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All felony domestic violence charges against Justin Roiland, co-creator of <em>Rick and Morty</em> as well as <em>Solar Opposites, </em>were dropped by prosecutors.

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The prosecutor drops charges against 'Rick and Morty' co-creator Justin Roiland

The district attorney's office told NPR charges were dropped against Roiland "as a result of having insufficient evidence" to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt.

March 22, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz

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  • Law

Jack Daniel's v. poop-themed dog toy in a trademark case at the Supreme Court

At Wednesday's argument, the justices struggled to reconcile their own previous decisions enforcing the nation's trademark laws and what some of them saw as a potential threat to free speech.

March 22, 2023
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  • Nina Totenberg
This is not a dog toy. The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case Wednesday pitting the whiskey giant with a dog toy maker who parodies the brand.

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Jack Daniel's tells Supreme Court its brand is harmed by dog toy Bad Spaniels

The whiskey maker argues that the toy named Bad Spaniel infringes on its trademark, confuses consumers and tarnishes its reputation.

March 22, 2023
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  • Nina Totenberg
A truck drives by a car wash in New York City. Public officials are warning Jewish customers of price gouging at local car washes ahead of Passover.

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As Passover nears, New York's AG warns Jewish customers about car wash price gouging

For Passover, many Jews clean their homes and cars. The New York attorney general's office said there are reports of car washes raising their prices 50% for Jewish customers ahead of Passover.

March 22, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Alvin Bragg's office is examining whether Donald Trump and his company broke state laws in paying hush money to an adult film star.

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Meet the Manhattan DA who would bring criminal charges against Trump

As speculation mounts that Donald Trump could soon be indicted over hush money payments, Alvin Bragg may have to make a history-making decision.

March 21, 2023
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  • Manuela López Restrepo
Actor Gwyneth Paltrow looks on before leaving the courtroom on Tuesday in Park City, Utah, where she is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier in 2016 and leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs.

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  • Law

Gwyneth Paltrow appears in a Utah court for a trial over a 2016 ski crash

The trial has been seven years in the making, and on Tuesday, the Oscar-winning actress appeared in Park City for a jury trial that will determine who was at fault in the 2016 crash.

March 21, 2023
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  • Vanessa Romo
The Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed in on a case involving a former Michigan public school student who wants to sue over not getting support in sign language.

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Supreme Court hands victory to public school students with disabilities

The high court said a deaf student could sue for past damages for not getting the support he needed to succeed in public school.

March 21, 2023
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  • Nina Totenberg
Republican state Rep. Mallerie Stromswold votes on a bill on the House floor of the Montana state Capitol on Jan. 13, 2023.

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  • National

Can moderates survive state politics? In Montana, they may be going extinct

Across the country, parties are consolidating political power in states and squeezing out the moderate middle. In Montana, that squeeze is changing political representation and whose voice counts.

March 21, 2023
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  • Shaylee Ragar
A group of protesters hold photos of Jeffrey Epstein in front of a New York City federal courthouse in July 2019. A Southern District judge ruled this week that three lawsuits against banks that Epstein used can move forward.

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Can banks be sued for profiting from Epstein's sex-trafficking? A judge says yes

A trio of lawsuits allege that JP Morgan Chase and Deutsche Bank actively enabled Jeffrey Epstein to run a sex-trafficking ring for underage girls. A judge partially denied a motion to dismiss.

March 21, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
The Colorado River flows by the historic Navajo Bridge on June 23, 2021 in Marble Canyon, Ariz.

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The Supreme Court wrestles with questions over the Navajo Nation's water rights

Almost a third of the reservation's 170,000 residents lack access to clean, reliable drinking water. The tribe wants to be able to represent itself in litigation over the Colorado River.

March 20, 2023
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  • Becky Sullivan
Former President Donald Trump, pictured here speaking to guests at Iowa's Adler Theatre last week, said on social media that he'll be arrested Tuesday as part of an investigation into hush money payments.

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  • Politics

Is Trump actually getting arrested this week? Here's what we know

Former President and top 2024 candidate Donald Trump claims he'll be arrested Tuesday as part of an investigation by the Manhattan district attorney. Start here for answers on five key questions.

March 20, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
August University's Library Dean Bradley Warren, student newspaper editor Rakiyah Lenon, guest speaker and attorney Frank LoMonte and Pamplin College Dean Kim Davies receive their Champion of the First Amendment Awards on March 14, 2023.

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  • Law

'Lessons in transparency': Augusta University hosts First Amendment awards, lecture for students

Rakiya Lenon, editor-in-chief at the university's newspaper, interviewed attorney Frank LoMonte about open records and laws that protect members of the student press.

March 20, 2023
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Morning news brief

China's president is in Moscow to meet with Russian leader Putin. Manhattan's district attorney weighs potential charges against former President Donald Trump. And, UBS buys rival Credit Suisse.

March 20, 2023
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  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Leila Fadel
Donald Trump at a rally in Macon

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  • Law

Trump files motion seeking to derail investigation into Georgia election interference

Trump's lawyers want the courts to bar the Fulton County district attorney from investigating further and suppress any evidence gathered.

March 20, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler
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  • Law

Manhattan's district attorney weighs potential charges against former President Trump

The man who will decide whether to indict a former president is Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan district attorney. If arrested, Trump called for protests. Bragg said his office wouldn't be intimidated.

March 20, 2023
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