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Mental health warnings on social media? Minnesota will require them next year

Supporters say the pop-up messages could encourage Minnesotans, especially kids, to think twice about how much time they spend on sites. Social media companies argue that the law is heavy-handed.
- Dana Ferguson
A look at the responsibility of the SCOTUS in explaining cases

The Trump administration often prevails in cases on the Supreme Court's emergency docket. The opinion-less decisions in these "shadow docket" cases create questions about the resulting policy.
- Nina Totenberg
Jeffrey Epstein files: Tracing the legal cases that led to sex-trafficking charges

Questions persist about how Jeffrey Epstein, who once moved among the world's elite, was able to avoid federal prosecution for so long. A timeline suggests some answers.
- Bill Chappell
The challenges defendants with severe mental illness face

Some defendants can spend months in jail before they are deemed competent by a mental health professional to stand trial. If the defendant is not found to be competent, they are usually sent to a state psychiatric facility until they can meet the legal standard.
DOJ faces credibility questions as it investigates Jeffrey Epstein

As the Department of Justice continues its investigation into disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, some are raising questions about its credibility under the current administration.
- Hosts
Supreme Court blocks rule that blocks Voting Rights Act for now

The order guarantees voters, at least for now, the ability to sue to enforce rights guaranteed under the landmark 1965 law.
- Nina Totenberg
King County prosecutor pauses youth felony diversion, citing high reoffending rates

King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion said she'll refer some young first-time offenders back to more traditional court-supervised programs instead of community nonprofits due to concerns over recidivism.
- Amy Radil
Trump signs an executive order to make it easier to remove homeless people from streets

The White House directive calls for prioritizing money for programs that require sobriety and treatment, and for cities that enforce homeless camping bans.
- Jennifer Ludden
Supreme Court keeps a pause for now on a ruling that weakens the Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court has extended a pause, for now, on a lower court ruling that struck down a key tool for protecting minority voters under the Voting Rights Act in seven states.
- Hansi Lo Wang
White House under pressure to release documents from the Jeffrey Epstein case

The Trump administration is under pressure to release more documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. That's even after a Florida judge declined to release grand jury documents from the probe.
- Sacha Pfeiffer

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