Justice Kennedy May Soon Find Himself Disappointed And His Legacy Undermined
The Supreme Court justice may believe that rights once recognized will not be taken away, but President Trump is about to get his second nominee to the court, and it’s sure to be a conservative.
2 Transgender Veterans Find Courage — And Sisterhood — Off The Battlefield
When Sue McConnell and Kristyn Weed came out as transgender women, some of their loved ones cut them out of their lives. But when McConnell and Weed met, they forged their own sisterhood.
Efforts To Close The Gender Pay Gap In Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Equal Pay Act goes into effect on Sunday. NPR’s Scott Simon talks with the mayor of Boston, Martin Walsh, about the city’s efforts to close the gender wage gap.
The Origins Of ICE
NPR’s Scott Simon talks to Bo Cooper, former general counsel for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, about the origins of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
LA Homeless Shelters Face Opposition
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is allocating $20 million to house the homeless in temporary shelters spread across 15 council districts. But the first few sites picked are already facing opposition.
Hearing From New American Citizens This Independence Day
It’s almost the Fourth of July. We reached out on social media to folks who recently became American citizens to find out what the holiday means to them.
DOJ Says Government Can Hold Families For Longer Than 20 Days
The government says it will hold migrant families longer than 20 days, according to a court filing from the Department of Justice Friday.
Capital Gazette Employees Remembered At Vigil
In Annapolis, Md., last night, residents held a candlelight vigil to remember the five employees killed at the Capital Gazette newsroom Thursday.
HUD And National Book Foundation Work To Promote Reading In Public Housing
The National Book Foundation has partnered with the Department of Housing and Urban Development on a literacy program aimed at getting books into the hands of kids and adults living in public housing.
More States Opting To ‘Robo-Grade’ Student Essays By Computer
Developers say they understand why teachers would be skeptical. But, they insist, computers already drive cars and detect cancer, so they can certainly handle grading students’ essays.
The Russia Investigations: Big Implications For The New Supreme Court Justice
No one can know how a more conservative high court might respond to litigation over a possible Mueller subpoena of the president but the new justice could be the one to cast the deciding vote.
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