Scott Peterson is finally moved off California's death row The California Supreme Court overturned Peterson's death sentence in 2020 for killing his pregnant wife two decades ago. A state judge is now considering if he deserves a new trial. The Associated Press
In the U.S., some 4.6 million people are disenfranchised due to a felony conviction An estimated 2% of the U.S. voting age population is ineligible to cast a ballot due to a felony conviction. State-level felon disenfranchisement rates vary dramatically. Ashley Lopez
Appeals court temporarily blocks Biden's student debt relief plan The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked President Biden's student debt relief plan. Prior to the ruling, applications were on track to process and erase the debt as soon as Sunday. Sequoia Carrillo
A guilty plea is expected in the Michigan high school shooting that killed four A teenager accused of killing four fellow students and injuring more at Oxford High School last November is expected to plead guilty to murder next week, authorities said Friday. The Associated Press
USA Curling is in open revolt over its CEO Members of a diversity, equity and inclusion panel are calling for the firing of CEO Jeff Plush over his handling of sexual abuse allegations when he was head of the women's pro soccer league. Bill Chappell
D.C. AG reaches $10 million settlement with firms in housing discrimination suit NPR's Leila Fadel discusses housing discrimination with Attorney General Karl Racine after his office reached a multi-million dollar settlement with three real estate firms in Washington, D.C.
Steve Bannon to be sentenced Friday for flouting House Jan. 6 panel Former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon faces as much as six months in jail as he is sentenced for flouting demands from the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. Carrie Johnson
The Supreme Court won't block the student loan debt relief program, at least for now Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who is assigned to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, was the one who received the emergency application brought by a Wisconsin taxpayers group. Jess Zalph
A jury finds that Kevin Spacey didn't molest actor Anthony Rapp in 1986 A jury sided with Kevin Spacey in one of the lawsuits that derailed the film star's career, finding he did not sexually abuse Anthony Rapp, then 14, while both were relatively unknown Broadway actors. The Associated Press
A former employee sues Planned Parenthood, claiming she faced months of racism Lawyers for Nicole Moore, a Black woman, say she was often given unfair workloads, demeaned in front of coworkers and retaliated against for speaking up about racism within the company. Ayana Archie
