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Supreme Court Pressed For Sealed Documents In Death Penalty Case

The Supreme Court has sealed documents related to a death penalty case in Alabama, an unusual step for the court. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Supreme Court Pressed For Sealed Documents In Death Penalty Case

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and NPR filed a motion to release sealed documents related to an Alabama death penalty case. Sealing documents is an unusual move by the high court.

Week In Politics

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Week In Politics

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Rep. Donna Shalala On Migrant Children Program Cuts

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Opinion: Ex-Prosecutor Faces Harsh Criticism After 'Central Park 5' Netflix Series

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Simon Says

Opinion: Ex-Prosecutor Faces Harsh Criticism After 'Central Park 5' Netflix Series

by Scott Simon

Opinion: Ex-Prosecutor Faces Harsh Criticism After 'Central Park 5' Netflix Series

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Business

What's At Stake For Automakers In Fight Over Emissions Standards

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Books

Checking Facts In Nonfiction

by Lynn Neary

Checking Facts In Nonfiction

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Asia

Turkey's Journalists Work Under Threat Of Jail

by Durrie Bouscaren

Turkey's Journalists Work Under Threat Of Jail

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History

Exhibit Highlights Women's Role In D-Day Operation

by Eleanor Beardsley

Exhibit Highlights Women's Role In D-Day Operation

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Education

Texas Valedictorian Says Her Speech Was Cut

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Sports

How Kentucky Keeps Horse Racing Deaths Secret

by Caitlin McGlade

How Kentucky Keeps Horse Racing Deaths Secret

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'Something To Hold': Why This Self-Produced Jazz Singer Made A Physical CD In 2019

Judy Wexler's fifth album, Crowded Heart, is out now. Jeff Fasano/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Music Features

'Something To Hold': Why This Self-Produced Jazz Singer Made A Physical CD In 2019

by Susan Stamberg

'Something To Hold': Why This Self-Produced Jazz Singer Made A Physical CD In 2019

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Latin America

Trump Calls Off Tariffs On Mexico

by Carrie Kahn

Trump Calls Off Tariffs On Mexico

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Politics

Republican Women And Abortion

by Sarah McCammon

Republican Women And Abortion

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Technology

Understanding AirDrop 'Crossfire'

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The Supreme Court has sealed documents related to a death penalty case in Alabama, an unusual step for the court. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Law

Supreme Court Pressed For Sealed Documents In Death Penalty Case

by Nina Totenberg

Supreme Court Pressed For Sealed Documents In Death Penalty Case

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A Foot In Two Worlds

Huawei Accused Of Technology Theft

by Emily Feng

Huawei Accused Of Technology Theft

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Sports

Saturday Sports: Toronto Raptors, Women's World Cup

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Politics

Democrats Campaign At Breweries

by Annie Ropeik

Democrats Campaign At Breweries

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History

University Of Wisconsin Aims To Preserve Nearly Century-Old Public Radio

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Author Interviews

Elizabeth Gilbert On 'City Of Girls'

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Obituaries

Encore: New Orleans Music Legend Dr. John Dies At 77

by John Burnett

Encore: New Orleans Music Legend Dr. John Dies At 77

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