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Studio 2

Gig Workers Rule, Car Culture from Driverless to Hot Rods, Is Measles Back?

Ahead of the Philadelphia Auto Show, the latest trends in the car industry, from safety to wild technology. Plus, new help for gig workers and Dr. Paul Offit talks measles.

Air Date: January 11, 2024 12:00 pm

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The Supreme Court building
NPR
Courts & Law

Supreme Court allows Idaho abortion ban to be enacted, first such ruling since Dobbs

Idaho's "Defense of Life Act" would would make it a crime for "every person who performs or attempts to perform an abortion," even when the woman's health is endangered.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump points to supporters
Courts & Law

The Supreme Court will decide if Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots

The justices acknowledged the need to reach a decision quickly, as voters will soon begin casting presidential primary ballots across the country.

3 years ago

A Reese's Peanut Butter Pumpkin with no carved-out face next to the open wrapper with a jack-o'-lantern design.
NPR
Courts & Law

Hershey sued for $5M over missing ‘cute’ face on Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins

The lawsuit claims the packaging shows "explicit carved out artistic designs" that the chocolate inside doesn't have.

3 years ago

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (right) ruled former President Donald Trump can't appear on the state's 2024 Republican primary ballot. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images, Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Maine’s secretary of state tells NPR why she disqualified Trump from the ballot

Maine became the second state to rule the former president is ineligible to run because of what he did in the days leading up to, and on, Jan. 6, 2021.

3 years ago

Arizona Supreme Court Justices from left; William G. Montgomery, John R Lopez IV, Vice Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer, Chief Justice Robert M. Brutinel, Clint Bolick and James Beene listen to oral arguments
Courts & Law

Abortion debate creates ‘new era’ for state supreme court races in 2024, with big spending expected

Crucial battles over abortion, gerrymandering, and other issues will take center stage in next year’s elections for state supreme court seats — 80 of them in 33 states.

3 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton.
Politics & Policy
6abc

New laws for New Jersey you need to know about in 2024

The new laws include a raise in the minimum wage, an expansion for 'Safe Haven' laws, a new pathway for becoming a teacher, and a "Seinfeld Bill" targeting telemarketers.

3 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.
Politics & Policy
6abc

New Pennsylvania laws you need to know about for 2024

The new laws cover a wide range of topics including women's health care, food safety, cybersecurity, religious garb in schools, voter registration, and dog licenses.

3 years ago

The New York Times filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using its published material to train chatbots. (Mark Lennihan/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

The New York Times sues ChatGPT creator OpenAI, Microsoft, for copyright infringement

The Times is the first major news publisher to take OpenAI to court over the use of its copyright material in its popular chatbot.

3 years ago

File photo: Former President Donald Trump listens as he speaks with reporters while in flight on his plane after a campaign rally at Waco Regional Airport, in Waco, Texas, March 25, 2023, while en route to West Palm Beach, Fla.
Courts & Law

Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on 2024 ballot

Wednesday's ruling follows a decision by a divided Colorado Supreme Court, which said Trump is ineligible to be president after his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Reno, Nev. In a brief filed Saturday, Trump asked a federal appeals court to dismiss an election interference case against him, arguing he's immune from prosecution. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Trump asks appeals court to toss election interference case, arguing that he’s immune

The legal filing late Saturday comes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to fast track a dispute on whether the former President is immune from prosecution.

3 years ago

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference after his defamation trial outside the federal courthouse in Washington, Friday, Dec. 15, 2023. A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
NPR
Courts & Law

Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy a day after a judge orders him to pay $146 million

Giuliani reported millions of dollars in debt from lawsuits, unpaid taxes and outstanding legal fees.

3 years ago

Thao Le stands next to a fence and an open area that's her property.
Courts & Law

Cinnaminson business owner wins court fight to keep her properties

The court ruled the township did not show that her properties posed a risk to the “safety, health, morals, and welfare of the community.”

3 years ago

Listen 1:15
Drexel University
Education
6abc

Drexel University added to list of schools under investigation for discrimination

The Department of Education has not released details on any specific incidents being investigated.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania lawmakers gathered in the Capitol
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

A long budget impasse and partisan standoffs dominated the Pa. legislature in 2023

In 2023, the General Assembly got off to a slow start, weathered a long budget impasse, and saw deep partisan divides. They say 2024 may improve.

3 years ago

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