Amazon Warehouse Safety 'Inadequate,' N.Y. Attorney General's Office Says Amazon may have violated federal health and safety standards as well as New York's whistleblower law, the New York attorney general's office wrote to Amazon in a letter obtained by NPR. Alina Selyukh
Nursing Homes Ask States For Immunity From Civil Suits Amid COVID-19 Health care providers and nursing home operators say immunity is necessary because the coronavirus' constant change makes it difficult to address. Ina Jaffe
MLB Punishes Red Sox In Sign Stealing Scandal A league investigation found that J.T. Watkins, the team's video replay operator, was the major culprit in the 2018 scheme. The team has lost a draft pick and Watkins is suspended without pay. Hannah Hagemann
How To Get Estate Documents In Order During The Pandemic How does one prepare legal documents if diagnosed with COVID-19? Estate planning attorney Stephanie Perry advises listeners on whether and how to prepare a will and get other documents in order.
Supreme Court Guarantees Right To Unanimous Verdict In Serious Criminal Trials The justices struck down laws in two states that allowed convictions for serious crimes without unanimous jury verdicts. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court Decides Unanimous Verdicts Are Required To Convict For Serious Crimes The Supreme Court said unanimous jury verdicts are required in criminal trials for serious offenses. At issue is a case from Louisiana in which the defendant was convicted of murder on a 10-2 vote. Nina Totenberg
Mississippi Prison System Faces Investigation, Lawsuits After Rash Of Inmate Deaths At least 30 inmates in Mississippi have died since the end of last year. The state is facing lawsuits and a federal investigation over decrepit conditions and a culture of neglect and corruption. Debbie Elliott
Coronavirus Likely To Supercharge Election-Year Lawsuits Over Voting Rights Both parties are turning to the courts to try to ensure that election rules don't disadvantage their side. The litigation campaign has taken on a new urgency amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pam Fessler
Listener Questions About What Essential Workers Can Do If They Feel Unsafe What should essential workers do if they don't feel safe from the coronavirus at their jobs? Labor lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan has some advice for people on the front lines.
Florida Judge Wants Lawyers To Dress Appropriately For Zoom Meetings In a letter published by the Weston Bar Association, Broward County Judge Dennis Bailey wrote one attorney showed up to a meeting without a shirt on. Another was still in bed, under the covers.
