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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will speak with survivors of Native American boarding schools as part of a tour called "The Road to Healing." Her department found that between 1819 and 1969, the federal government operated or supported more than 400 schools.

Haaland seeks healing for Native American boarding school survivors

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about her department's Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report.

One of the residential developments held up by a U.S. district judge is Kingston, which will be located near this land by the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

State seeks to speed up decision in wetlands permitting case

Florida is asking a federal judge to speed up a final ruling in a high-stakes case about permitting authority for projects that affect wetlands, as the state sets the stage for a likely appeal.U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss on Feb. 15 ruled that federal officials did not follow required steps in 2020 before transferring wetlands-related permitting authority from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the state. Moss vacated the shift but said the state and the federal government could seek a stay of his ruling. He also did not decide certain legal issues in the case.

Lakeith Stanfield stars as Colin Warner in the film <em>Crown Heights.</em> Warner was 18 when he was wrongfully convicted of murdering 16-year-old Mario Hamilton. He served 20 years in prison before being exonerated.

'Crown Heights' Seeks To Do Justice To A Saga Of Wrongful Conviction

Colin Warner served 20 years for a murder he didn't commit. A childhood friend fought tirelessly to get him exonerated. The story was featured on This American Lifeand is now the focus of a new film.

Oklahoma Lawsuit Seeks Reparations In Connection To 1921 Tulsa Massacre

As many as 300 African American residents were slaughtered when white mobs descended on Tulsa's Greenwood district nearly a century ago. The lead plaintiff is a 105-year-old survivor of the massacre.

State seeks to expedite abortion fight to the Florida Supreme Court

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office requested that the battle about the new 15-week abortion law go quickly to the Florida Supreme Court — and indicated that the state will use the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling overturning Roe v. Wade to help defend the law.

Law Students Seek Constitutional Change to Juvenile Justice in Florida

A quartet of Tallahassee law students has been advocating two changes to Florida’s Constitution. The Constitution Revision Commission is now weighing...

Lawyer Seeks Parkland Shooter’s Mental Health Records

Helena Ramsay was wise beyond her years, shy until you got to know her and discovered she had a wicked wit. She dreamed of seeing the pink dolphins in...

State Seeks To Dismiss Lawsuit Over Hospital, Medicaid Money

Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office wants a judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging a legislative decision that would strip Medicaid money from two...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks as President Trump listens during the daily briefing of the White House coronavirus task force on Monday.

Trump And Fauci Seek To Present United Front At Coronavirus Briefing

Dr. Anthony Fauci and President Trump pushed back on the notion that Fauci was on the outs with the president.

'Vice News Tonight' Seeks To Reinvent TV News For Millennials

Vice founder Shane Smith and chief news executive Josh Tyrangiel are trying to reinvent TV news for millennials with Vice News Tonight on HBO.

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