Supreme Court Casts Doubt On Independence Of Consumer Protection Agency The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was established to prevent the abuses that led to the 2008 financial crisis. Now the Trump administration is questioning its independent structure. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court Hears Case That Could Weaken Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that seeks to make it easier for the president to fire heads of the nation's independent agencies. It would affect the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Nina Totenberg
Supreme Court Considers Writing Itself Out Of Speedy Deportation Cases The Trump administration argued that U.S. courts have no role in deciding whether speedy deportations are constitutional. Will the Supreme Court agree? Nina Totenberg
Judge Says Ken Cuccinelli Was Appointed Unlawfully To Top Immigration Post The ruling by a federal judge on Sunday invalidates two directives issued by Cuccinelli at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that were designed to tighten federal asylum guidelines. James Doubek
South Carolina Prison Reform Proposal NPR's Michel Martin tours a prison in South Carolina to learn what's being done to improve safety in state facilities.
LGBTQ Youth Fight For Equality In Sex Ed In South Carolina Classrooms A 32-year-old law makes it illegal for teachers in that state to speak about queer relationships, unless it's about sexually transmitted infections. But a federal lawsuit could change that. Hannah Hagemann
Federal Court Again Blocks Trump's 'Remain In Mexico' Program The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to uphold a lower-court's injunction on the controversial policy, saying it "is invalid in its entirety" because of its inconsistency with federal asylum law. Vanessa Romo
Federal Court Blocks 'Remain In Mexico' Program For Central American Asylum Seekers A federal appeals court in California has blocked the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" program, which required asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for their day in U.S. immigration court. John Burnett
'We're Supposed To Do That': Bloomberg Defends NYPD's Spying Of Muslims After 9/11 The controversial NYPD program resulted in multiple lawsuits, which were settled. Muslim American advocates and civil rights groups condemned Bloomberg's defense. Bobby Allyn
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Dismiss 'D.C. Sniper' Case Following Virginia Parole Law Lawyers for Lee Boyd Malvo, who shot and killed 10 people as a teen and was sentenced to life in prison without parole, pulled the case from the high court. Under a new law, he could seek parole. Vanessa Romo