Zimmerman Lawsuit Against Trayvon Martin's Family Alleges Defamation NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the Southern Poverty Law Center's Heidi Beirich about attorney Larry Klayman, who is representing George Zimmerman in a suit against Trayvon Martin's family.
Why The Trump Decision To Delay Aid To Ukraine Is Under Scrutiny There are lots of reasons U.S. foreign aid can be held up or frozen. There's even a law that governs the issue. But many experts say what happened over the summer with Ukraine is highly irregular. Audie Cornish
How Lawmakers Have Drafted Articles Of Impeachment The Last 2 Times As the nation prepares for impeachment proceedings, we look back at how lawmakers drafted articles of impeachment during the Nixon and Clinton presidencies, times of greater bi-partisanship. Nina Totenberg
Trump Declines to Take Part in "Baseless" House Impeachment Inquiry Democrats had offered to allow Trump to have attorneys representing him at future impeachment hearings in the House. Ayesha Rascoe
Lawsuit Aims To End Rule Requiring Visa Applicants To Disclose Social Media Accounts NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Carrie DeCell, one of the lawyers on Doc Society v. Pompeo, a legal challenge to rules that want all visa applicants to register their social media with the government.
Virginia Governor Suspends Policy Allowing Strip Searches Of Children At Prisons An 8-year-old girl was strip searched at Buckingham Correctional Center last month. A prison spokesperson says the prison staffer who approved the search didn't have the authority to do so. Brakkton Booker
Law Professor Michael Gerhardt Discusses His Testimony During Impeachment Hearing NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with constitutional law professor Michael Gerhardt, one of the witnesses who Democrats called to testify in Wednesdays's House Judiciary Committee hearing.
Lawmakers Call For Investigation After NPR Report On Troubled Student Loan Program NPR found the vast majority of student loan borrowers with disabilities aren't getting the debt relief they're owed. Now, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking for an investigation. Cory Turner
Washington state revamps police deadly force investigations New rules are coming for independent investigations when police use deadly force in Washington. They require more power for civilians, and more help for families of the slain person. Amy Radil
Judiciary Committee Weighs Whether To Bring Articles Of Impeachment NPR's Rachel Martin talks to lawyer Alan Baron about the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Baron served as special impeachment counsel to the House Judiciary Committee.