New Liver Donation System Takes Effect Despite Ongoing Lawsuit A new national system for allocating donor livers went into effect Tuesday, despite an ongoing lawsuit that says livers will now flow from more rural parts of the country to more populous cities. Blake Farmer
Supreme Court's Conservatives Defend Their Handling Of Death Penalty Cases Amid controversy and criticism from religious groups on the right and left about their decisions in recent death penalty cases, the court's five-man majority is striking back. Nina Totenberg
California Jury Awards $2 Billion To Couple In Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Trial The verdict represents the third time a California jury has decided in favor of consumers who claimed their cancer was caused by the glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer. Richard Gonzales
Supreme Court Rules Against Apple, As Kavanaugh Sides With Liberal Justices The Supreme Court says iPhone users' antitrust lawsuit against Apple can continue. The decision divided President Trump's two appointees, Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. Nina Totenberg
San Francisco Police Raid Journalist's Home After He Refuses To Name Source Police obtained a warrant to search the home of freelance videographer Bryan Carmody as part of an investigation into a leaked police report concerning the death of public defender Jeff Adachi. Laurel Wamsley
Remembering Federal Judge Damon Keith Memorial services for Keith are happening this weekend. NPR's Michel Martin speaks to former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who clerked for Judge Keith, about what he meant to the legal community.
Amid Chaos, Alabama Senate Postpones Vote On Nation's Strictest Abortion Ban Shouting broke out on the floor when a rape and incest exemption was removed without a roll call vote. "I want the people of the state of Alabama to know how we vote," said a Democratic state senator. Laurel Wamsley
Pope Francis Issues Rules Requiring Priests And Nuns To Report Abuse The papal decree also sets up new procedures to hold more-senior church authorities such as bishops accountable for committing abuse or for covering up the crimes of others. Merrit Kennedy
U.S. Charges Former Intelligence Analyst With Leaking Classified Data To Reporter Daniel Everette Hale of Nashville, Tenn., could face up to 50 years in prison if he's convicted. He's accused of printing dozens of documents — including 11 that were marked as secret or top secret. Bill Chappell
38 Attorneys General Ask Congress To Bring Marijuana Money Into Banking System Most states have legalized marijuana in some form. But federal law still considers it an illegal drug, which exposes banks to legal risk if they handle weed-related money or transactions. Laurel Wamsley