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Quick Take: Federal Government, North Carolina Trade Lawsuits Over LGBT Law

Quick Take: Federal Government, North Carolina Trade Lawsuits Over LGBT Law

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


Quick Take: Federal Government, North Carolina Trade Lawsuits Over LGBT Law

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
May 9, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The state's "bathroom law" is at the center of a new lawsuit brought by North Carolina against the federal government. The US Department of Justice responded with its own suit, making the case a civil rights issue. Campaign reporter Scott Detrow, justice correspondent Carrie Johnson, and editor/correspondent Ron Elving talk through what's happened. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.
Released:
May 9, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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The NPR Politics Podcast is where NPR's political reporters talk to you like they talk to each other. With weekly roundups and quick takes on news of the day, you don't have to keep up with politics to know what's happening. You just have to keep up with us.