High Court Ruling Sends Abortion Clinics Scrambling To Adjust
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Let's go now to Massachusetts where staffs at abortion clinics are scrambling to adjust their plans after that ruling. From Boston, NPR's Tovia Smith reports.TOVIA...
View ArticleFirst Trial Begins For A Friend Of Marathon Bombing Suspect
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: The first trial connected to the Boston Marathon bombing is underway. The defendant is not the surviving suspected bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. It's Tsarnaev's friend - a...
View ArticleFor Most Kids, Nice Finishes Last
A new study holds up a mirror to America's parents. A researcher at Harvard surveyed 10,000 middle and high school students in 33 different schools around the nation about what they thought their folks...
View ArticleAfter Abortion Ruling, Mass. Pushes To Replace Buffer Zone Law
Just three weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Massachusetts law that created a 35-foot buffer zone around clinics that perform abortions, lawmakers there are rushing through a...
View ArticleBoston Bombing Suspect's Friend Is Convicted On Obstruction Charges
Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: In Boston today, a friend of the Marathon Bombing suspect was found guilty. He was charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice. The man is 20 years-old, a college...
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New Bill Aims To Hold Colleges Accountable For Campus Sex Crimes
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View ArticleHow Campus Sexual Assaults Came To Command New Attention
Call it a sign of the times that right along with required writing core courses, incoming freshmen at most schools this fall will also face a mandatory crash course on the subject of sexual assault.At...
View ArticleSome Accused Of Sexual Assault On Campus Say System Works Against Them
After years of criticism for being too lax on campus sexual assault, some colleges and universities are coming under fire from students who say the current crackdown on perpetrators has gone too...
View ArticleHarvard Law Professors Say New Sexual Assault Policy Is One-Sided
Just a few months after Harvard University announced a new, tougher policy against campus sexual assault, a group of Harvard law professors is blasting the rules as unfair.Harvard announced its new...
View ArticleTo Tackle Sexual Assault Cases, Colleges Enlist Investigators-For-Hire
As colleges continue to scramble under federal pressure to overhaul how they handle cases of sexual assault, the list of schools under investigation for botching cases continues to grow.That's left...
View ArticleColleges Straddle Line Between Assault Prevention And Victim-Blaming
As efforts increase around the nation to combat campus sexual assault, one aspect of prevention seems to confound schools the most: how to warn students about staying safe — without sounding like...
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Justice Department Numbers Paint Different Picture Of Sexual Assault
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: For all the recent focus on campus sexual assault, new federal numbers show the risk on campuses is still...
View ArticleSkating Out Classroom Stress As A 'Derby Dame'
The NPR Ed team is discovering what teachers do when they're not teaching. Pilot? Artist? Bartender? Explore our Secret Lives of Teachers series.Every fall, on the first day of school, Nina Park greets...
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Makes Court Appearance In Pretrial Hearing
Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appeared in federal court today. It was his first public...
View ArticleJury Selection To Begin Monday In Boston Marathon Bombing Trial
The Boston Marathon bombing was the deadliest act of terrorism in the U.S. since the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, and the trial is one that many have been waiting for.A couple dozen survivors are...
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Potential Jurors Screened For Boston Marathon Bombing Trial
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Potential jurors are being screened in Boston to decide the fate of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar...
View ArticleAccused Bomber's Lawyers Say Boston Jury Pool Is Too Biased
The search for jurors in the case of accused Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is taking longer than expected.Defense attorneys say it's nearly impossible to find open-minded, unbiased...
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Opening Statements To Begin Nearly 2 Years After Boston Bombing
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Boston Marathon Bombing Trial Opens With Admission Of Guilt
Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.Transcript ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: There was a dramatic admission of guilt in a federal court in Boston today. Lawyers representing Dzhokhar...
View ArticleMany Question Lack Of Plea Deal In Boston Bombing Case
The dramatic admission of guilt by Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defense team in its opening statement Wednesday has generated questions about the trial now underway. Many are wondering why the government...
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