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Legal Analysis Of An Indictment In The Breonna Taylor Case

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jamiles Lartey of the Marshall Project about the legal reasoning behind the lack of criminal charges in Breonna Taylor's death.

September 24, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

What's Next For Police Officers Involved In Breonna Taylor's Death?

A grand jury in Louisville, Ky., has decided that none of the three police officers involved will face charges for killing Breonna Taylor. NPR discusses what might happen next to them.

September 24, 2020
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By:
  • Eleanor Klibanoff
Police made 127 arrests during a protest over Breonna Taylor's killing in Louisville, Ky. — and two officers were shot during the demonstrations.

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  • Race

Louisville Update: Man Is Charged With Shooting Police Officers During Protests

The man suspected of shooting two officers "has been charged with two counts of assault in the first degree and 14 counts of wanton endangerment," police say.

September 24, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Sheree Barbour holds her fist in the air in Denver, Colo. as people protest the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case.

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  • National

PHOTOS: Scenes From Breonna Taylor Protests Around The Country

Protests emerged around the country after no police officers were charged directly over the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville. Here's a selection of pictures of demonstrations nationwide.

September 24, 2020
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By:
  • Laura Beltrán Villamizar
President Trump speaks holds a press conference at the White House on Wednesday night.

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  • Elections

Trump Declines To Promise Peaceful Transfer Of Power After Election

Earlier in the day, the president said he expects this year's election results to go to the Supreme Court, defending his push to swiftly replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

September 24, 2020
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  • Alana Wise
People protest the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case in front of the Colorado state Capitol in Denver on Wednesday. As the protest was breaking up, a motorist drove through a small crowd of protesters who had yelled at the driver to turn around.

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  • Race

Breonna Taylor Update: Denver Police Detain Man After Car Plows Through Protest Area

The protesters were starting to disband near the Colorado state Capitol. Some of them blocked the vehicle before it abruptly sped away.

September 24, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Trump Shouldn't Barrel Ahead With High Court Nominee, Sen. Coons Says

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about the president's upcoming pick for Supreme Court justice, and the likelihood they will be confirmed before the election.

September 24, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
In this photo illustration, a TikTok logo seen displayed on a smartphone with a ByteDance logo picture in the background.

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  • Technology

TikTok: Even A Temporary Ban Could Make 90% Of Users Quit The App

Lawyers for popular video app TikTok are asking a federal judge to block President Trump's order banning the app from taking effect on Sunday.

September 24, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Police and protesters converge during a demonstration, Wednesday in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury has indicted one officer on criminal charges six months after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by police in Kentucky.

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  • National

2 Louisville Police Officers Shot After Charges In Breonna Taylor Case Spark Protests

Louisville Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Schroeder said one officer is undergoing surgery and the other is in stable condition. Neither suffered life threatening injuries. A suspect is in custody.

September 24, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
Demonstrators gathered across from the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., to protest the death penalty. Another execution is scheduled for Thursday.

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  • Law

System Stacked Against Condemned Inmate, Other Black Defendants, Lawyers Say

Attorneys for a man scheduled for execution on Thursday say his case was never fair and advocates say the federal death penalty always has targeted a disproportionate number of Black men.

September 24, 2020
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  • Carrie Johnson
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg To Be Honored At The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a private ceremony and then a public viewing today. Ginsburg died on Friday. She was 87.

September 24, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
A worker prepares absentee ballots for mailing at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C., earlier this month.

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  • Elections

Rule Changes In Swing States Mean More Votes Will Count, Results May Take Longer

Changes in Wisconsin and North Carolina mean absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day will count, if received within six and nine days of the election, respectively.

September 23, 2020
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  • Miles Parks
The UC Berkeley campus sits empty on July 22.The University of California admitted at least 64 students over more qualified applicants due to the students' connections to university staff or donors, according to a California state audit released Tuesday.

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  • Education

Audit: University Of California Admitted 64 Students Over More Qualified Applicants

The students admitted were well-connected to staff or donors and took spots from more qualified applicants.

September 23, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump want to pare back longstanding legal protections for Internet platforms.

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  • Technology

Trump Warns Social Media As Justice Department Aims To Weaken Tech's Legal Shield

The Justice Department's proposal would hold Facebook and Twitter more accountable for users' posts. One critic says the Trump administration is "trying to work the refs ahead of the election."

September 23, 2020
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  • Shannon Bond
Former law clerks for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg stand on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., as they await the arrival of the casket on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Ginsburg, Role Model And 'Rock Star,' Lies In Repose At Supreme Court

In a ceremony inside the court's Great Hall, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt eulogizes Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a "path-marking role model for women and girls of all ages."

September 23, 2020
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  • Brian Naylor and
  • Alana Wise
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