LGBTQ Workers Protected From Job Discrimination, Supreme Court Rules
Reset checks in with a Northwestern professor who’s been making the argument since he was a law student in the ‘80s.
Reset checks in with a Northwestern professor who’s been making the argument since he was a law student in the ‘80s.
Kwame Raoul is the first statewide official to announce he tested positive for COVID-19.
Illinois has less than 45% of the funds needed for state pensions. The problem has been a long time coming, but COVID-19 may make it a crisis.
The president is facing political pressure to take action following the national outcry over the killing of George Floyd and others at the hands of police.
Former Ald. Burt Natarus of the 42nd Ward died Thursday at age 86. He served on Chicago’s City Council for nearly 40 years.
The vote was 6-3 with conservatives Chief Justice John Roberts and Neil Gorsuch joining the court’s four liberal justices in the majority. “In Title VII, Congress adopted broad language making it illegal for an employer to rely on an employee’s sex when deciding to fire that employee,” the court held in Monday’s decision. “We do not hesitate to recognize today a necessary consequence of that legislative choice: an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender defies the law.”In this episode: congressional correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and national Justice correspondent Carrie Johnson.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
The popular, 18-mile trail will be open for cyclists and runners, but beaches will remained closed.
The 20-member task force will include Chicago residents, experts and members of anti-racism groups.
Americans are looking to Washington to take action on police reform. Can Congress deliver legislation that will bring real change?
There is so much to unpack in this current moment. Sam has a candid conversation with Aunt Betty about how history has shaped her view of the current protests, and he walks around downtown Los Angeles to get the perspective of people he meets. Sam also talks to BuzzFeed News reporter Melissa Segura on her recent reporting about police unions and what they mean for reform, and Morning Edition executive producer Kenya Young about being a black parent during this time and the ‘talk’ she has to give her sons.NPR has curated a podcast playlist to amplify conversations about law enforcement, racial injustice, and the black American experience. You can stream this playlist via Spotify and NPR One.‘It’s Been a Minute’ is produced by Jinae West, Anjuli Sastry, Andrea Gutierrez and Hafsa Fathima. Our editor is Jordana Hochman. Our intern is Hafsa Fathima. Our director of programming is Steve Nelson. You can follow us on Twitter @NPRItsBeenAMin.