Prosecutors ask U.S. Supreme Court to review the Bill Cosby case The prosecutors who brought Cosby to a conviction in 2018 — and then saw him freed earlier this year — are asking the Supreme Court to throw out a state court's ruling. Anastasia Tsioulcas
Ex-Google workers sue company, saying it betrayed 'Don't Be Evil' motto The suit was filed by software engineers who were fired two years ago, after organizing a labor movement against Google's work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Bobby Allyn
As the Supreme Court considers Roe v. Wade, a look at how abortion became legal Abortion did not become illegal in most states until the mid to late 1800s. But by the 1960s, abortion, like childbirth, had become a safe procedure when performed by a doctor. Nina Totenberg
Opening statements are set to begin in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell Prosecutors have sought to portray the once prominent socialite as the chief coordinator of a trafficking ring that victimized teenage girls to the benefit of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Jason Breslow
Reproductive rights scholar on legality of abortion ahead of SCOTUS case On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that centers on abortion rights in Mississippi. NPR's David Folkenflik discusses the case with NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray.
A breakdown of the felony murder rule, a doctrine invoked in Arbery convictions Three men were convicted of felony murder last week in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. NPR's David Folkenflik explains what this means with attorney Shobha Mahadev.
The Ghislaine Maxwell trial is about to begin. Here's what to watch for Opening statements in the highly anticipated trial of Ghislaine Maxwell begin on Monday in a Manhattan federal court. This is what the defense is expected to say, and what we're waiting to find out. Jasmine Garsd
Brunswick pastor discusses the guilty verdicts in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery What do the guilty verdicts of three men for killing Ahmaud Arbery mean for Brunswick, Georgia? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Dr. John Perry, senior pastor of Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church.
Three white men found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia A Georgia jury convicted three white men of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. The 25-year-old Black jogger was shot and killed as he ran through a residential neighborhood. Debbie Elliott
The DOJ is targeting unruly airline passengers for prosecution As millions of Americans hit the skies for Thanksgiving Day travel, the Justice Department announced they are cracking down on criminal behavior of airline passengers. Jaclyn Diaz