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News Articles: Law

Access to mifepristone, a widely used abortion medication, is in jeopardy after a pair of conflicting court rulings on Friday.

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  • Law

What's next for the abortion pill mifepristone?

Access to mifepristone, a medication that is used in about half of all abortions nationwide, hangs in the balance of two contradictory court rulings. A date with the Supreme Court is all but certain.

April 10, 2023
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Sarah McCammon
Whitney Mitchell (center), Garrett Foster's fiancée, leads a march for Foster in July of 2020, after Foster was shot and killed at a Black Lives Matter protest. Sgt. Daniel Perry has been found guilty of murdering Foster — but Gov. Greg Abbott wants to pardon Perry.

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  • National

What to know as Gov. Abbott pushes to pardon a man who was just convicted of murder

Sgt. Daniel Perry hasn't been sentenced in the killing of Garrett Foster. But the pardons board is already starting to review his case, at Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's request.

April 10, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
GPB News NPR

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  • Health

The future availability of abortion pills remains uncertain after conflicting rulings

A conflicting and confusing set of federal court rulings Friday is leaving abortion providers in the U.S. uncertain about the future availability of abortion pills.

April 10, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon and
  • A Martínez
James Boasberg is chief judge of the U.S. District Court, in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

Meet the chief federal judge overseeing several high-profile Trump grand jury probes

Jeb Boasberg is taking over as chief judge of the federal district court in Washington as grand jury investigations of former President Donald Trump intensify.

April 10, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
GPB News NPR

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  • Science

Arguments that trans athletes have an unfair advantage lack evidence to support

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with geneticist Dr. Eric Vilain about a spate of laws targeting trans athletes.

April 09, 2023
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  • GPB Newsroom
Chelsea Manning was held at this military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., pictured in 2009.

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  • Law

Chelsea Manning had to fight to transition in prison. She wants better for others

Manning first came to public scrutiny and was incarcerated for leaking classified information. She aims to use that attention to shed light on the struggles trans people face in U.S. prisons.

April 09, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

What to know about the Trump-E. Jean Carroll trial that is set to begin this month

In 2019, Carroll accused Trump of raping her in a department store in the mid-1990s and later sued him for battery and defamation for his denials. The first of two trials is set to begin April 25.

April 09, 2023
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
This booking photo provided by the Austin, Texas, Police Department shows U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Perry. Perry was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020, a Texas jury ruled Friday.

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  • Law

Texas governor seeks to pardon Army sergeant convicted of murder

Army Sgt. Daniel Perry was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice, a Texas jury ruled Friday.

April 08, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Harvey Weinstein and Fabrizio Lombardo at the 64th Venice Film Festival on Aug. 31, 2007, in Italy.

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  • Arts & Life

Former model accuses onetime Harvey Weinstein associate of sexual assault

Fabrizio Lombardo was head of Miramax Italy, an European branch of the film company cofounded by Harvey Weinstein.

April 08, 2023
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By:
  • Mandalit del Barco
Mifepristone is part of a two-drug protocol that a recent study showed was used in 98% of medication abortions in 2020.

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  • Health

Judges' dueling decisions put access to a key abortion drug in jeopardy nationwide

A federal judge in Texas stayed the FDA's approval of the drug mifepristone, while a federal judge in Washington state blocked any FDA change in access.

April 08, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
A freeway sign over Interstate 5 in Los Angeles flashes a message about a child abduction as part of the statewide Amber Alert program in August 2002. California state Sen. Steven Bradford has proposed a bill to create a special "Ebony Alert" system for missing Black women, girls and youth in the state.

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  • National

A California bill would create an alert system for missing Black women and youth

A proposed "Ebony Alert" system, similar to an Amber or Silver alert, would inform people of missing Black children and young women. The plan aims to bring attention to these often overlooked groups.

April 08, 2023
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Former President Donald Trump in court for his arraignment in New York Tuesday. The judge overseeing the case did not issue a gag order. Instead he warned against saying or doing anything that could incite violence, create civil unrest or jeopardize the safety or well-being of any individuals.

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  • Politics

Trump wasn't put under a gag order, but he was told to watch his words

Gag orders ride a fine line between balancing the right to free speech and to a fair trial. They restrict what trial participants can and cannot say outside of court.

April 08, 2023
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas during the formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 7, 2022.

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  • Law

Justice Thomas explains why he didn't report trips paid for by billionaire

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas responded to a news report about his failure to disclose trips paid for by a conservative billionaire friend, saying he had been advised they were not reportable.

April 07, 2023
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, center, Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, back left and Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, huddle on the floor of the House chamber Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Politics

Tennessee House votes to expel 2 of 3 Democratic members over gun protest

The Republican-led House voted to expel Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson for participating in a protest on the floor of the House over gun laws. A motion to remove Rep. Gloria Johnson failed.

April 07, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Vanessa Romo
Twitter CEO Elon Musk, pictured here in August 2022, placed a "state-affiliated media" label on NPR's Twitter account, leading to widespread criticism.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk says NPR's 'state-affiliated media' label might not have been accurate

In a series of emails with an NPR reporter, the CEO of Twitter suggested that the designation is being re-examined, but it has not yet been removed.

April 07, 2023
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  • Bobby Allyn
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