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Why did a federal judge deny the Justice Department’s request to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand‑jury transcripts?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Kristen Wright. In Florida, a federal judge has denied a Justice Department request to unseal grand jury transcripts related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The Trump administration made the ask last week under pressure over its handling of the Epstein files, NPR's Ryan Lucas reports.
The Justice Department is asking the court to unseal transcripts from grand jury investigations in South Florida into Epstein in two thousand five and two thousand seven. But US district judge Robin Rosenberg has denied that request. She says that eleventh circuit law does not permit her to unseal the records and that her hands are tied. Grand jury materials are generally secret, and Rosenberg says the department's request does not fall under the limited exceptions allowed under the law. Two judges in New York are also considering parallel requests to unseal grand jury transcripts there related to the convicted sex offender. They have asked the department to better explain why the transcript should be made public.
As well as asking for input from Epstein representatives and his victims. Ryan Lucas and Pierre News, Washington.
Today the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to remove the three democratic members left on the Consumer Product Safety Commission. President Trump fired them without cause before they finished their terms. The court's decision unravels long standing precedent intended to keep certain agencies independent. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports the justices noted the case is similar
to others it's considered.
How did the Supreme Court justify allowing the Trump administration to remove the three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission?
And the court, without further explanation, has reinstated the firings as it did in this case today. In an unsigned order, this six member conservative supermajority said that this case and the previous cases in which it allowed Trump to go ahead with the firings are quote. Not conclusive but reflect our judgment that the administration faces greater risk of far harm from having fired people reinstated. The Education
Department says it's investigating five universities that offer scholarships for DACA students. NPR's Alyssa Nadwarney reports the department is asking whether providing financial assistance to students who were brought to the US illegally as children discriminates against US citizens.
The five schools being investigated are the University of Louisville, the University of Nebraska, Omaha, the University of Miami, the University of Michigan, and Western Michigan University. All five schools have programs or scholarships for students who do not have legal status or are protected under DACA, which stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a U.S. immigration policy established by the Obama administration in 2012 that gives temporary protection and work authorization to hundreds of thousands who were brought to the U.S. as children. Individuals without legal status make up about 2% of all college students in the U.S.
What is the Education Department investigating about scholarships for DACA students at five universities?
Alison Adwani, N PR News.
You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The North American shorebird populations are declining, most of them. But there are some success stories from Central Florida public media in Orlando, Molly Durrig reports on the decades-long efforts to help the American oyster
catcher bounce back. Today, there are 45% more American oyster catchers compared to 17 years ago. That's according to data from a coalition of more than 40 groups along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts that have spent nearly two decades collaborating on oyster catcher recovery. From Maine to Florida, that recovery work includes improving coastal habitat, restoring oyster reefs, and recruiting volunteers, who help stop people from walking on shorebird nests. On or near the beach. Conservationists say for oyster catchers to keep coming back, it will be critical to continue investing in these long term coordinated partnerships. For NPR News, I'm Molly Durig in Orlando.
Why are North American shorebird populations declining and how are oyster‑catcher recovery efforts helping?
The Environmental
Protection Agency is trying to reverse a long standing decision that's the basis for much of US climate policy.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
Why did a federal judge deny the Justice Department’s request to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand‑jury transcripts?
0:01–1:32
2
How did the Supreme Court justify allowing the Trump administration to remove the three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission?
1:32–2:53
3
What is the Education Department investigating about scholarships for DACA students at five universities?
2:53–3:54
4
Why are North American shorebird populations declining and how are oyster‑catcher recovery efforts helping?
3:54–4:35
5
What is the EPA’s new proposal regarding the 2009 greenhouse‑gas finding and how can the public comment?
4:35–4:38