The legacy of Lani Guinier NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Spencer Overton, law professor at George Washington University Law School, about the legacy of Lani Guinier, a legal scholar in the field of voting rights.
Longtime King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg won't seek reelection After fifteen years as the elected prosecutor in King County, Dan Satterberg announced he will not seek re-election this fall. Satterberg called it a personal decision and said at age 61, after 37 years with the office, it’s a good time to do other things. Amy Radil
Republicans criticize Ted Cruz for calling Jan. 6 a violent terrorist attack "Of all the things that Jan. 6 was, it was definitely not a violent terrorist attack," Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson said in reply to Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Bill Chappell
Kent Mayor will seek assistant police chief’s resignation after outcry over Nazi insignia An outside investigation found it was "not plausible" that Derek Kammerzell did not know of the Nazi reference when he posted the insignia, as he claimed. Police Chief Rafael Padilla suspended Kammerzell for two weeks. Casey Martin
Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is found guilty on 4 counts in her fraud trial Holmes, who was once seen as one of the most promising leaders in Silicon Valley, could spend up to 20 years in prison for lying to investors and patients of the blood-testing company. Bobby Allyn
A federal court just released the settlement deal between Epstein and Giuffre The settlement between Jeffrey Epstein and Virginia Giuffre, one of his accusers, is emerging less than a week after his longtime partner Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of sex trafficking a minor. Bill Chappell
Another Hong Kong news site shuts as pro-Beijing lawmakers sworn in A Hong Kong online news site said Sunday that it will cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedoms, days after police raided a separate pro-democracy news outlet, arresting seven. The Associated Press
In a year-end report, Chief Justice John Roberts emphasizes judicial ethics Roberts has made preserving the reputation of the Supreme Court one of his central concerns as a justice. Eric McDaniel
King County suspends in-person jury trials through January 14 Jury trials in King County are yet facing another disruption due to Covid. But officials say the pandemic has taught them how to keep many court proceedings moving forward remotely. Amy Radil
New York jury finds Teva Pharmaceuticals liable in the opioid crisis A jury in New York has found Teva Pharmaceutical liable for fueling the nation's deadly opioid epidemic. Brian Mann