Foreign governments paid millions to Trump's companies while he was president A report by House Democrats documents $7.8 million in payments from at least 20 foreign governments to Trump's businesses during his presidential term. Eric McDaniel
A recent attack on a Las Vegas judge is very disturbing. But such cases are uncommon Judge Mary Kay Holthus was attacked by a defendant during his sentencing. Courtroom assaults such as this are rare, but judges face other threats — more than 4,500 reported incidents in 2021 alone. Diba Mohtasham
A new California law restricts carrying guns in public — testing the Second Amendment Gun owners in California can no longer carry firearms into a range of locations deemed "sensitive spaces." It is already facing all kinds of hurdles in the courts. Erika Ryan
Court documents reveal names of powerful men allegedly linked to Jeffrey Epstein Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker who took his own life in 2019, has been linked to some of the world's most powerful men. Names included in the court documents aren't evidence of wrongdoing. Jaclyn Diaz
Trump appeals ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot to the U.S. Supreme Court Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a landmark decision by Colorado's top court that ruled him ineligible from appearing on that state's primary ballot. Benjamin Swasey
Several state capitols evacuated after bomb threats The development comes just days before the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. NPR Washington Desk
A librarian was fired after refusing to ban books. She fought back Librarians in at least three states are asking the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to intervene after they were fired for refusing to ban books. Matt Bloom
New California law restricts carrying guns in public. For now NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with UCLA law professor Adam Winkler about a new California law that restricts guns from most public places, even for gun owners with concealed carry permits. Erika Ryan
'Steamboat Willie' is now in the public domain. What does that mean for Mickey Mouse? A 1928 movie featuring the first appearance of Mickey Mouse enters public domain on Jan. 1. But creative and commercial access to the character is complicated by both copyright and trademark law. Neda Ulaby
Chief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on artificial intelligence in the courts Roberts focused on the promise and shortcomings of artificial intelligence in the courts in his annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal cases involving Donald Trump. The Associated Press