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Nonprofit drops suit against state amid FBI food fraud investigation

Nonprofit drops suit against state amid FBI food fraud investigation

A St. Paul nonprofit allegedly tied to a major food aid fraud scheme has dropped its lawsuit against the state. Partners in Quality Care had sued in September, alleging that the Minnesota Department of Education improperly cut off child nutrition program funding.
by Matt Sepic

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Supreme Court considers fate of landmark Indian adoption law

Supreme Court considers fate of landmark Indian adoption law

At issue is whether the the Indian Child Welfare Act — aimed at preventing Native American children from being separated from their tribes — is tribal protection or racial classification.
by Nina Totenberg

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Native child welfare law faces major Supreme Court challenge

Native child welfare law faces major Supreme Court challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the most significant challenge to a law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings of Native children. The outcome could undercut the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act.
by The Associated Press

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CVS Health agrees to $5B settlement of opioid lawsuits

CVS Health agrees to $5B settlement of opioid lawsuits

CVS Health says it has agreed to pay about $5 billion to state, local and Native American tribal governments to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The deal would make the Rhode Island company the first major pharmacy chain to enter a nationwide settlement over how it handled powerful and addictive prescription painkillers.
by The Associated Press

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Judge keeps North Dakota abortion ban from taking effect

Judge keeps North Dakota abortion ban from taking effect

A North Dakota judge says he'll keep the state’s ban on abortion from taking effect because there's a "substantial probability” that a constitutional challenge to the law will succeed in court. Judge Bruce Romanick’s Monday ruling means abortion is still legal in North Dakota.
by The Associated Press

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How the Supreme Court has ruled in the past about affirmative action

How the Supreme Court has ruled in the past about affirmative action

Since its first major decision on the subject in 1978, the court has repeatedly upheld universities' ability to consider the race of applicants as one of many factors in admissions decisions.
by Becky Sullivan

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Supreme Court revisits affirmative action in college admissions

Supreme Court revisits affirmative action in college admissions

The justices are re-examining decades of precedent allowing affirmative action policies. This time, however, there is every likelihood that the court will overrule some or all of those precedents.
by Nina Totenberg

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Jury selection begins in the Trump Organization tax evasion trial

Jury selection begins in the Trump Organization tax evasion trial

Former President Donald Trump's family company has long been involved in countless business disputes that landed it in civil court. But it has never been tried in a court of law for crimes, until now.
by Ilya Marritz

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