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After Roe v Wade, Supreme Court overturns another major legal precedent

NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben asks Harvard Law professor Andrew Mergen about the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule the “Chevron doctrine.”

Supreme Court upholds Oregon city’s ban on homeless people camping in public spaces

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in a case centered in Grants Pass, Ore., that will impact homelessness policy across the West. It might have less impact in Grants Pass due to an Oregon state law that passed in 2021.

Dell’s return to office policy is raising questions about the future of work

Business Insider’s Polly Thompson tells NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben about the controversy surrounding Dell’s return-to-office policies.

Daniel Robinson vanished 3 years ago. His father still hopes for his safe return

Despite leads from the public that have poured in over the last three years, there have been no solid answers regarding the 24-year-old geologist’s disappearance in Arizona on June 23, 2021.

A friend’s overdose death turns high school students to activists

The Colorado teens lobbied the school board for permission to carry and administer Narcan on school grounds and worked with a state representative on a bill to give that right to students statewide.

Alec Baldwin’s case on track for trial in July as judge denies request to dismiss

A judge denied a request to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin on complaints that key evidence was damaged by the FBI during forensic testing.

School police chief is indicted over 2022 Uvalde school shooting response

The former school police chief of Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, has been indicted over his response to the 2022 shooting.

Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged some Jan. 6 defendants

The statute is also the basis for one of the four obstruction counts brought against former President Donald Trump in the criminal case currently pending against him in federal court in Washington.

New York City is moving to ban phones from school. Will it work?

New York may soon be the largest district in the U.S. to ban phones from the classroom. “They’re not just a distraction, kids are fully addicted now to phones,” says the city’s schools chancellor.

Abortion bans still leave a ‘gray area’ for doctors after Idaho Supreme Court case

The decision on abortion that the Supreme Court handed down Thursday was narrow. But confusion for doctors in abortion ban states about how to deal with pregnancy emergencies remains widespread.

As the 2024 election nears, misinformation targeting Latinos gains attention

Latinos are more likely to rely on social media for news, where claims are less likely to be verified. Now, researchers and fact-checkers are trying to close the gap.

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