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The Supreme Court may soon decide if the federal government will recognize same-sex marriage, a decision with profound implications for unions between American citizens and their foreign-born spouses. The family of one Washington, D.C.-area couple is "watching for that decision big time."

The president just got back from a trip to Europe meeting with G8 allies and he's off for another big trip soon, to Africa. Meanwhile, he's picking up an issue that critics in his own party say was given short shrift in his first term. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin speaks with NPR's Mara Liasson about Obama's priorities in his second term.

At 24, Katie Crutchfield has already had multiple careers as a musician. She broke through last year with an aching, bare-bones solo album — but the follow-up, Cerulean Salt, has roots in her years playing underground punk shows.

College players are throwing lots more pitches per game than Major Leaguers. Weekend Edition Sunday host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mike Pesca on baseball and other sports news of the week.

The travels of former NSA contractor Edward Snowden have the U.S. in a legal and diplomatic bind. The Obama administration wants to prosecute Snowden for leaking classified information about the widespread U.S. surveillance of phone and Internet records.

The Supreme Court has sent a high-profile affirmation action case back to the lower courts. The case, Fisher v. University of Texas, concerned the admissions policy at the University of Texas, which uses race as one factor for some slots.

In simpler times, jurors were told not to discuss their cases with others. But with the proliferation of mobile devices, courts must now contend with Facebook, tweets, texts, instant messaging and Google — all tools that can compromise a juror's impartiality.

Bland's music is the kind that can school anyone about the incomprehensible depths of love, the importance of dignity and the promise of the kind of good life that really might be within reach.

Thomas sided with the majority but argues that state-sanctioned racial discrimination is "automatically fatal." In his view, the court should have taken broader action to prohibit the use of race in college admissions.

During opening statements, Zimmerman was painted as a vigilante by prosecutors, while the defense said Trayvon Martin was the agressor.