Law & Courts Supreme Court Upholds New Texas Abortion Law, For Now The Texas law bans all abortions in the state after six weeks of pregnancy. That is well before many women even know they are pregnant, and is at odds with the Supreme Court's precedents Nina Totenberg
Health Twin Rulings By Federal Judge Block 'Public Charge' Rules For Immigrants The judge cites the coronavirus pandemic in blocking the Trump administration's attempt to widen the criteria for what makes an immigrant a "public charge." David Welna
Politics Supreme Court Undercuts Access To Birth Control Under Obamacare The opinion upheld a Trump administration rule that significantly cut back on the Affordable Care Act requirement that insurers provide free birth control coverage under almost all health care plans. Nina Totenberg
National Aimee Stephens, Transgender Woman At Center Of Major Civil Rights Case, Dies At 59 "Aimee didn't set out to be a hero and a trailblazer, but she is one," the ACLU said. Her Supreme Court case asks if federal law barring sex discrimination in employment applies to transgender people. Vanessa Romo
National U.S. Supreme Court Allows 'Remain In Mexico' Program To Continue The high court will allow the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy to stand across the entire southern border. The decision marks another immigration victory for the White House. Vanessa Romo
National U.S. Supreme Court Won't Hear Adnan Syed's Appeal, Keeping 'Serial' Subject In Prison The high court did not provide an explanation for why it declined to hear the appeal by Syed, who was convicted in 2000 of strangling to death his former girlfriend, 17-year-old Hae Min Lee. Bobby Allyn
Politics Supreme Court Will Hear Cases On LGBTQ Discrimination Protections For Employees The court is poised to decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to sexual orientation and gender identity, along with factors such as race, religion, sex and national origin. Bill Chappell
Law & Courts Seattle U law professor and thousands more say Kavanaugh should not be confirmed Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle University associate law professor Sara Rankin about why she believes Brett Kavanaugh lacks the judicial temperament and impartiality to be confirmed to the United States Supreme Court. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Politics WATCH LIVE: Senate To Take Decisive Vote On Kavanaugh It's still not clear whether Republicans have enough support to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, with a handful of senators undecided heading into the Friday morning vote. Kelsey Snell Brian Naylor
Law & Courts Sen. Patty Murray says Kavanaugh allegations must be investigated further Kim Malcolm talks with Sen. Patty Murray about why she supports an FBI investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
