jury had no power to issue indictments. It’s an extraordinary defeat for Attorney General Dana Nessel.

3 years ago

In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell, right, is seated beside her attorney, Christian Everdell, as they watch the prosecutor speak during her sentencing, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)
Criminal Justice

Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison

The sentencing was the culmination of a prosecution that detailed how she and Epstein flaunted their riches and associations with prominent people to groom vulnerable girls.

3 years ago

Two people guide a ballot into a machine.
Elections
Pennsylvania

Fight over 2020 election records lands in Pennsylvania court

A county judge in Williamsport has to decide whether to force officials to provide voter-by-voter electronic election records.

3 years ago

Abortion-rights and anti-abortion demonstrators gather outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years, a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Radio Times

The legal and political battle for abortion rights

The ramifications of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on reproductive health and the legal and political battles it has ignited around abortion.

Air Date: June 28, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
A councilmember speaks in front of a crowd of people in New York City.
Elections
Immigration
Politics

Judge says NYC can’t let noncitizens vote in city elections

A judge has blocked New York City from letting noncitizens vote for mayor and other municipal offices.

3 years ago

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner speaks at his weekly gun violence press conference on June 27, 2022.
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
Law
Public Safety

Philly DA Krasner concerned Supreme Court ruling could impact Pa. gun rules

DA Krasner said last week’s Supreme Court gun ruling could impact Pennsylvania gun regulations, making it harder to arrest people for violations.

3 years ago

Brittany Griner looks surprised as she led into a courtroom in handcuffs.
International
Law
Sports

WNBA star Brittney Griner ordered to trial Friday in Russia

WNBA star Brittney Griner appeared in a court near Moscow that ordered her trial on cannabis possession charges to begin Friday, about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested.

3 years ago

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