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In his career as a lawyer, Supreme Court nominee John Roberts argued almost 40 cases before the nation's highest court. With the help of some archival audio, Nina Totenberg looks at the arguments he made.

There's no law against making laws in an election year. There are special challenges, but the hurdles may loom larger in lore than in reality.

Alexandra Lange's new book has insights on the influence of school and classroom design on children's learning throughout history.

A long-awaited biography examines the life of Justice William J. Brennan Jr. and his influence during 34 years on the Supreme Court. Stephen Wermiel's interviews with Brennan during his lifetime reveal a man who defies the stereotype of the liberal justice trying to impose personal views on the law.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with potential Democratic presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel about his remarks at Tel Aviv University.

There are growing calls for leading universities as well as community colleges to do more to attract and serve those who served.

Two men — a reclusive 60-year-old mullah who is the Taliban's top commander and a high-profile, battle-hardened lieutenant — are the odds-on picks to form the new regime.

Tensions increase in the Middle East, as Israel expects an attack from Iran and its allies. Israel says it's killed several top commanders of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad.

NPR asks Sen. Jack Reed, top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, why he wants an investigation into whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared classified intelligence in a Signal chat.

The Israeli military says it "eliminated" a top Hezbollah commander in a suburb of Lebanon's capital in retaliation for a deadly rocket attack in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.