Noted defense attorney Charles Ogletree dies Harvard Law School professor and noted defense attorney Charles Ogletree has died at age 70. Read more on NPR

Texas abortion bans lifted temporarily for medical emergencies, judge rules A Texas judge is temporarily blocking the state’s abortion bans from being enforced against doctors who perform abortions in cases of medical emergencies and fetal anomalies. Read more on NPR

Opera singer David Daniels pleads guilty in sexual assault trial The world-renowned countertenor and his husband were accused of drugged and raped a young singer in 2010. Read more on NPR

An appeals court blocks Mississippi’s permanent ban on voting after certain felonies Mississippi is violating the U.S. Constitution by permanently stripping voting rights from people convicted of some felonies, a divided federal appeals court panel ruled. The state plans to appeal. Read more on NPR