Carrie Johnson appears in the following:
Musician Pras Michel undergoes withering cross examination about foreign money
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Pras Michel faces several federal criminal charges stemming from money he accepted from a fugitive billionaire, allegedly seeking to win access to the White House.
Meet the chief federal judge overseeing several high-profile Trump grand jury probes
Monday, April 10, 2023
Jeb Boasberg is taking over as chief judge of the federal district court in Washington as grand jury investigations of former President Donald Trump intensify.
What to expect from the new chief judge at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C.
Friday, April 07, 2023
James Boasberg is the new chief judge at the federal courthouse in Washington D.C., where he's already made important rulings in a federal probe of former President Donald Trump.
In a historic first, former President Donald Trump is charged with 34 felony counts
Tuesday, April 04, 2023
The criminal charges — a historic first against a sitting or former president — are the culmination of an investigation into hush-money payments that Trump paid to cover up an alleged affair.
Trump charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree
Tuesday, April 04, 2023
Former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities Tuesday in Manhattan, N.Y. He was charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio testifies in Fugees' Pras Michel conspiracy trial
Monday, April 03, 2023
Prosecutors allege Pras Michel illegally helped steer money from a Malaysian billionaire who helped finance The Wolf of Wall Street, a 2013 film, in which Leonardo DiCaprio starred.
What happens next in Trump indictment process
Saturday, April 01, 2023
NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Carrie Johnson and Domenico Montanaro about what comes next after former President Donald Trump's historic indictment and what we can expect from his expected arraignment.
Prosecutors say Pras Michel broke the law 'to get paid'
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Prosecutors said musician Pras Michel collected exorbitant sums of money from a billioniare desperate to win access to two separate U.S. presidents.
Pras Michel stands trial in Washington, D.C., for conspiracy and other charges
Monday, March 27, 2023
Hip-hop musician Pras Michel of Fugees faces criminal trial in Washington, D.C., for allegedly conspiring to violate election law and influence American policymakers on behalf of China.
You have the right to a lawyer, but public defenders note a lack of resources, respect
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Public defenders operate under heavy pressure and budget constraints 60 years after the Supreme Court ruled low-income criminal defendants should be provided lawyers even if they can't pay for them.
In 1963, Gideon v. Wainwright assured criminal defendants right to an attorney
Friday, March 17, 2023
This week marks the 60th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court case that guaranteed criminal defendants the right to a lawyer. That guarantee has been challenged by budgets and high demand.
Ukrainian victims of war with Russia deserve justice, Garland says
Monday, March 06, 2023
On his way to Ukraine for an unannounced visit last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke about upholding the rule of law inside the U.S. and overseas in an exclusive interview with NPR.
Attorney General Garland pledges support for war crimes investigations against Russia
Sunday, March 05, 2023
Attorney General Merrick Garland visits Ukraine to pledge support for war crimes investigations against Russian suspects.
Attorney General Merrick Garland attends war crimes conference in Ukraine
Friday, March 03, 2023
Attorney General Merrick Garland has made a surprise visit to Ukraine Friday to attend a war crimes conference and to pledge his support.
Garland supports effort to hold Russia accountable for war crimes
Friday, March 03, 2023
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland pledged to "stand shoulder to shoulder" with war crimes prosecutors in Ukraine as he made an unannounced visit to the country.
The ATF director explains what the bureau is doing about gun violence
Friday, February 24, 2023
The director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives speaks out about mass shootings and what his agency is doing to help solve violent crimes.
Sentencing Commission considers what would qualify inmates for compassionate release
Thursday, February 23, 2023
The Sentencing Commission is considering changing how federal prisoners can request compassionate release, a program essential to inmates with a terminally illness or other extraordinary circumstance.
The vast majority of criminal cases end in plea bargains, a new report finds
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
The practice prioritizes efficiency over fairness and innocence, the American Bar Association says, and leads innocent people to be coerced into guilty pleas.
New research could help nurses, police detect bruises on people with dark skin
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
New scientific research is making it easier to detect bruises on people with darker skin, which has big implications for assault and violence cases that go to court.
A California mayor on why the public isn't allowed to visit the super bloom of poppies in her city
Saturday, February 11, 2023
NPR's Scott Simon asks Lake Elsinore Mayor Natasha Johnson why the public isn't allowed to visit the California city's canyons for this year's super bloom of poppies.