Law & Courts What we know about the scheduled execution of Robert Roberson in Texas Advocates for Robert Roberson — including the lead detective who arrested him and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers — say he is innocent.
National A father and son are indicted on murder charges in Georgia high school shooting The grand jury indicted 14-year-old Colt Gray on 55 counts, including murder, aggravated assault and cruelty to children. His father, Colin Gray, faces 29 counts including second-degree murder. The Associated Press
Arts & Life A former inspector general shares stories of government waste, fraud and abuse As IG, Glenn Fine oversaw investigations of the mishandling of documents in the Oklahoma bombing case, the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo and corruption in the Navy. His book is Watchdogs. Dave Davies
National Supreme Court refuses to interfere in EPA litigation, for now Justice Clarence Thomas dissented while two other conservatives wrote that they may be sympathetic to the case were it to be brought after a lower court ruling. Ilana Dutton
Law & Courts Supreme Court hears case about permits regulating sewage in waterways San Francisco is suing the Environmental Protection Agency over the permits, in a case that professor Camille Pannu says centers on who is responsible for pollution that is increasingly caused by climate change.
Books Wrongful convictions are at the center of John Grisham's new book 'Framed' Grisham and his co-author and Centurion Ministries founder Jim McCloskey write about men and women who were convicted of crimes because of poor policing and incompetent "expert witnesses."
Politics Nebraska Supreme Court clears the way for people with felony convictions to vote Nebraska’s highest court ruled against top state officials as it upheld a law providing felons with a path to register to vote after completing their sentences. Ashley Lopez
National Former county official gets at least 28 years in prison for killing Las Vegas reporter Robert Telles, a former Las Vegas-area official, was sentenced for killing Jeff German, who wrote articles critical of his conduct in office and exposed an intimate relationship with a coworker. The Associated Press
Politics A federal judge has ordered Alabama to stop trying to purge voters before Election Day A judge temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program after finding the state violated federal law by systematically purging voters too close to this fall’s election. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Where do things stand with reproductive rights as we head into the election? Historian Mary Ziegler talks about the legal battles shaping reproductive rights across the U.S. — including the scope of abortion access and the fate of invitro-fertilization. Tonya Mosley